Paul Davies
Volcano Theatre Company
Swansea Metropolitan University
Townhill Road
Swansea SA2 0UT
T +44 (0)179 228 1280
F +44 (0)179 228 1282
E paul@volcanotheatre.co.uk
W volcanotheatre.co.uk
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SIZE OF COMPANY
2–10 on the road
SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to large-scale
PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Directors
Paul Davies and Fern Smith
Marketing & Admin Manager
Claudine Conway
ARTISTIC POLICY
Volcano is an original voice in theatre. Volcano provokes and invigorates with performance that is dissenting, unpredictable and robust. Volcano is radical and contemporary, reflecting and affirming Wales’s place at the nexus of new countries that make up modern Europe. The company’s repertoire includes experimental new writing and devised work, iconoclastic re-workings or deconstructions of the classics, and site-specific festival pieces.
REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘This challenging, charismatic and suitably unclassifiable production leaves us in no doubt that books matter.’ The Guardian ()
‘A show so strange that this water-drenched weirdness is an hour of intelligent insanity well worth catching.’ The Vancouver Sun (
‘Volcano’s breakneck piece of cut-and-paste Shakespeare is uniformly captivating. A sharp, witty mix of kitsch and solemnity.’ Venue Magazine ()
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Consciousness, nihilism, and the making of Apocalypse Now. Exploring the possibilities of radical political action, and an almost love-affair.
A theatrical quartet exploring an extraordinary book. Inspired by The Rings of Saturn by WG Sebald. (90 mins, 5 on the road.)
A journey through the political, cultural and aesthetic significance of water. Outdoor festival promenade piece. (60 mins, 10 on the road.)
FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Working with refugee/immigrant artists and performers in host country, leading to participation in performance. (For selected artists.)
A cult musical with a medical theme. (6 on stage, 8 on the road.)
WRAP-AROUND
Workshops, residencies and masterclasses on physical theatre, devising, adapting a text, directing, writing (for professionals 16+). Post-show talks (for audiences).
The walk explores, documents and observes the local landscape and environment using photography, drawing and group discussion (for everyone).
science workshops for schools (ages approx 8–12). Unique outdoor set can host talks, receptions, seminars, etc. on environmental/scientific themes. Creative water-themed workshops (for professionals 16+).
RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2008 Canada (), Republic of Ireland ()
TOURING AVAILABILITY
All current productions available throughout 2010/2011
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