Mandy Smith
Pilot Theatre
York Theatre Royal
St Leonards Place
York YO1 7HD
T +44 (0)190 463 5755
F +44 (0)190 465 6378
E Info@pilot-theatre.com
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SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale
PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Marcus Romer
Administrative Producer
Mandy Smith
Company Administrator
Sarah Seddon
PR Manager
Rebecca Storey
ARTISTIC POLICY
Pilot Theatre is a national touring theatre company with over 25 years’ experience delivering high-quality theatre work to a target audience of young people. The work aims for inspirational presentation and production values, and is supported by extensive education resources. Pilot Theatre won the award for Best Show for Young People at the 2008 TMA/Stage Awards for Looking for JJ.
REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘Brilliant – stunning production... superb ensemble... skilful direction. If you see nothing else, see this.’ Manchester Evening News (Lord of the Flies)
‘This is a genuinely important piece of young people’s theatre, every bit as thoughtful and demanding as its audience deserves.’ The Times (Looking for JJ)
‘This is astonishingly grown-up and hard-hitting theatre for young people.’ The Guardian (This Child)
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
The Fever Chart Three visions of the Middle East By Naomi Wallace. Three stories that explore the possibility of humanity in the most inhumane conditions. The play draws us into a world of intense emotion set against the realities of war. This play contains some explicit language. (85 mins, 3 on stage, 5 on the road.)
Catcher in Their Eye by Richard Hurford. A man obsessed with Holden Caulfield, the fictional protagonist of J.D. Salinger's novel Catcher in the Rye. This is the story of Mark Chapman – the man who shot John Lennon – on his last night of anonymity. This play contains some strong language. (60 mins, 2 on stage, 4 on the road.)
FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare. Working with a range of artists, this production will build on Pilots’ reputation for accessible, relevant productions incorporating sound and projection. With a Manga influence, this will be a stunning telling of the world's most famous love story. (Length tbc,12 on stage, 15 on the road.)
WRAP-AROUND
Participatory workshops, post-show talks, education resource packs, extensive web resources including podcasts, discussion forums, blogs, feedback sites, audio and visual clips, YouTube, Facebook and MySpace presence etc. Pilot Theatre have recently run workshop programmes for teachers in Italy and will be running a workshop programme for young people in Estonia later in 2010.
RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2009 Bermuda (Lord of the Flies), Hungary (Playground Stories)
2008 China (Kafka’s The Trial), Russia (teachers training event)
TOURING AVAILABILITY
Catcher in Their Eye available from January 2010
The Fever Chart available from April 2010
Romeo & Juliet available from September 2010
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