performances
the strange & extraordinary case of the circus of dreams
[center]get changed theatre company in assosiation with wolf + water arts co
invite you to
“the strange & extraordinary case of the circus of dreams”
a circus tale of murder, intrigue & the brooding easy listening horror of daniel o’donnell & his schemes to take over the world
come & join us at the circus where your dreams…& your nightmares…really can come true
at
the octagon theatre, okehampton college, mill road, okehampton, devon
EX20 1PW
friday 22nd february at 7.30 pm
The Ballad of Boozo the clown
Barnstaple. Friday 21st December, 7.30 pm & Saturday 22nd December, 2pm
Wolf + Water & Many Directions theatre company present an unseasonal Parisian tale of violence, romance & conjuring tricks
“The VP Team” - 2003
During 2003 we were invited by a group of adults with learning difficulties to come & help them make a video about the government’s “Valuing People” white paper, which is the document which sets out how people with learning difficulties should be treated by the services that serve them & society in general.
“Modig” Ottestad steinerskoken - Hamar, Norway – September 2006
A welcome return to this bunch of twenty 8 – 15 year olds with learning difficulties to combine them with a great group of twenty 9 year olds to create a huge outdoor multi media public performance on the theme of bravery involving giant puppets, dragons & …biscuits.
A test of strength
“The inspectors” & “The return of the inspectors” - Devon - March – September 2005
Devised with the bideford “chapter” of many directions theatre co., this was an interactive theatre show designed to help people with learning difficulties and service providers work together to improve access and inclusion in the community. it visited community resource centres & arts venues across devon & was also performed for the learning disability partnership board.
The "Allegory of Love"
(2001 - Highbridge House Community Resource Centre, Plough Arts Centre Adult Drama Group, Abbey Gateway Club Barnstaple, Marland School for Children with emotional & behavioural difficulties,& North Devon College)
This was one of our biggest productions to date. Inspired by seven large figurative paintings by Wolf + Water’s Peter Stiles depicting the arrival, miracles & subsequent departure of a North Devon saint, the show brought together over 30 performers to create two interpretations of the story that were performed to sell out audiences.
"The Waterbabies"
(2000 with The Old Rectory Centre and Edgehill College, Bideford)
“The Waterbabies” was a commissioned piece for the Westward Ho! Millenium Festival, that brought together artists from the UK, the Former Yugoslavia and Norway to work on a production finally performed in a big tent on the seafront.
“What I saw was a most uplifting & moving experience…I was in tears at the end”
Audience Member
British Institute of Learning Disabilities Annual Conference
(Blackpool, UK, 2000)
An integrated team of performers & artists with & without learning difficulties from Wolf & Water contributed to this 3 day national conference that took as it’s theme the “Past, Present & Future” for people with learning difficulties.
"Macbeth"
(1998 - Highbridge House CRU and Great Torrington School)
Macbeth was one of Wolf + Water’s biggest ever projects to produce, a full length 16mm film adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Scottish Play” made in Devon without the aid of kilts.
"Sleeping Beauty"
(1998 - with the Abbey Gateway Club, Barnstaple)
A magical retelling of the traditional fairy story, with various strange twists…
Beauty gets a telling off from her mother
The Gardener cuts a rose for Beauty