Michelle Read is a playwright and theatre maker whose work focuses on experimental and immersive productions. The document provides a summary of some of her notable works from 2014 to 2000 including:
- "Game Over" (2014), a comedy about death and suicide for teenagers.
- "The Nation's Assets" (2012), a play using sex to metaphorically depict the rise and fall of the Irish economy.
- Several plays created through workshops with schools and communities.
- "Toxic" (2011), a fast-paced play set in post-crash Dublin exploring ethics.
- Several improvisational and immersive works created with her company READCO involving audience participation
This document provides a summary of 10 picture books for older children and teens that were favorites of the author from 60 books read for a course over the summer. Each book on the list is described in 1-2 sentences and the author provides a short explanation for why they enjoyed each book and found it memorable. The books cover a variety of genres including adaptations of classics, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
This document provides information about Dale Morris' one-man play "W.C. Fields By Himself!" including reviews, recommendations, photos, and details of Morris' experience as both an actor and playwright. The play tells the story of iconic comedian W.C. Fields through video clips, slides, and Morris' engaging performance. Reviews praise Morris' pitch perfect portrayal of Fields and ability to bring a comedic icon back to life. Recommendations highlight Morris' talents as a writer, performer, and producer. Photos show Morris in costume as Fields and with other actors in the production.
This document is the third issue of The Inflectionist Review, a small press publishing contemporary poetry. It includes poems and art that foster dialogue between words, meanings, and ambiguity. The editors seek to present unique works that resonate beyond their pages and speak to the universality of human experience. Featured in this issue is the work of Vancouver poet Daniela Elza and artist Jonathan K. Rice. The editors introduce the issue and its aim to address how language describes external things and the lack of answers to questions of communication.
1) Gatsby's parties have stopped as he has achieved his goal of reconnecting with Daisy. Daisy is affectionate towards Gatsby in front of others, though the presence of her daughter Pammy with Tom underscores her past with him.
2) Tom realizes Daisy and Gatsby's affair, making him angry and reckless. George Wilson suspects his wife Myrtle is also having an affair.
3) Daisy is torn between her past with Tom and present with Gatsby, ultimately choosing Tom and security over Gatsby and his criminal past. Myrtle is hit by a car, believed to be Gatsby's, and dies.
This story is about a man named Mick who buys a used electric guitar for a very low price from a strange man. He brings it home and shows it to his wife Kitty. Throughout the evening, strange events occur involving the guitar and Mick and Kitty hearing and seeing things that don't seem to make sense. The story builds an unsettling atmosphere as these odd occurrences mount and Mick begins to feel uneasy.
This document provides a summary of 10 picture books for older children and teens that were favorites of the author from 60 books read for a course over the summer. Each book on the list is described in 1-2 sentences and the author provides a short explanation for why they enjoyed each book and found it memorable. The books cover a variety of genres including adaptations of classics, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
This document provides information about Dale Morris' one-man play "W.C. Fields By Himself!" including reviews, recommendations, photos, and details of Morris' experience as both an actor and playwright. The play tells the story of iconic comedian W.C. Fields through video clips, slides, and Morris' engaging performance. Reviews praise Morris' pitch perfect portrayal of Fields and ability to bring a comedic icon back to life. Recommendations highlight Morris' talents as a writer, performer, and producer. Photos show Morris in costume as Fields and with other actors in the production.
This document is the third issue of The Inflectionist Review, a small press publishing contemporary poetry. It includes poems and art that foster dialogue between words, meanings, and ambiguity. The editors seek to present unique works that resonate beyond their pages and speak to the universality of human experience. Featured in this issue is the work of Vancouver poet Daniela Elza and artist Jonathan K. Rice. The editors introduce the issue and its aim to address how language describes external things and the lack of answers to questions of communication.
1) Gatsby's parties have stopped as he has achieved his goal of reconnecting with Daisy. Daisy is affectionate towards Gatsby in front of others, though the presence of her daughter Pammy with Tom underscores her past with him.
2) Tom realizes Daisy and Gatsby's affair, making him angry and reckless. George Wilson suspects his wife Myrtle is also having an affair.
3) Daisy is torn between her past with Tom and present with Gatsby, ultimately choosing Tom and security over Gatsby and his criminal past. Myrtle is hit by a car, believed to be Gatsby's, and dies.
This story is about a man named Mick who buys a used electric guitar for a very low price from a strange man. He brings it home and shows it to his wife Kitty. Throughout the evening, strange events occur involving the guitar and Mick and Kitty hearing and seeing things that don't seem to make sense. The story builds an unsettling atmosphere as these odd occurrences mount and Mick begins to feel uneasy.
This document provides brief descriptions of 10 Greek islands - Santorini, Milos, Samos, Zante, Ithaca, Skopelos, Karpathos, Tilos, and Donoussa. It notes their locations in the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, or Cyclades region and gives basic identifying information about each island.
Challenges for Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights in the EUAlejandro Cubillos-Kepes
This document provides a summary of literature related to challenges for collective rights management
organisations in the EU. It reviews literature that examines the EU directives on copyright harmonization, the
2014 Directive on collective rights management, and the implementation of the 2014 Directive in the UK and
Germany. The literature assists in evaluating the need for copyright reform in the EU to achieve a single digital
market and helps assess key provisions of the 2014 Directive related to cross-border rights management,
authors' rights to grant non-commercial licenses, and supervision of collective management organisations.
Este documento explica tres funciones estadísticas en Excel: CONTAR cuenta el número de celdas con números; MODA determina el número que más se repite; y PROMEDIO calcula la media aritmética de un conjunto de números dividiendo la suma por la cantidad de números. Se proveen ejemplos de cada función y se explica cómo se representan los rangos de celdas.
This document provides information about the premiere of an interprofessional mini-series titled "The Reason I Jump" hosted by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center on October 11, 2016. The 12 episode mini-series follows various health professions students and preceptors during clinical rotations and highlights issues related to professionalism, feedback, ethics and interprofessional teamwork. The premiere event will be held at Premiere Cinemas and include opening remarks from the university president as well as popcorn and drinks for guests. Continuing education credits are available for certain professions.
Los documentos proporcionan recetas para varios platillos mexicanos populares como enchiladas suizas, ensalada de pollo, tacos de cecina, tostadas de la Siberia y menudo rojo. Cada receta incluye una lista de ingredientes y los pasos para preparar el platillo.
SQR provides advanced strategic security services to protect clients' businesses, assets, and people. It was formed in 2012 by industry experts and has branches globally. SQR takes a 360 degree approach using a security passport. It offers services including consultancy, solutions, manpower, rapid response, and training. SQR utilizes technology like workforce management platforms and tracking systems. Clients provide testimonials praising SQR's professionalism and quality service. Case studies demonstrate SQR's work securing various locations and events internationally.
The Movement Program is a 12-week sequence of progressive movements that was shown to significantly improve reading age, academic performance, and English exam results in students at The Leigh Academy. A longitudinal study from 2004-2013 tested the program on 100 students with low reading levels, finding that the group who did the Movement Program saw a significant gain in reading scores compared to a control group with no intervention. They also showed significant improvements in balance, coordination, and reduction in retained primitive reflexes. Additionally, the students who did the program in Year 7 performed better on their GCSE English exams in Year 11 than predictions, outperforming students who did not do the program.
Sabrina Kling is a graphic designer. She has over 5 years of experience creating visual designs for websites, print materials, and branding projects. Her specialties include logo design, web page layout, and print collateral such as brochures and flyers.
Ismail Engineering is an expanding company that was originally established in 1980 providing rental services for earth moving equipment. It now focuses on delivering one stop solutions for maintenance, repairs, supplies, and services. The company aims to understand customers' needs and provide quality diagnosis, repairs, and maintenance for hydraulic and lifting equipment, industrial valves and fittings, fasteners, and IT solutions. It serves various clients from the private and public sectors. Contact information is provided.
This document is the dissertation of José Geraldo Araújo Silva submitted to the Graduate Program in Civil Engineering at the Federal University of Ouro Preto in Brazil in 2001. The dissertation evaluates the behavioral characteristics of welded joints of a structural steel type SAC 50 under fatigue loading. It utilizes traditional mechanical tests as well as fracture mechanics methods, including toughness tests, fatigue crack propagation tests, and analyses of fracture surfaces. The results show that the three regions of the welded material (fusion zone, heat-affected zone, and base metal) have similar toughness. The fusion zone exhibited higher resistance to crack propagation compared to the other regions. For fatigue crack propagation tests, the base metal had a lower threshold value indicating
This article provides information about a theatre performance called "An Evening with Horace Batchelor" that will take place at The Castle Hotel in Taunton in April. It describes how the play came about based on writer Kevin Cattell's memories of listening to Horace Batchelor's advertisements on Radio Luxembourg as a child growing up in Keynsham. Horace Batchelor was a local entrepreneur and self-publicist from Keynsham who found fame in his later years by advertising his football pools prediction system on Radio Luxembourg. The performance will portray Horace Batchelor, played by actor Roland Oliver, and explore his colourful life story.
This document discusses the power and importance of storytelling. It notes that stories have been one of the earliest forms of communication and help to structure life and connect people. Stories inform, provide perspective, give direction, stimulate action, and heal. The key elements that make a good story are identified as having a beginning, middle, and end; characters; setting; plot and tension. Good stories stick with the audience by telling, showing, involving and touching people. Transmedia storytelling uses multiple media platforms to unfold a story and allow each medium to contribute value. Overall, the document emphasizes that stories create meaning and are a fundamental way that humans share knowledge, values and experiences.
The document contains a short excerpt from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling. It describes Harry returning to the Gryffindor common room soaking wet after a rainy Quidditch practice. On his way, he encounters Nearly Headless Nick, the Gryffindor house ghost, who is muttering to himself about not fulfilling some requirements. They exchange a greeting but no other details are provided about their interaction.
It's a challenge but also very rewarding. You have to find the meaning in the language and make it accessible to a modern audience while staying true to the text. Parts of the language don't come naturally to speak today so it takes focus and practice to feel comfortable delivering the lines. But getting to explore the depth and poetry of the language is really special. Shakespeare wrote in a way that is very heightened but also very human, so by slowing down and really listening to the words, I find new layers of meaning and it helps bring the character to life. It's a skill that takes time to develop but it's so worthwhile to be able to tell these incredible stories through Shakespeare's language.
This document provides an overview of the Theatre of the Absurd. It discusses how a play by Samuel Beckett called "Waiting for Godot" was immediately understood by an audience of convicts at San Quentin Penitentiary, despite confusing more sophisticated audiences. The document contrasts the Theatre of the Absurd with more conventional plays, noting that Absurdist plays pursue different ends through different methods than traditional plays. It discusses how Absurdist plays reflect the preoccupations and anxieties of their time through abandoning rational devices and discursive thought in favor of achieving unity between form and content.
This document provides an overview of the Theatre of the Absurd. It discusses how a play by Samuel Beckett called "Waiting for Godot" was immediately understood by an audience of convicts at San Quentin Penitentiary, despite confusing more sophisticated audiences. The document contrasts the Theatre of the Absurd with more conventional plays, noting that Absurdist plays pursue different ends through different methods than traditional plays. It discusses how Absurdist plays reflect the preoccupations and anxieties of their time through abandoning rational devices and discursive thought in favor of achieving unity between assumptions and form of expression.
The document discusses different types of texts including narratives, dramas, lyrics, epics, and others. It provides definitions and examples of each type. It encourages browsing a photocopied chapter from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and answering questions about identifying text types, characters, point of view, themes and other elements. Links are included for further reference on analyzing stories.
The document discusses the relationship between theatre and politics and how it has evolved. It refers to Brecht's epic theatre as challenging Aristotle's approach by integrating economics and politics into plays to stimulate intellectual response in audiences rather than emotional response. The document also discusses how Brecht sought to dismantle the traditional naturalistic theatre and its illusion of reality by creating a new drama based on critiquing the ideological assumptions of bourgeois theatre.
Answers to discussion questions of king learBibi Halima
This document contains an instructor's responses to discussion questions about William Shakespeare's play King Lear. The instructor provides multiple paragraphs answering each question in depth. Some of the key points made include: examining the role of the fool in the play and what happens to him; exploring the different stages of Lear's insanity and journey from "I to eye"; analyzing why King Lear is considered the greatest tragedy of all time due to its profound examination of human experience and emotions. The instructor concludes by providing additional discussion questions and references for further study.
The document summarizes an artistic collective called The Box Collective that creates immersive theatre experiences. It was established to blur the lines between art and performance and create theatre that allows audiences to experience productions from within. The collective is run by women and creates visceral work that challenges traditional theatre. It has produced several pieces in New York and internationally that explore themes through minimal dialogue and movement. The collective is made up of diverse artists and creates holistic performances through an organic creative process.
This document provides brief descriptions of 10 Greek islands - Santorini, Milos, Samos, Zante, Ithaca, Skopelos, Karpathos, Tilos, and Donoussa. It notes their locations in the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, or Cyclades region and gives basic identifying information about each island.
Challenges for Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights in the EUAlejandro Cubillos-Kepes
This document provides a summary of literature related to challenges for collective rights management
organisations in the EU. It reviews literature that examines the EU directives on copyright harmonization, the
2014 Directive on collective rights management, and the implementation of the 2014 Directive in the UK and
Germany. The literature assists in evaluating the need for copyright reform in the EU to achieve a single digital
market and helps assess key provisions of the 2014 Directive related to cross-border rights management,
authors' rights to grant non-commercial licenses, and supervision of collective management organisations.
Este documento explica tres funciones estadísticas en Excel: CONTAR cuenta el número de celdas con números; MODA determina el número que más se repite; y PROMEDIO calcula la media aritmética de un conjunto de números dividiendo la suma por la cantidad de números. Se proveen ejemplos de cada función y se explica cómo se representan los rangos de celdas.
This document provides information about the premiere of an interprofessional mini-series titled "The Reason I Jump" hosted by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center on October 11, 2016. The 12 episode mini-series follows various health professions students and preceptors during clinical rotations and highlights issues related to professionalism, feedback, ethics and interprofessional teamwork. The premiere event will be held at Premiere Cinemas and include opening remarks from the university president as well as popcorn and drinks for guests. Continuing education credits are available for certain professions.
Los documentos proporcionan recetas para varios platillos mexicanos populares como enchiladas suizas, ensalada de pollo, tacos de cecina, tostadas de la Siberia y menudo rojo. Cada receta incluye una lista de ingredientes y los pasos para preparar el platillo.
SQR provides advanced strategic security services to protect clients' businesses, assets, and people. It was formed in 2012 by industry experts and has branches globally. SQR takes a 360 degree approach using a security passport. It offers services including consultancy, solutions, manpower, rapid response, and training. SQR utilizes technology like workforce management platforms and tracking systems. Clients provide testimonials praising SQR's professionalism and quality service. Case studies demonstrate SQR's work securing various locations and events internationally.
The Movement Program is a 12-week sequence of progressive movements that was shown to significantly improve reading age, academic performance, and English exam results in students at The Leigh Academy. A longitudinal study from 2004-2013 tested the program on 100 students with low reading levels, finding that the group who did the Movement Program saw a significant gain in reading scores compared to a control group with no intervention. They also showed significant improvements in balance, coordination, and reduction in retained primitive reflexes. Additionally, the students who did the program in Year 7 performed better on their GCSE English exams in Year 11 than predictions, outperforming students who did not do the program.
Sabrina Kling is a graphic designer. She has over 5 years of experience creating visual designs for websites, print materials, and branding projects. Her specialties include logo design, web page layout, and print collateral such as brochures and flyers.
Ismail Engineering is an expanding company that was originally established in 1980 providing rental services for earth moving equipment. It now focuses on delivering one stop solutions for maintenance, repairs, supplies, and services. The company aims to understand customers' needs and provide quality diagnosis, repairs, and maintenance for hydraulic and lifting equipment, industrial valves and fittings, fasteners, and IT solutions. It serves various clients from the private and public sectors. Contact information is provided.
This document is the dissertation of José Geraldo Araújo Silva submitted to the Graduate Program in Civil Engineering at the Federal University of Ouro Preto in Brazil in 2001. The dissertation evaluates the behavioral characteristics of welded joints of a structural steel type SAC 50 under fatigue loading. It utilizes traditional mechanical tests as well as fracture mechanics methods, including toughness tests, fatigue crack propagation tests, and analyses of fracture surfaces. The results show that the three regions of the welded material (fusion zone, heat-affected zone, and base metal) have similar toughness. The fusion zone exhibited higher resistance to crack propagation compared to the other regions. For fatigue crack propagation tests, the base metal had a lower threshold value indicating
This article provides information about a theatre performance called "An Evening with Horace Batchelor" that will take place at The Castle Hotel in Taunton in April. It describes how the play came about based on writer Kevin Cattell's memories of listening to Horace Batchelor's advertisements on Radio Luxembourg as a child growing up in Keynsham. Horace Batchelor was a local entrepreneur and self-publicist from Keynsham who found fame in his later years by advertising his football pools prediction system on Radio Luxembourg. The performance will portray Horace Batchelor, played by actor Roland Oliver, and explore his colourful life story.
This document discusses the power and importance of storytelling. It notes that stories have been one of the earliest forms of communication and help to structure life and connect people. Stories inform, provide perspective, give direction, stimulate action, and heal. The key elements that make a good story are identified as having a beginning, middle, and end; characters; setting; plot and tension. Good stories stick with the audience by telling, showing, involving and touching people. Transmedia storytelling uses multiple media platforms to unfold a story and allow each medium to contribute value. Overall, the document emphasizes that stories create meaning and are a fundamental way that humans share knowledge, values and experiences.
The document contains a short excerpt from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling. It describes Harry returning to the Gryffindor common room soaking wet after a rainy Quidditch practice. On his way, he encounters Nearly Headless Nick, the Gryffindor house ghost, who is muttering to himself about not fulfilling some requirements. They exchange a greeting but no other details are provided about their interaction.
It's a challenge but also very rewarding. You have to find the meaning in the language and make it accessible to a modern audience while staying true to the text. Parts of the language don't come naturally to speak today so it takes focus and practice to feel comfortable delivering the lines. But getting to explore the depth and poetry of the language is really special. Shakespeare wrote in a way that is very heightened but also very human, so by slowing down and really listening to the words, I find new layers of meaning and it helps bring the character to life. It's a skill that takes time to develop but it's so worthwhile to be able to tell these incredible stories through Shakespeare's language.
This document provides an overview of the Theatre of the Absurd. It discusses how a play by Samuel Beckett called "Waiting for Godot" was immediately understood by an audience of convicts at San Quentin Penitentiary, despite confusing more sophisticated audiences. The document contrasts the Theatre of the Absurd with more conventional plays, noting that Absurdist plays pursue different ends through different methods than traditional plays. It discusses how Absurdist plays reflect the preoccupations and anxieties of their time through abandoning rational devices and discursive thought in favor of achieving unity between form and content.
This document provides an overview of the Theatre of the Absurd. It discusses how a play by Samuel Beckett called "Waiting for Godot" was immediately understood by an audience of convicts at San Quentin Penitentiary, despite confusing more sophisticated audiences. The document contrasts the Theatre of the Absurd with more conventional plays, noting that Absurdist plays pursue different ends through different methods than traditional plays. It discusses how Absurdist plays reflect the preoccupations and anxieties of their time through abandoning rational devices and discursive thought in favor of achieving unity between assumptions and form of expression.
The document discusses different types of texts including narratives, dramas, lyrics, epics, and others. It provides definitions and examples of each type. It encourages browsing a photocopied chapter from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and answering questions about identifying text types, characters, point of view, themes and other elements. Links are included for further reference on analyzing stories.
The document discusses the relationship between theatre and politics and how it has evolved. It refers to Brecht's epic theatre as challenging Aristotle's approach by integrating economics and politics into plays to stimulate intellectual response in audiences rather than emotional response. The document also discusses how Brecht sought to dismantle the traditional naturalistic theatre and its illusion of reality by creating a new drama based on critiquing the ideological assumptions of bourgeois theatre.
Answers to discussion questions of king learBibi Halima
This document contains an instructor's responses to discussion questions about William Shakespeare's play King Lear. The instructor provides multiple paragraphs answering each question in depth. Some of the key points made include: examining the role of the fool in the play and what happens to him; exploring the different stages of Lear's insanity and journey from "I to eye"; analyzing why King Lear is considered the greatest tragedy of all time due to its profound examination of human experience and emotions. The instructor concludes by providing additional discussion questions and references for further study.
The document summarizes an artistic collective called The Box Collective that creates immersive theatre experiences. It was established to blur the lines between art and performance and create theatre that allows audiences to experience productions from within. The collective is run by women and creates visceral work that challenges traditional theatre. It has produced several pieces in New York and internationally that explore themes through minimal dialogue and movement. The collective is made up of diverse artists and creates holistic performances through an organic creative process.
3. Game Over
A comedy for teenagers about death and suicide.
Titch, Mel and Nicky don’t know each other, but they’ve one thing in
common; they’ve all woken up in a strange place and they’re not sure
what the hell is going on. Mel was on a night out with her boy-racer
boyfriend and it looks like they might have crashed. Nicky was
shaking the vending machine at work and it may just have fallen on
top of her! And Titch? Well, Titch didn’t have a choice in the matter.
When Stormcry appears, they think he’ll have all the answers, but he’s
more confused than they are. Game Over is an existential comedy
about death, saying goodbye and maybe second chances.
http://www.nayd.ie/resources/find-a-play/
4. ‘The Nation’s Assets’
with
Kate Brennan and Don Wycherly
Tiny Plays for Ireland
Fishamble New Play Co,
Project Arts Centre,
Dublin, 2012
“Michelle Read’s depiction of the rise
and fall of the economy as a night of
spectatularly awkward sex in The
Nation’s Assets: “I think I’m
overextended.” groans the superb
(Don) Wycherly.”
The Irish Times, 22nd March 2012
“The Nation’s Assets sexes up finance
in a way that has to be seen to be
believed and gives a whole new
meaning to the expression the country
is f**ked.”
Evening Herald, 29th March 2012
5. Deadly Drama for D24
Eight new plays written with and for primary school children by Michelle Read
7. Toxicby Michelle Read
Gaiety School of Acting
Graduation Show Commission 2011
In 2004 Britney sang Toxic and we
blagged our way into clubs with fake
IDs and sculled pints and Bacardi
Breezers and the future was rosy,
so we danced our arses off and
sucked the faces off each other and
worried about the kind of things that
kids worry about. And then, while
our backs were turned, while we
were busy growing up… I mean
f***k’s sake people, look at the state
of the place!
Toxic is a fast-paced, jump-cut style play set in
contemporary post-boom Dublin. Performed by an
ensemble of eighteen young actors and including a
karaoke-style pop vibe, the play speculates about
betrayal and the interaction between public ethics and
personal morality.
“…there was so much energy, like before a storm;
the air was crackling with it. And I thought, we’re
all just animals, there is no right and wrong.”
8. Hector (puppet dog) in the drug factory, Toxic, Project Arts Centre, GSA, 2011
9. Mike & Karen, Work-in-Progress, 2010
by Michelle Read in collaboration with Mike Wells & Karen McLachlan
Mike & Karen have been
friends for over twenty
years. Their relationship is
the real thing, but are they?
Scripted from edited
interviews and performed by
the real Mike and Karen
along with two professional
actors, the piece was a
performance experiment
exploring notions of
authenticity and the use of
lived experience in
performance.
Soho Theatre, London.
Created as part of my
Masters dissertation,
‘Presence and Authenticity:
An investigation into the
process and practice of
working with people as both
subject and performer in
theatre of the real.’
10. Worksong Work-in-Progress, 2009
A collaboration between theatre-maker Michelle Read and
composer Fionnuala Conway. The performance used
verbatim conversations with a variety of people about work.
Actors spoke (or “channelled”) the edited audio via
headsets and the stories were punctuated with sung
compositions inspired by the interviews and the
participants’ speech patterns.
Actor Karen Egan “channels” participant Nuala Rothery.
11. I visited Berlin as a schoolgirl in the early
eighties. The Wall was a big concept to take
in as a teenager, but the fact that I saw it
stayed with me and I remember feeling both
overwhelmed and challenged by the fact of it.
Snakelight was inspired by the East/West
divide in Berlin and by the idea of alternative
histories.
12. You Are Here
LIVING SPACE THEATRE, Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival, 2008
written by Ioanna Anderson, directed by Tara Derrington, produced by Michelle Read
13.
14. You Are Here – DTF, 2008 – brought the audience inside a modern Dublin apartment where
characters were seen by night or by day in two separate but linked plays. The work was
extremely intimate, with a maximum audience of fifteen people per show, and offered
glimpses of the lives of some of the apartment’s occupants at different times in its history.
These layers of habitation overlapped as the spectator moved through the space witnessing
highly intimate moments and exploring the apartment’s artefacts and ghost voices.
Press
“…few plays will be able to match Living Space Theatre Group’s You Are Here in terms of originality
and sheer invention” Irish Daily Mail
“the set and sound design are quite ingenious… clever, interactive and different” Dublin Metro
“…the intimacy of the production is invigorating.” Sunday Tribune
“…characters saunter past each other without acknowledgement – as though the apartment holds
their stories in its rooms like distinct, separate memories.” Irish Times
“At moments it does feel as if you’ve been spirited right inside other lives” Irish Independent
“…the emotional texture of the relationships is hooked on hot contemporary anxieties surrounding
immigration, property and the difference between house and home” irish theatre magazine
“…the theatre tends to obscure the fact that it is, at base, an act of voyeurism. This production
celebrates that.” Sunday Tribune
15. The Other Side
by Michelle Read, with Tara Derrington & Natalie Stringer, 2003
16. The Other Side is about subjective experience and how we determine our own identity.
The play is set in a school building commandeered by the military in a turbulent African country (never specified).
Rioting has broken out and the characters, Dee and Kate, are being detained for their own safety, but against
their will in separate, adjacent rooms. The two characters are strangers who strike up a conversation through the
wall and are forced into an uneasy camaraderie by the extreme situation.
The “wall” that divides the characters continues through the audience, so that the spectator shares the subjective
viewpoint of the particular character they are watching. Thus one audience is split in two by a divider, each side
seeing one performer and hearing the other.
17. The Other Side
Written by Michelle Read - Directed by Tara Derrington
Co-created by Tara Derrington, Michelle Read and Natalie Stringer
A READCO Production
Project Arts Centre, Dublin, 2003
“The cleverness lies in the interplay of lies and truth, the exploitation of our unconscious tendency to use
visual information to check the veracity of what we are told.”
“raises, in a gentle, humorous and utterly unpretentious way, interesting questions about knowledge and
language, reality and representation, fact and fiction”
The Irish Times
“the threads of the tale are worked through carefully and expertly, meaning there is never a glitch, never a
lapse as the intricacies…are revealed”
“This is experimental theatre at its best. Holding onto the successful elements of the conventional story
based theatre, this show pushes boundaries without losing its audience in the process”
The Sunday Tribune
“not being able to see the other actress lends an air of increased suspense”
“A brilliant and stimulating night out, The Other Side takes you well beyond conventional theatrical
constraints.”
The Irish Examiner
“To engage with a moving, humorous and stylish piece of theatre while at the same time to become aware
of questions like these, and to walk away still questioning, still debating the truth of what has been seen, is
a rare and deeply satisfying experience.”
Irish Theatre Magazine
20. Play About My Dad
An Autobiographical performance by Michelle Read, 2004
21. “Although it is funny, warm, and even strangely detached there is an underlying
rawness to this simple human story…”
“…Read delivers a gem of a little work that speaks to us for long after we have
left it behind.”
The Sunday Tribune
“It’s a charming, well-observed piece… and it is not going to far to say that the
seeming artlessness is very much the art that conceals art.
The Sunday Independent
“Read carries the whole thing off with nerveless assurance.”
The Irish Times
Play About My Dad - Press
22. The idea for the environment was to create an enclosed space onto which we
could project in all four directions – Play About My Dad
24. Living Space – READCO, 2001
An experimetnal show which
explored early immersive
techniques with performance
improvisation and audience
interaction.
Developed throughout June 2001
in a Georgian House in Dublin,
the piece was created using a
collaborative devising process
with performers Brendan
Dempsey, Natalie Stringer, Kevin
Gildea, Stella Feehily, Karen
Scully and Michelle Read with
director Christopher White and
writer Pom Boyd. Performances
happened over five nights and the
audience was invited into a
strange B&B to discover some
odd communal living practices!
“The novel thing about this
experiment is the blurring of the
lines between performance and
reality… the performances are
universally excellent, with
frequently hilarious results.”
RTE ONLINE
25. Human Stories 1-6 were six fully
improvised playlets, performed as part of
the Dublin Fringe Festival 2000 at Bewley’s
Café Theatre, Grafton Street. The shows
were an experiment in long-form
improvisation (play length improvised
narratives) and were part of READCO’s
ongoing interest in developing performance
improvisation skills.
“The cast all produce very strong
characterisations… the rough hewn style
and structure is really funny, fresh and
original.”
EVENING HERALD
“Taking hints on characterisation from the
audience… these talented performers… are
clearly having a ball.”
THE IRISH TIMES
27. Saint Aguna’s
St. Aguna’s was performed at Bewley’s Café Theatre in February 2000 and ran for three
weeks, with a rotating cast of thirteen and a constantly changing show. The piece was
created by the artistic team and performers and was the company’s first experiment in
performance improvisation, leading to the development of further improvisation-based
work including Human Stories 1-6 and Living Space.
“The cast double-jobbing as nuns and villagers perform with gusto… priceless.”
DUBLIN EVENT GUIDE
“A plucky adventure in improvised comedy.”
SUNDAY TRIBUNE
“St. Aguna’s is a brave, madcap concept… with enough highlights, energy and innovation
to make me take the company up on their challenge and go again.”
SUNDAY BUSINESS POST
“The co-ordination is so good that there is a suspicion of miracles about it… very funny
and original.”
THE IRISH TIMES
29. Romantic Friction
By Michelle Read.
Andrews Lane Theatre, Dublin, Edinburgh Festival (Fringe First winner) and Irish
tour 1998, Tristan Bates Theatre, London 1999
Tristan Bates Theatre, London, 1999
“an irresistible riot of warmth, wit and skill”
Time Out
Edinburgh Fringe & Irish Tour, 1998
“...one of the finest and funniest plays of the Festival....sharply written and hugely entertaining...”
The Scotsman
“Fast, furious and humorous the show is a delightful trawl through pulp fiction.”
The Irish Times
Dublin Fringe Festival production, 1997
“Superb acting and direction showcase Read’s play to brilliant effect”
Hot Press, Dublin
“A rollicking parody of bodice-ripping pulp novels.”
The Sunday Times
“...one of the most pleasurable pieces I’ve seen.”
Evening Herald, Dublin
30. The Lost Letters Of A
Victorian Lady
by Michelle Read
Bewleys Café Theatre 1996
(Restaged by Bewleys 2004)
31. The Lost Letters Of A Victorian Lady – Reviews 2004
Bewleys Café Theatre, Dublin, 2004
“an unashamed romp; it also has a strong satiric edge… very funny
and clever.”
The Sunday Independent
“Sharp, pacey comedy” “an endless flow of hilarity.”
The Irish Times
“Michelle Read proves her worth as a comic writer in this superbly
original romp… a blistering hour of comedy.”
The Sunday Tribune
“Clever and cheeky, the pen of Michelle Read has created a quirky
gem of a piece.
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