UNDERCURRENT - Brown's Mart Theatre, 3-14 November 2015

                            

                                

                           

Images by Glenn Campbell

On our way to Darwin via Bangkok!

UNDERCURRENT has it's first public showing

On 19 and 20 October we performed UNDERCURRENT for Chiang Mai University theatre students and member os the local theatre community and friends. These were the first public showings and a chance for us to get some feedback. THANK YOU to all who attended for your warm response and insightful feedback.

 

 

We've named the show UNDERCURRENT

Design by Todd Williams

Chiang Mai composer Patiparn Jaikampan (Kim) joins the team

Kim's been recommended to us by our good friend Chaipruk Mekara (Jiew) and is composing original music for the show. Kim studied composition at Payap University. He received the "Young Thai Artist Award" (2012 - 2015). His music has been performed at festivals including Beijing Modern Music Festival, Asia-Europe New Music Festival, and Yogyakarta Contemporary Music Festival. Recently he was selected to participate in the International Einojuhani Rautavaara Chamber Choir Composition Workshop and Competition 2016, Finland.

Outing to MeGnut Dam

Ok so it's not all hard work. Today we had an outing to MeGnut Dam.

Final Stage of Development

We've come together for the final stage in Chiang Mai. After 3 weeks of making props, masks and shadow puppets Todd Williams and Sarah Cathcart have joined us to being piecing the final work together. Todd's creating some beautiful video and animation. Sarah's getting to know us all and has begun crafting the story for the stage. It's all go now as we head to the finish line!

Preparations have begun for the final stage of Read My Lips!

With funding confirmed from the Australia Council, and the Northern Territory Government's Department of the Chief Minister Multicultural Grants Program, we are busy getting started on preparations for the final stage of Read My Lips.

A BIG WELCOME to Sarah Cathcart who joins the team as Director. We also welcome back Todd Williams as designer of video and animation.

The final stage will include development and rehearsal in Chiang Mai, performances at the Chiang Mai Arts & Culture Center on 17/18 October, and a two week season of performances from 3-15 November at Brown's Mart Theatre in Darwin.

We'll also be celebrating all things Thai at the Thai Cultural Night on Thursday 5 November with delicious Thai cuisine and performances before the show. Families are welcome to join us on Saturday 7 November for a free shadow puppet workshop.

We're all looking forward to completing the work and bringing you the final production of Read My Lips!

Brown's Mart Theatre launches 2015 SHIMMER Season

On Thursday night Brown's Mart Theatre launched its SHIMMER Season Program for 2015. Read My Lips stands alongside other local performances including The Glass Menagerie, Mary Anne Butler's new work Broken, Australia Day by Jonathan Biggins and the latest absurdities of Creatures of Habit.

Read My Lips will be performed at Brown's Mart from 3-15 November.