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Night at the Theatre

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When three friends become trapped in an abandoned theatre, little do they know that they will soon become the stars of their own show...

A talented cast of disabled and non disabled performers provide the perfect introduction to dance for all the family, helping audiences to discover the amazing things that can happen at the theatre, the many different things that dance can be, and even create their own performance!

Combining a mixture of dance theatre, audio-description and imaginative storytelling with Casson & Friends’ trademark interactivity; Night at the Theatre, sparks the imagination of children and adults alike. It’s accessible performance for everyone, so come along, join in and let’s make a dance!                    

CREDITS

  • Choreographed by Tim Casson in Collaboration with The Performers

  • Originally Created in collaboration with Stopgap Dance Company, and performed by Nadenh Poan, Connor Quill and Hannah Sampson

  • Performed for Casson & Friends by Laura Dajao, Claire Lambert, Matthew Winston and Andrew Gardiner

  • Music: Dougie Evans

  • Voice Acting: Tim van Eyken

  • Production Design: Helen O'Neill

  • Costume: Valentina Golfieri

  • Lighting Design: Antony Hateley

  • Production Management: Sarah Readman & Laonikos Psimikakis-Chalkokondylis

  • Dramaturg: Lou Cope

  • Access Consultancy: Lucy Mckenzie at Include Arts

  • Access & Support Workers: Cherie Brennan & Alice Shepperson

  • Producer: Callum Graham

  • Campaign Photography: Alicia Clarke

  • Production Photography: Callum Graham and Dougie Evans

  • Duration: 50 Minutes

  • Age Range: For children aged 4+ (and their grown ups).

Supported by DanceEast, house Theatre and supported using public funding by Arts Council England.

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tour dates 

  • 2018

    • GRANTHAM - Guildhall Arts Centre / SPALDING - South Holland Centre / STAMFORD - Stamford Arts Centre / DERBY - Déda / LEICESTER - Attenborough Arts Centre / LEEDS - Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre

  • 2017

    • IPSWICH - DanceEast / WOKINGHAM - The Whitty Theatre / LONDON - VAULT Festival / READING - South Street Arts Centre / NORWICH - The Garage / WALTON ON THAMES - Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre / LONDON - Artsdepot / BORDON - The Phoenix Theatre & Arts Centre / CANTERBURY - The Gulbenkian / BOURNEMOUTH - Pavilion Dance South West / GLOUCESTER - Strike a Light Festival

  • 2016
    with Stopgap Dance Company

    • FARNHAM - The Maltings / LEICESTER - Spark Festival / LONDON - Rich Mix / COLCHESTER - Colchester Arts Centre / SALISBURY - Salisbury Arts Centre / LONDON - VAULT Festival / EASTLEIGH - The Point

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A joyful introduction to dance as something possible for anyone, at any age, with any type of body
— Disability Arts Online
Highly original, refreshingly unpredictable and totally inclusive!
— Ipswich Waterfront
A funny, vibrant and clever production and in my daughter’s opinion: “cool, fantastic and awesome”.
— Ipswich Waterfront
A hybrid story that has the wit of the physical and the playfulness of the imagination, a brand of theatre that comes from the heart as well as the head.
— Nicholas Minns, writingaboutdance.com

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