Matthew Austin
Residence
The Milk Bar
11 St Nicholas Street
Bristol
BS1 1UE
T +44 (0)7989 500732
E matthew@thespecialguests.co.uk
W thespecialguests.co.uk
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SIZE OF COMPANY
4 on the road
SCALE OF VENUE
Small-scale
PERMANENT STAFF
Company Members
Matthew Austin, Lucy Cassidy, Nina Wyllie, Suzie Zara
ARTISTIC POLICY
The Special Guests is a contemporary performance company that works collectively, devising theatre for a variety of contexts, including theatres, outdoor festivals, and galleries. The Special Guests’ work seeks to question, interrogate, and respond to the world we live in and our relationships with other people through an open-hearted, playful performance style. The company seeks to make work that is ‘with’ an audience, and that plays with theatrical form and convention.
REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘An intriguing, sinister new piece of work about religious cults from The Special Guests.’ The Guardian
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
A performance about religious cults, charismatic leaders, power, persuasion, weakness and how everyone is really just looking for something, a little something to make them happy. (80 mins, 3 on stage, 5 on the road.)
Using specially doctored telephones, The Special Guests while away the hours helping you reunite yourself with whatever it is you’re missing. (Up to 6 hours durational, 4 on stage, 4 on the road.)
// Three flexible walkabout/non-theatre pieces suitable for music and arts festivals. All three work interactively with audiences and are suitable for families. (Variable lengths up to 4 hours, maximim 4 on stage and on the road.)
WRAP-AROUND
The Special Guests can lead workshops in devised performance and theatre-making. The company will also undertake post-show discussions, residencies, talks and symposia.
RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2009 Germany ()
TOURING AVAILABILITY
from January 2010
All other productions, contact the company
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