Brochure - On The Edge
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Brochure - On The Edge
Image: BOING! by Travelling Light Theatre Company and Bristol Old Vic Sponsored by WELCOME TO ON THE EDGE is the World Festival of Theatre for Young Audiences. Join us for a festival of outstanding theatre from around the globe for children, young people and families. Over one week, ON THE EDGE presents 16 world-class shows at some of Birmingham’s leading venues: Birmingham Repertory Theatre, mac birmingham, Birmingham City University, The Patrick Centre at Birmingham Hippodrome, Blue Orange Theatre and The Old Rep. Babies can get their first taste of theatre with Out of the Blue, whilst toddlers and younger children will love the trampoline-based fun of Boing! We have the Dracula-inspired tale Nosferatu, whilst the fantastically-named show Why Do Hyenas Have Shorter Back Legs Than Front Legs And Why Do Monkeys Have Bare Bottoms? brings the colours of Africa to the mac birmingham stage. Teenagers and older children will enjoy The Broke ‘N’ Beat Collective, a hip-hop gig that explores the lives of young people in the UK, or experience The Hamilton Complex, a performance by 13 teenage girls that looks at moments in life when things begin to change. Don’t forget to visit I Think I Can at the Library of Birmingham, an art installation that allows you to inhabit a model railway and village using the powers of technology. To book visit www.ontheedge2016.com ON THE EDGE is the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering for 2016, a global event that takes place in a different world city every year. Come along to one of our performances and you could be sat next to a theatre director from Korea or an actress from America - what an exciting opportunity for our city to shine on the world stage. Tell us what you think! #OTE2016 Enjoy! Steve Ball Executive Producer ON THE EDGE Associate Director Birmingham Repertory Theatre 3 Sunday 3rd - Tuesday 5th July Sarah Argent and Theatr Iolo present Birmingham City University City Centre Campus (Parkside) Out Of The Blue He’s waiting. Waiting for something to arrive. Ding, dong, doorbell. “Package for you.” A parcel. Unwrap it… “What’s inside?” Dad of Ela, 14 months Then, one day, out of the blue, a wonderful surprise - the most special delivery of all… Out of the Blue is a perfect introduction to live theatre, full of captivating images and intriguing sounds, followed by an opportunity for the babies and toddlers to play too! Created with the support of Small Size, the European Network for the diffusion of performing arts for early years. Out of the Blue is supported by the Arts Council of Wales and the Welsh Government. mac birmingham PuppeTTrees and Dschungel Wein present Reinräumraus ‘Brilliant! My daughter had never laughed so much!’ And there’s paper to play with - scrunch, crunch, tear, rip, rustle. Hiding… “Peekaboo!” Thursday 7th - Saturday 9th July ‘Baby utterly mesmerised.’ Mum of Ben, 6 months Age: ths 6-18 mon Sunday 3 July, 10.15am & 12 noon Monday 4 July, 10.15am & 12 noon Tuesday 5 July, 10.15am & 12 noon Tickets: : £10 for adult with baby. £2 for each additional child. It smells tasty in the kitchen. Pots and pans are spread about; the eggs and the flour are ready too. After shaking and mixing, rolling and battering, something delicious appears on the plate. Puppeteer and actress Myriam Rossbach breathes new life into the kitchen. She uses utensils in unconventional ways, gets them to dance and even lures a tune or two from the pots and pans. ‘Myriam Rossbach inspires the audience with her movements, her dancing, her acting and her glances. Although for 2 year olds, this piece entertains grown-ups too.’ Kurier Online Age: 2 yrs+ Thursday 7 July, 10.30am & 1.30pm Friday 8 July, 10.30am & 1.30pm Saturday 9 July, 11am & 2.30pm Tickets: £9 (£6) Running Time: 40 mins Language: None Country: Austria To Book: Visit www.ontheedge2016.com or Call mac birmingham Box Office: 0121 446 3232 Running Time: 40 mins including 15 mins playtime Language: English with minimal language Country: Wales To Book: Visit www.ontheedge2016.com or Call The REP Box Office: 0121 236 4455 Sarah Argent and Kevin Lewis host a lecture-demonstration on Out of the Blue as part of the ON THE EDGE Symposium on Tuesday 5th July. Visit www.ontheedge2016.com/delegates for details. 6 7 Sunday 3rd - Tuesday 5th July mac birmingham Travelling Light Theatre Company and Bristol Old Vic present Boing! Join brothers Wilkie and Joêl in the delirious excitement of waiting for Santa to arrive on the most magical night of the year. Too agitated to sleep, the boys are drawn into ever more exhilarating games that turn their bed into a giant trampoline. The ensuing chaos guarantees to leave children bursting with Christmas spirit! Travelling Light has enjoyed enormous success with their productions for children and families, including the Olivier Award-nominated Cinderella: A Fairytale plus How Cold My Toes and Into The West. ‘Lucid and energetic.’ The Independent HHHH ‘Utterly dazzling. Rumbustious, exhilarating dance theatre’ The Guardian HHHH Age: 3 yrs+ Sunday 3 July, 11am & 2.30pm Monday 4 July, 10.30am Tuesday 5 July, 10.30am Sunday 3rd - Tuesday 5th July mac birmingham Brush Theatre presents Brush Tickets: £9 (£6) Running Time: 50 mins Language: English with minimal language Country: England To Book: Visit www.ontheedge2016.com or Call mac birmingham Box Office: 0121 446 3232 Brush is a delightful and inventive family show direct from Korea. Paintings are created live on stage and brought to life before your eyes to tell a bewitching story filled with weird and wonderful characters, live music, dance, fanciful puppets and a company of engaging performers. Brush Theatre’s home-made, eco-friendly production will have your children itching to draw, colour and create. And the members of Brush Theatre will show them the way! ‘A delightful Korean fantasy story about a child’s quest for a baby brother. It’s simple but innovative stuff with some amusing little twists that have even the adults laughing.’ The Scotsman 8 Age: 4 yrs+ Sunday 3 July, 11am & 2.30pm Monday 4 July, 10.30am & 1pm Tuesday 5 July, 10.30am & 1pm Tickets: £9 (£6) Running Time: 1 hour Language: English Country: South Korea To Book: Visit www.ontheedge2016.com or Call mac birmingham Box Office: 0121 446 3232 9 Friday 8th - Saturday 9th July mac birmingham Tuesday 5th - Friday 8th July Seydou Boro Company presents Monkeyshine Theatre presents Why do hyenas have shorter back legs than front legs and why do monkeys have bare bottoms? Losha Age: 4 yrs+ Have you ever wondered where things go when you forget them? Blue Orange Theatre Age: 5 yrs+ Meet Losha, a magical creature who likes to collect things: small things, important things, things that have been forgotten. She will share the memories of half remembered stories and bring forgotten dreams to life in a delicate world of light and shadows. Tuesday 5 July, 5pm Wednesday 6 July, 10.30am & 1pm Thursday 7 July, 10.30am & 1pm Friday 8 July, 10.30am & 1pm The show is a feast for the senses filled with poetry and dance, shadow play, puppetry and projection. Running Time: 45 mins Language: English Country: Ireland This presentation at ON THE EDGE is supported by Culture Ireland. To Book: Visit www.ontheedge2016.com or Call The Blue Orange Theatre Box Office: 0121 212 2643 Tickets: £9 (£6) Friday 8 July, 1pm Saturday 9 July, 11am & 4.30pm In a set featuring the colours of Africa, five dancers bring this tale from Burkina Faso to life. To recreate the wild and fantastic ambiance, the performers wear animal masks made in the country. Journey through this magical wild world, where it all begins with “Once upon a time…”! Tickets: £9 (£6) Running Time: 45 mins Language: English Country: Burkina Faso & France To Book: Visit www.ontheedge2016.com or Call mac birmingham Box Office: 0121 446 3232 This popular tale from Burkina Faso is about authority, cunning, conceitedness and consequences. ‘Kareen Pennefather's atmospheric drama reminded us of the simple pleasures derived from a grain of sand, jumping puddles and the fear caused by a stormy night.’ Entertainment.ie ‘I have always been drawn by the magical imaginary world of childhood and tales. A fable designed to entertain and teach, it has a powerful emotional and philosophical force.’ Seydou Boro 10 11 Sunday 3rd - Tuesday 5th July Birmingham Repertory Theatre Saturday 2nd - Saturday 9th July Shona Reppe presents Terrapin Puppet Theatre presents The Curious Scrapbook of Josephine Bean I Think I Can The clues are in its pages... Everything is flat, pressed, squished. A dusty, musty smell mixes with the scent of old lavender and a string lifts a flap to reveal a hidden door. Slowly, page-by-page, the scrapbook becomes the window into a secret world and a curious life unfolds before us - but who was Josephine Bean? Winner of Theatre UK (TMA) Award for Best Children’s Show 2012 Age: 7 yrs+ Who would you like to be today? Sunday 3 July, 11am & 2.30pm Monday 4 July, 10.30am & 1pm* Tuesday 5 July, 10.30am & 1pm *Audio-described performance and post-show touch tour Tickets: £9 (£6) Running Time: 50 mins Language: English Country: Scotland To Book: Visit www.ontheedge2016.com or Call The REP Box Office: 0121 236 4455 I Think I Can is an interactive artwork that invites you to enter into a miniature town and model railway, becoming active members of a tiny community. After completing a playful ‘Career Test’ to personality-match you with a puppet, a tiny alter-ego is yours to be steered through daily life. You will make decisions for your character and see the puppetry displayed on screens surrounding the installation. As more people join in, the community grows. The townsfolk’s antics and adventures are shared with the world via an online newspaper. Terrapin is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and through Arts Tasmania by the Minister for the Arts. ‘A highly original, beautifully delicate and thoroughly engaging piece of children’s theatre.’ The presentation of I Think I Can is assisted by the Australian Government through the Ministry for the Arts’ Catalyst - Australian Arts and Culture Fund. Library of Birmingham Amphitheatre ‘The whole project has a really gorgeous playful feel about it.’ The Guardian Australia Age: 7 yrs+ Open to all: Saturday 2nd July, 11am-1pm, 2-5pm Monday 3rd - Friday 8th July, 2-5pm Saturday 9th July, 11am-1pm, 2-5pm* *BSL-interpreted session No need to book; drop in and stay for as little or as long a time as you like. Schools sessions: Monday 3rd - Friday 8th July, 11am-1pm (Friday 8th July schools’ session is BSL-interpreted) School visits must be pre-booked. Email info@ontheedge2016.com for details. FREE Language: English Country: Australia The Sunday Herald 12 13 Monday 4th - Tuesday 5th July The Patrick Centre at Birmingham Hippodrome Bob Théâtre presents A Feast of Bones is a dark musical fable from Theatre Lovett, set in the shadows of World War One. Nosferatu Dracula, but not quite as you know it... A young lawyer named Hutter travels from his small town to the Carpathian mountains to close a sale for a mysterious count. Despite surprises and bad omens he encounters on the way, he continues his journey to the castle where he is welcomed by Count Orlock - someone who looks a bit like a bat but also a bit like a garlic clove. That’s when things start to get scary. Unconventional French theatre-makers, Bob Théâtre, bring humour, horror and an inventive use of light bulbs to ON THE EDGE. Are you brave enough to meet our spooky storytellers? A gentleman dines at a fine French restaurant but at Le Monde Bouleversé you never get quite what you expect. Underneath their human exteriors, beastly greeds and needs are crouching, awaiting their chance to pounce! At Le Monde Bouleversé revenge is a dish best served cold. Age: 8 yrs+ Monday 4 July, 10.30am & 1pm Tuesday 5 July, 10.30am & 1pm Theatre Lovett take their inspiration for A Feast of Bones from the story of Henny Penny, paralleling this story of five birds who joyously march towards an unforeseen doom with the jingoistic march of Europe towards a ‘glorious war’ in 1914. Tickets: £9 (£6) Running Time: 1 hour Language: English Country: France To Book: Visit www.ontheedge2016.com or Call Birmingham Hippodrome Box Office: 0844 338 5000 This presentation at ON THE EDGE is supported by Culture Ireland. Thursday 7th - Saturday 9th July Birmingham Repertory Theatre Age: 9 yrs+ Theatre Lovett presents A Feast of Bones Thursday 7 July, 7pm Friday 8 July, 1pm & 7pm Saturday 9 July, 11am & 2.30pm* *Audio-described performance Tickets: £9 (£6) HHHH ‘Sparkling piece… A thoroughly enjoyable cabaret that deserves to reach to audiences large and small’ Running Time: 1 hour Language: English Country: Ireland To Book: Visit www.ontheedge2016.com or Call The REP Box Office: 0121 236 4455 The Sunday Times 14 15 What’s On For accessible performance listings see page 25. Saturday 2 July a 11am-1pm, 2-5pm (open to all) I Think I Can (7+ yrs) Library of Birmingham 1pm & 7pm a Pim & Theo (15+ yrs) Birmingham Repertory Theatre 7pm Sunday 3 July The Broke ‘N’ Beat Collective (13+ yrs) Out of the Blue (6-18 months) a 11am & 2.30pm Boing! (3+ yrs) mac birmingham a ----------------------------------------------------- a The Curious Scrapbook of Josephine Bean (7+ yrs) 2.30pm & 7pm a Pim & Theo (15+ yrs) Birmingham Repertory Theatre a a 10.30am & 1pm Brush (4+ yrs) mac birmingham a 10.30am & 1pm Brush (4+ yrs) mac birmingham Thursday 7 July a 11am-1pm (schools only), 2-5pm (open to all) I Think I Can (7+ yrs) Library of Birmingham a The Broke ‘N’ Beat Collective (13+ yrs) The Old Rep ----------------------------------------------------- a Losha (5+ yrs) Blue Orange Theatre ----------------------------------------------------- The Hamilton Complex (13+ yrs) Birmingham Repertory Theatre a Reinräumraus (2+ yrs) mac birmingham ----------------------------------------------------- a 11am-1pm (schools only), 2-5pm (open to all) I Think I Can (7+ yrs) Library of Birmingham 1pm a a Katie’s Birthday Party ----------------------------------------------------- 1pm & 7pm a Saturday 9 July Reinräumraus (2+ yrs) a 11am & 2.30pm a a Reinräumraus (2+ yrs) 7pm mac birmingham A Feast of Bones (9+ yrs) ----------------------------------------------------- Birmingham Repertory Theatre a A Feast of Bones (9+ yrs) Birmingham Repertory Theatre ----------------------------------------------------- a 11am-1pm, 2-5pm (open to all) I Think I Can (7+ yrs) Library of Birmingham ----------------------------------------------------- Mayfield School 11am-1pm (schools only), 2-5pm (open to all) I Think I Can (7+ yrs) Library of Birmingham A Feast of Bones (9+ yrs) Birmingham Repertory Theatre 10.30am & 1pm Losha (5+ yrs) Blue Orange Theatre ----------------------------------------------------- a Why do Hyenas… (4+ yrs) mac birmingham Bliss (schools only) 7pm a a 10.30am & 1.30pm Bliss (schools only) Mayfield School 10.15am & 1pm mac birmingham 5pm a 10.30am & 1pm Losha (5+ yrs) Blue Orange Theatre ----------------------------------------------------- 10.30am & 1.30pm 1pm a a ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- The Curious Scrapbook of Josephine Bean (7+ yrs) Nosferatu (8+ yrs) 11am-1pm (schools only), 2-5pm (open to all) I Think I Can (7+ yrs) Library of Birmingham Wot? No Fish!! (9+ yrs) ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- Boing! (3+ yrs) ----------------------------------------------------- 16 The Old Rep Out of the Blue (6-18 months) The Patrick Centre a The Broke ‘N’ Beat Collective (13+ yrs) ----------------------------------------------------- Birmingham Repertory Theatre a a ----------------------------------------------------- mac birmingham a The Hamilton Complex (13+ yrs) The Patrick Centre ----------------------------------------------------- a 11am-1pm (schools only), 2-5pm (open to all) I Think I Can (7+ yrs) Library of Birmingham 10.15am & 12 noon 10.30am a 7pm a Nosferatu (8+ yrs) a 10.30am ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- The Curious Scrapbook a of Josephine Bean (7+ yrs) ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- Birmingham Repertory Theatre (11-12 yrs, schools only) Birmingham City University - City Centre Campus Birmingham City University - City Centre Campus (11-12 yrs, schools only) Birmingham City University - City Centre Campus 1pm a Katie’s Birthday Party 10.30am & 1.30pm Bliss (schools only) Mayfield School Boing! (3+ yrs) 10.30am & 1.30pm Pim & Theo (15+ yrs) Birmingham Repertory Theatre a ----------------------------------------------------- Birmingham Repertory Theatre Birmingham Repertory Theatre Monday 4 July 10.30am & 1pm Losha (5+ yrs) Blue Orange Theatre 10.30am ----------------------------------------------------- a Katie’s Birthday Party ----------------------------------------------------- mac birmingham Birmingham Repertory Theatre ----------------------------------------------------- a Out of the Blue (6-18 months) Birmingham City University City Centre Campus Brush (4+ yrs) mac birmingham a 10.15am & 12 noon 10.15am & 1pm ----------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 5 July ----------------------------------------------------- a a a Birmingham City University - City Centre Campus 10.15am & 1pm ----------------------------------------------------- The Old Rep 10.15am & 12 noon Friday 8 July (11-12 yrs, schools only) Birmingham City University - City Centre Campus ----------------------------------------------------- a a a Wednesday 6 July Wot? No Fish!! (9+ yrs) Birmingham Repertory Theatre 11am & 4.30pm a Why do Hyenas… (4+ yrs) mac birmingham 17 Thursday 7th - Friday 8th July Birmingham Repertory Theatre bread&circuses present Wot? No Fish!! Wot? No Fish!! tells the true story of a Jewish family living in 20th century London. From falling in love to quarrels about fish balls, audiences are taken on a funny and moving journey against the backdrop of a changing city. In 1926 shoemaker Ab Solomons drew on the wage packet he gave to his new wife Celie. Throughout their marriage and into the 1980s, Ab drew or painted on his wage packet every week for her. These illustrations depict, with remarkable honesty, the ups and downs of their life together. FIRST F IR S T NIGHT NI G H T Supported S up pported b byy Aged 16–24? Aged 16–24? Enjoy E njoy exclusive exclusive benefits benefits a att B irmingham H ippodrome Birmingham Hippodrome Join FIRST Join FIRST NIGHT, NIGHT, our our FREE FREE membership membership s scheme cheme and and pay as special p ay from from as as llittle ittle a s £5 £5 for for your your ttickets, ickets, plus plus sp ecial offers 2-for-1 selected performances. o ffers llike ike 2 -for-1 or or £10 £10 off off s elected p erformances. – Lots Lots o off exclusive exclu l sive d discounts iscounts o on n theatre theatre ttickets ickets – Invitations Invitations tto o special special events events ffor or 16-24s 16-24s – e-newsletter e-newsletter with with all all tthe he llatest atest news news – PrePre- a nd p ost-show ttalks, alks, backstage backstage tours tours and post-show and and discounted discounted workshops workshops FR TO J EE OIN Years later, Danny Braverman discovered the lost art of his Great Uncle Ab on 3,000 wage packets. Now the story is brought to life on stage in this captivating performance. Age: 9 yrs+ Thursday 7 July 7pm* Friday 8 July 10.30am* *BSL-interpreted performance Tickets: £9 (£6) Running Time: 75 mins Language: English Country: England To Book: Visit www.ontheedge2016.com or Call The REP Box Office: 0121 236 4455 “A show about love… made with love.” The Guardian HHHH “Discovered “Discovered theatre theatre for for £5 £5 and and now now I’m I’m hooked! hooked! It’s It’s a brilliant brilliant scheme scheme ffor or young young people” people” FFirst irst Night Night member member Step 1 Step Register R egister Step 2 Step Book Boo k Step 3 Step Enjoy E njoy Call u Call us s or or d download ownload online. fform orm on line. Check Check birminghamhippodrome. b irminghamhippodrome. com/firstnight c om/firstnight ffor or offers offers tthen hen call call us us or or pop pop in in tto o book b ook ((you’ll you’ll need need yyour our IID). D). Relax a Relax and nd e enjoy njoy yyour our visit! visit! 0844 0 844 338 5 5000 000 birminghamhippodrome.com/firstnight b irminghamhip ppodrome.com/firstnight 0844 0 844 calls calls to to us us cost cost 4.5p 4.5p per per min min p plus lus yyour our phone phone c company’s ompany’s access access charge charge 19 Wednesday 6th - Friday 8th July Mary-Frances Doherty in association with Young at Art present Birmingham City University City Centre Campus (Millennium Point) There will be truths, there will be dares, there will be presents and there will be cake! Solo performer Mary-Frances Doherty explores notions of childhood on the approach of adolescence, looking at the trials and tribulations of what a young person goes through in the change from primary school to secondary school - exams, results, new school, new friends, thoughts for the future. HHHH ‘An edgy glimpse into the big bad world.’ The Old Rep 20 Stories High and Theatre-Rites present The Broke ‘N’ Beat Collective Katie’s Birthday Party Having just moved school but not quite a teenager yet, Katie reflects on times gone by and looks to the future and all it can be. Monday 4th - Wednesday 6th July Age: 1 1 12 yrs Wednesday 6 July, 10.15am & 1pm Thursday 7 July, 10.15am & 1pm Friday 8 July, 10.15am & 1pm Tickets: £9 (£6) Running Time: 35 mins Language: English Country: Northern Ireland To Book: School parties only, email info@ontheedge2016.com for information Age: 13 yrs+ Come and spend an evening with The Collective; a raw, funny and moving gig fusing hip-hop and puppetry. Featuring Omar, the Hooded Boy who’s always hiding in the corner; Jack, who lives for weed, partying and girls until he gets an unwanted surprise; Boom-Box, who mashes up the party with politics and beats; and Joanne, the Paper Girl who constantly rips herself up about the way she looks. This thought-provoking show explores the hardships faced by young people and celebrates their strength and passion. These are stories that need to be heard. Monday 4 July, 7pm* Tuesday 5 July, 1pm Wednesday 6 July, 7pm *BSL-interpreted performance Tickets: £15 (£12) Running Time: 70 mins Language: English Country: England To Book: Visit www.ontheedge2016.com.com or Call The Old Rep Office: 0121 359 9444 Belfast Telegraph 20 21 Tuesday 5th - Wednesday 6th July Birmingham Repertory Theatre The Hamilton Complex But who are these girls? Sometimes they all look alike, sometimes they’re just themselves. They quote, copy, and shamelessly confuse past and present. They pull the rug of certainty right out from under your feet. Nothing is what it seems. The Hamilton Complex is Lies Pauwels’s physical, visual and philosophical view on those moments in life when things begin to change. Birmingham Repertory Theatre New International Encounter and Odsherred Teater, in association with Stiftelsen NIE and Korjammo Culture Factory present HETPALEIS & Sontag (Lies Pauwels) present The Hamilton Complex is a performance by 13 teenage girls and a bodybuilder. The girls reveal what it’s like to find your place in a tough world, testing boundaries, staking your individuality, wanting fun. When everything is changing. When you're 13. Sunday 3rd - Tuesday 5th July Age: 13 yrs+ Pim & Theo “It’s a rare piece of theatre that trusts teenagers to this extent” Tuesday 5 July, 7pm Wednesday 6 July, 1pm Tickets: £15 (£12) Running Time: 1 hour 40 mins Language: English and Flemish with English surtitles throughout Country: Belgium The Guardian To Book: Visit www.ontheedge2016.com or Call The REP Box Office: 0121 236 4455 ‘Pauwels gives her girls a stage upon which they can show the audience who they are: brutal, uncertain, beautiful and - especially - themselves.’ De Volkskrant Age: 15 yrs+ It’s a bloody mess on the streets and a moral mess in our heads... Two men were shot in cold blood on the streets of Holland. Victims of extremism, Theo Van Gogh and Pim Fortuyn weren't afraid to make their opposing political views known. Pim & Theo explores the opposing but oddly linked lives of two key Dutch political figures, Pim Fortuyn and Theo Van Gogh - both murdered in public by extremists. This immersive theatre show explores culture and identity, life and rules and the limits of tolerance in our society. Sunday 3 July, 2.30pm & 7pm Monday 4 July, 1pm & 7pm Tuesday 5 July, 10.30am & 1.30pm Tickets: £15 (£12) Running Time: 60 mins show & exhibition to be explored at leisure Language: English Country: England, Denmark, Norway, Finland To Book: Visit www.ontheedge2016.com or Call The REP Box Office: 0121 236 4455 Pim & Theo is a promenade performance and is accompanied by a post-show exhibition. 22 23 Plan your visit Getting here ON THE EDGE venues are all well served by public transport. Visit www.ontheedge2016.com to plan your journey. Book online at www.ontheedge2016.com You can book for performances online, over the phone or in person at the host venue: The Patrick Centre at Birmingham Hippodrome Hurst Street, Southside, Birmingham B5 4TB 0844 338 5000 www.ontheedge2016.com The Old Rep Station Street Birmingham B5 4DY 0121 359 9444 www.oldreptheatre.co.uk mac birmingham Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH 0121 446 3232 www.macbirmingham.co.uk Birmingham City University City Centre Campus The Blue Orange Theatre 1118 Great Hampton Street, Birmingham B18 6AD 0121 212 2643 www.blueorangetheatre.co.uk Library of Birmingham Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2ND 0121 242 4242 www.libraryofbirmingham.com To request this brochure in an alternative format, email us at info@ontheedge2016.com For full access details of all the ON THE EDGE venues visit www.ontheedge2016.com Birmingham Repertory Theatre Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EP 0121 236 4455 www.birmingham-rep.co.uk Access A number of ON THE EDGE performances include BSL-interpretation, surtitles and audio-description: British Sign Language The Broke ‘N’ Beat Collective Monday 4 July, 7pm The Old Rep Wot? No Fish!! Thursday 7 July, 7pm Friday 8 July, 10.30am Birmingham Repertory Theatre Parkside Building 5 Cardigan Street Birmingham B4 7BD Out of the Blue: Tickets available from Birmingham Repertory Theatre I Think I Can Friday 8 July, 10am-1pm (schools only) Saturday 9 July, 2-5pm Library of Birmingham Millennium Point (Birmingham School of Acting) Curzon Street Birmingham B4 7XG Katie’s Birthday Party: School parties only, email info@ontheedge2016.com The Hamilton Complex Tuesday 5 July, 7pm Wednesday 6 July, 1pm Birmingham Repertory Theatre Surtitles Audio Description The Curious Scrapbook of Josephine Bean Monday 4 July, 1pm (includes post-show touch tour) Birmingham Repertory Theatre A Feast of Bones Saturday 9 July, 2.30pm Birmingham Repertory Theatre Please note that booking fees may apply, check venue website for details. 24 25 School Report Wednesday 6th - Friday 8 July Private performances at Mayfield School The Learning Programme is supported by The Foyle Foundation and The John Feeney Trust Replay Theatre Company presents Bliss Bliss is an immersive pirate adventure created for children and young people with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD). The ON THE EDGE Learning Programme is enabling hundreds of local school children and scores of teaching staff from twelve Birmingham and West Midlands schools to get involved with the festival in innovative and interactive ways. Our goal is to ensure that the global nature of the festival connects directly and locally with Birmingham and the West Midlands. Somewhere between multi-sensory room and theatre, Bliss takes its audience - each in their very own boat - on a magical journey on the high seas. There are residencies by international theatre companies in local schools, including the immersive adventure Bliss, hosted by Mayfield School. Other pupils have enjoyed workshops based on Why Do Hyenas Have Shorter Back Legs Than Front Legs And Why Do Monkeys Have Bare Bottoms?, and South Korean company Brush are working in Robin Hood Academy in Birmingham to create a curtain-raiser performance with their Year 5 students. Private performances taking place during ON THE EDGE for children and young people with PMLD Running Time: 70 mins Language: English Country: Northern Ireland PRIVATE CE AN PERFORM Performed in the unique Replay Bubble, Bliss features extraordinary sea creatures, a night sky filled with stars, an unexpected storm and a mermaid called Barbara. “Superb work for children and young adults who are too often forgotten” Pupils taking part in Birmingham Repertory Theatre workshops Teacher 26 Director Anna Newell hosts a lecturedemonstration on Bliss as part of the ON THE EDGE Symposium on Wednesday 6th July. Visit www.ontheedge2016.com/delegates for details. 27 The ON THE EDGE is presented by TYA-UK and TYA-Ireland Bigger Picture ON THE EDGE is the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2016 ON THE EDGE is the 2016 Artistic Gathering of ASSITEJ, the international association of theatre for children and young people. As well as inspirational performances, ON THE EDGE is accompanied by a busy programme of talks and networking for theatre professionals. 500 delegates from around the world will descend on Birmingham to enjoy a dynamic Symposium programme and the chance to socialise with friends and colleagues. To find out more about the events for theatre professionals at ON THE EDGE, visit www.ontheedge2016.com/delegates 28 Pupils taking part in Birmingham Repertory Theatre workshops Delegate packages are available for the full week or half week and should be purchased in advance. TYA UK and TYA Ireland are the UK and Irish Centres of ASSITEJ. They are the national membership associations representing and promoting professional organisations and individual artists whose work primarily focuses on engaging children and young people through professional theatre. They provide a crucial link between members and ASSITEJ as a global association, the arts sector, the wider community and funders, supporting opportunities for professional development, advocacy and internationalism. Their members aim to provide access to high quality professional performing arts experiences to all children and young people in the UK and Ireland. Spanning five continents, ASSITEJ is a global association of professionals who make theatre for young audiences. ASSITEJ creates space for an international exchange of ideas and practice and advocates for the rights of children to experience theatre that is made especially for them. Every year ASSITEJ holds an international Artistic Gathering somewhere in the world. www.assitej-international.org www.tya-uk.org www.tyai.ie 29 Acknowledgments Presented by The ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2016 Hosted by Sponsored By Supported by Presenting partners Partner venues Culture Ireland have supported the presentation of A Feast of Bones and Losha Arts Council Ireland have supported the Symposium programme The Foyle Foundation and The John Feeney Trust have supported the Learning Programme Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers! 32