FRESHLY SCRATCHED Programme 13 - 15 Oct 2011

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7pm | Council Chamber

THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER

Present Attempt There’s a mouse in the house. There always has been. It’s time for

her to come out – she wants to see what it feels like to be in the spotlight.

Handheld Arts Man Vs. Machine

Sabrina MahfouzGiving the greatest machine of our times – the

computer – a feminine side; through a lyrical solo show about three ladies and their criminality.

Present Attempt See above

BODYCORPS A choreographed piano quintet.

Patrizia CarlotaDo we have to become action heroes and film divas to survive the

arts’ cuts?

9pm | Council Chamber

Simply Told Could you tell the

difference between a man and a machine if their life

depended on it?

Greg WoheadIntimate storytelling and

projected illustration combine to tell the true story of the night I snuck out

to meet a girl as a shy Texan teen.

Ana MendesBackspace, a performance

with a mirror.

Stand + Stare A jukebox that plays stories

instead of records, and allows you to

choose the chapters you want.

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Tatty-del We are the people who tear your ticket stubs, write your emails and

make you cups of tea, but now we want to step up to the podium: we want to be heroes.

Barometric I’m going to joust the bravest person in the audience.

Joanna BrownA performance based on the sailor Donald Crowhurst who was once

considered a local hero.

Joanna BrownSee above

Alice Tatton-BrownSuicidal animals and the invention of the human, explored through a few

heroic endeavours of life and death.

Victoria MelodyVictoria Melody at 33 and 5ft 4 is competing in the Mrs Galaxy 2012

Beauty Pageant; her dog Major Tom is going all the way to Crufts.

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9pm | Council Chamber

FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER

Around the BuildingLeah Clements

A performance of an out-dated popular dance, examined from an

unexpected perspective.

Jane GauntlettAn intense individual experience

of seizure, memory loss and rescueby a kind stranger.

Unclaimed Creatures There were two mutant girls: one had a

hand made of fireand the other a hand made of ice...

William GlennI want to create a one on one

experience recreating the simple

moment of a childhood sick day.

How It Ended Productions Notice the act of kindness and

accept it.

The Society Of Insignificant Re-Enactment

Using comedic historical re-enactment to champion events of

human, general, public goodwill.

Patternfight Performance Submersive and interactive, exploring

ideas around death.

Arch 468 What if the Minotaur wasn’t a monster?

Kati RynneThere’s a fine line between laughter and tears...

Randy GinsburgSinging Opera and Puppeteering at the same time - creating the mythical state of being that Opera was always meant to inhabit.

Green Chili An exploration of death while Elvis is singing in your ear and long

lasting love moans are echoing in the background.

7pm | Council ChamberSATURDAY 15 OCTOBER

Jessica ScottIf an honest conversation washed the guilt

away would you tell me your secrets?

Anna Beecher Can words, a voice and collection of special

things create an undiscovered country?

Trish ParryExploring the myth of the

American South.

Bad Host After a flood what has been washed

away, what has been left behind?

CLUSTERBOMB The RECourriercity Runners, armed with megaphones, deliver a message to you.

Tref DaviesCollaborative storytelling and the

relationship between choice and destiny.

9pm | Council ChamberSuperbard

Creating our own love myth with members of the audience.Diane Samuels

Theatre as collective spiritual ritual with song and music.Allan Taylor

Worrying about the future is a pointless activity – it is in itself a ‘myth’.

Amy DraperA one woman exploration of the end of

the world. With biscuits.

Sally E. DeanThe Myth of the Porter’s Mess Room in

1894.

Sofia StuartExploring the Myths surrounding Cleopatra

using Shakespeare’s text and Pop Music.

Roxane GrantSinbad’s one thousand and one nights

belly dancing harem.

Gary HornerEmersive theatre with Greek chorus.

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