“Excellent”; “still very topical”; “a lot of amusing snippets” – listen to the audience reaction to Pygmalion. The play is on until 22 June. Tickets and information: Pygmalion
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Wonderful collections of photographs taken by Steve Gregson during our last week rehearsing Pygmalion at Tower Theatre. Read everything about the original music for this production we are developing as part of the White Other project.
Pygmalion’s music composer Vera Bremerton talks about the original process to create the world of the play. The city noises for the soundscape were taken from the historical soundscape reproduction of an Edwardian London street archived at the British Sound Library. The city noises for the soundscape were taken from the historical soundscape reproduction of […]
Bonnie Greer, OBE, tool part to a post-show Q&A after one of Pygmalion’s performances. Bonnie Greer is a British-American playwright, novelist, broadcaster and vice-president of the Bernard Shaw Society. As well as appearing regularly as a panellist on television programmes such as Newsnight Review and Question Time, she has also served on the boards of several leading […]
This short film was created in response to the themes of #Haters by participants (12 to 17) to Hackney Quest in Hackney, April 2019. “These things do happen in our local area. You have to be aware.” Chloe CAST AND STORY MAKERS: Jayden Lewis Amina De-souza Grant Michaela Paul Chloe James Daniel Da Silva Liedson […]
This short film was created in response to the themes of #Haters by participants (12 to 23) to Carney’s Community and Providence House in Battersea, Wandsworth, March 2019. The group highlighted assumptions and stereotyping as two of the issues from the #Haters that affect them directly and create barriers in their life. The stories narrated […]
This short film is the response to the themes of #Haters by young participants (aged 11 to 14) to Hoxton Youth Arts programme, Hackney, London 2019. The group identified social inequalities as one of the issues affecting Hackney. They agreed that homelessness is a clear and visible sign of social inequalities they all encounter daily. […]
On 7 March 2019 the Board appointed Flora Herberich as its new Chair. She warmly welcomed her nomination. “Having joined the board of Odd Eyes Theatre in 2017, I’m delighted to be stepping into the role of Chair and continue the amazing work and legacy of Jo Salkilld who has supported the growth and development […]
Inspired by real events, #HATERS is a modern tale of identity, opportunity, fate and values. It’s a story of hipsters, roadmen and shape-shifting social media chimeras, and the real people behind these modern stereotypes. #Haters started as a theatre show created in response to a real incident and was adapted to film. To watch or […]
Interview with writer and director Emilia Teglia Originally published by The New Current www.thenewcurrent.co.uk/closeup Close Up is a new multi-media production about censorship in the post-truth era. This hilarious and poignant comedy tells the story of Clive, a 1960s Polari comedian, and eighty- year-old Grace, in art Gigi, overnight internet sensation and protagonist of a […]
Throughout March Odd Eyes Theatre co-founder and drama tutor Nick Claridge led a series of workshops with international participants to mark International Women’s Day. Three women, Sonia, Naz and Sehriban, performed the piece on Sunday 12 March in front of their friends and visitors at Akwaaba, a social centre for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants […]
Odd Eyes Theatre nurtures beauty in diversity. We make theatre that tells stories about people standing out from the crowd. We look at the world from different angles and use theatre to share unique point of views with equally unique audiences. Odd Eyes Theatre promotes communication across cultures. By cultural groups we mean people […]