> > latest news:
> Paul, as lead artist of Daedalus Theatre Company, received funding for a revival of the installation based performance Selfish, which he directed and designed. The revivial took place at Camden People's Theatre in October alongside a programme of research and development work for new shows, including an exciting new project focusing on Burundi, which moves into a second R&D stage this July supported by CPT. The model for Selfish is in the new theatre design exhibition at the V&A. See below under Daedalus for links to more info.
> > currently running/touring shows designed by Paul:
> On the Rocks by Amy Rosenthal, Hampstead Theatre, 26 June - 26 July, directed by Clare Lizzimore. www.hampsteadtheatre.com
> Black Stuff - a new piece for Shams Theatre with director and performer Jonathan Young. Tour started in March. Will be going to Edinburgh Fringe this year. www.shams.org.uk
> > upcoming shows designed by Paul:
> Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker, The Watermill, Newbury (West Berkshire Playhouse), Wed 17th Sep - Sat 25th Oct, directed by Alex Clifton. www.watermill.org.uk
> > recent shows designed by Paul:
> The Only Girl in the World by Glynn Maxwell, at the Arcola Theatre, London 29 April - 24 May, directed by Alex Clifton.
> Jonah and Otto - a new play for the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, by Robert Holman, directed by Clare Lizzimore. 12 March to 05 April. With Ian McDiarmid and Andrew Sheridan.
> Triptych by Edna O'Brien, at Southwark Playhouse, April 9th - May 10th, directed by Sean Mathias. With Terry Norton, Orla Brady and Jessica Ellerby.
> School of Dark - a collaboration for Apples and Snakes with poet and musician Charlie Dark, director Mervyn Miller and grafitti artist Remi/Rough to create a touring performance/workshop on poetry for 8 - 11 yr olds. Toured, then ran at The Unicorn Theatre, London. www.applesandsnakes.org
> Tom Fool, by Franz Xaver Kroetz, directed by Clare Lizzimore, was at Glasgow Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow, and then The Bush Theatre London.
> > other recent projects include:
> Pakistan: Presence and Process - Paul led a seminar on scenography for the new theatre department at the National College of Arts, Pakistan, then also led the creation of Rang, a 'play without actors', showcasing the work of the designers and others who participated in the seminar. www.nca.edu.pk/theatre.htm
> > > Click here to read the article Paul wrote for the Society of British Theatre Designers about his work in Pakistan.
< < click on the head for more info on Selfish.
Paul received Arts Council funding to rework and then restage Daedalus's Selfish, the devised, multimedia work he was commissioned to make by The Arches, Glasgow. Alongside the performances, work in progress workshops are taking place on Out of Nothing and a new project on Burundi.
> the Daedalus Theatre Company website
> > Scale Project's New Town/Suitcase City projects, part of the series of collaborations run by Simon Daw and Paul Burgess, formed part of the exhibition 2D - 3D: Design for Theatre and Performance, organised by the Society of British Theatre Designers, at the Millennium Galleries, Sheffield, The Prague Quadrennial '03 and the Theatre Museum, Covent Garden. The fully illustrated exhibition catalogue is available from the SBTD office and theatre bookshops, including the RNT bookshop. New work is in the early stages of development.
NEWS: Scale Project recently collaborated with Julia Lee Barclay (Apocryphal Theatre) on a Future Worlds: Tricon Innit at the Lorem Ispum Gallery, Vyner Street. It was also shown at a Jumble It Up night at MadCap, Milton Keynes and an Exploding Cinema night at The Half Moon, Herne Hill. More dates to come...
Strings, a new (we hope) TV series for which Paul has so far designed the pilot episode now has a MySpace page: www.myspace.com/graeae.
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