Simon Reade
Filter c/o Ferdy Roberts
Lyric Hammersmith
Lyric Square
King Street
London W6 0QL
T +44 (0)7966 485933
E simon@filtertheatre.com
W filtertheatre.com
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SIZE OF COMPANY
8–10 on the road
SCALE OF VENUE
Small-, middle- and large-scale
PERMANENT STAFF
Co-Artistic Directors
Oliver Dimsdale, Ferdy Roberts and Tim Philips
ARTISTIC POLICY
Filter brings together actors, musicians, technicians, designers, writers and directors to create both new works of original theatre and thrilling incarnations of existing texts. Filter’s shows create an on-stage fusion of live and recorded music and sound, naturalistic and stylised physical movement and video images. The live chemistry between these elements is a vital aspect of the company’s work.
REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘Work that dazzles the eye, enchants the ear, and stimulates both the heart and mind.’ Daily Telegraph (Water)
‘Filter is a company blessed with wit, style and a touch of magic.’ Daily Telegraph (Filter)
‘Fresh, fast and very funny… Chaotic, creative and zinging with vibrant irreverence.’ The Times (Twelfth Night)
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Twelfth Night An inventive reworking of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedy, using live music and a playful performance style to create an exciting production more like a gig than theatre. Produced in association with the RSC. (75 mins, no interval, 8 on stage, 10 on the road.)
Water A Filter and Lyric Hammersmith co-production. Water intercuts between powerful individual stories exploring man’s desire to push himself to the limits in an increasingly unstable world of climate change. (90 mins, no interval, 5 on stage, 8 on the road.)
FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Three Sisters Filter and Sean Holmes re-imagine Chekhov's Three Sisters as a hymn to memory, sound and character, and the search for ever elusive happiness. A Lyric Hammersmith production.
Silence A disenchanted British journalist travels to Moscow to meet a controversial artist where she uncovers more than she bargained for, and profound truths about her own past. An RSC production, directed by David Farr.
A Western As gold rush towns spring up all over the West Coast of America, Filter explores how a European odyssey came to populate these towns. Inspired by compelling family histories of Filter collaborators.
WRAP-AROUND
Pre- and post-show discussions. Workshops available on devising theatre, use of interactive sound in performance, and innovative approaches to classic text. Suitable for young people aged 11+, and young professionals.
RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2009 Netherlands, Germany (Twelfth Night)
TOURING AVAILABILITY
Twelfth Night/Water from January 2010 onwards
Three Sisters: from April 2010 onwards
Silence: from June 2011 onwards
A Western: from 2012 onwards
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