Ollie Smith or Becci Lister
Reckless Sleepers
3–9 Hockley
Nottingham NG1 1FH
T +44 (0)115 911 1471
E info@reckless-sleepers.co.uk
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Small- to middle-scale
PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Mole Wetherell
Coordinator
Ollie Smith
Development Manager
Becci Lister
ARTISTIC POLICY
Reckless Sleepers has been making and touring work nationally and internationally for 20 years. Based in Nottingham (UK) and Gent (Belgium), the company creates original theatre pieces, installation projects, and interventions for theatres, galleries, museums, and site-specific contexts that aim to entertain and challenge audiences, viewers, and participants.
REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘A wry, mischievous, lyrical and perceptive witness to the times we live in.’ The Herald ()
‘There is something about the simplicity of this show that is unbearably moving.’ The Guardian ()
‘Really stimulating in-flight entertainment.’ The Herald ()
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Two men are pretending to be pilots. Two men are pretending to be George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley pretending to be pilots. (60 mins approx, no interval, 2 on the road.)
An imaginary world in which to explore an act of terror. A dangerous journey into a world of feathers and fear. (60 mins, no interval, 2 on the road.)
A performance menu of last meal requests and the last words of the famous and infamous. (60 mins approx, no interval, 5 on the road.)
FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
A performance with a real snowman melting on stage, concerned with nostalgia, memories, romance and childhood. Currently in production and ready for touring from autumn 2010.
Reckless Sleepers will be revisiting their visually striking performance piece Schrödinger’s Box in 2011, over a decade after the original was staged.
A performance piece to be created in 2010/11.
WRAP-AROUND
Reckless Sleepers have delivered projects for and with students or young practitioners in the UK and mainland Europe. The publication Trial illustrates the devising methodologies the company have used in developing performance projects over a period of 20 years. A lecture performance accompanies the publication’s launch at venues and universities. The company regularly host post-show discussions and lead residencies to accompany their performances.
RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2009 Belgium ()
2008 Belgium, Netherlands (), Italy (), Belgium ()
TOURING AVAILABILITY
and throughout 2010
from 2010–2011
from 2010–12
from 2011
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