New Writing
Proteus announce new production: Indestructible for Jan 2024
PROTEUS THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES INDESTRUCTIBLE, WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY MARY SWAN, TO PREMIÈRE AT OMNIBUS THEATRE PRESS RELEASE: Proteus announces the full cast and creative team for Indestructible, written and directed by the company’s Artistic Director Mary Swan. Mary Swan directs Danny Charles (Christian), Paul Huntley-Thomas (Robin) and Mary Rose (Catherine) in this highly visual production…
Read MoreDo I Have Something on my Face?
I heard once that if you were to pass yourself in the street, you wouldn’t recognise your own face. Is that true? It might have been true back in the 15th century when the only way to have any idea of what you looked like was a mirror or to sit for a very expensive…
Read MoreMorning Has Broken
I am 8 years old and my sister is 10, I make her hold my hand as we walk into the building. “It will help build your confidence” is what I imagine my mum told me, or that was her reason for sending me along with my sister. My sister loved acting and singing and…
Read MoreCall of the Disco Ball
Rain or shine, dressed in a bin bag and wellies or shorts and wellies. Clutching the most expensive can of cider you’ve ever bought. One of your sunglasses has somehow lost a lens but you’re still wearing them for some unknown reason. Did you brush your teeth this morning? What time are the headliners on…
Read More“All art is illusion” – Interview with Sheila Dick
Life drawing is a form of art which captures the human body and has been around for as long as humans have walked the earth. Life drawing can be dated back to 17,000 BCE from prehistoric cave paintings, and, although they were of a basic depiction, it stands as a part of the art form’s…
Read MoreThe making of the Escape Act
ESCAPE ACT: A HOLOCAUST MEMOIR TO VISIT BASINGSTOKE PROTEUS CREATION SPACE | 3RD MAY, 7.30PM The Escape Act: A Holocaust Memoir, a new show from New York artist and performer Stav Meishar will be coming to Basingstoke. The Escape Act: A Holocaust Memoir has been supported by Arts Council England and The European Cultural Association,…
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