Pacifists and Protesters
A two part presentation featuring
A Dangerous Woman
(shortlisted for The Adrian Pagan New Writing Award),
a new play by Alexander J Gifford,
followed by a dramatic rendition of the words
of poets, pacifists and other protesters
Derby 1918. On the basis of fabricated evidence, Alice Wheeldon is sent to prison for 15 years for attempting to assassinate the Prime Minister. Her real crime: sheltering young men, voiding being conscripted to the armed forces. Alice’s story is a powerful human drama, exposing how far the British government will go to thwart the freedom of its citizen to oppose war. It is a stirring and relevant tale, brought to you by The Gloucester Theatre Company with their usual blend of imaginative staging, bewitching music and stunning choreographed movement. |
"a roaring success""splendid ensemble stuff""raw, thrilling theatre”(reviews for previous GTC productions) |
We have creative partnerships with a number of theatre companies across Europe. We regularly run theatre-based training courses in the UK, Georgia and Albania - funded by the EU Erasmus + programme and attended by young people from all over the continent. These are precious experiences, through which we build a real sense of social cohesion and artistic togetherness - learning and sharing from all our different theatre traditions. Participants on these courses have described them as: "more useful to me than three years at drama school", "very powerful and helpful, I received more than I thought possible". We believe that the European project is an important one, to which transnational theatre collaborations can make an important contribution. In Sept 2017, we will launch The International Shakespeare Project with a production of King Lear, staged in partnership with Ch-erete (Greece) and The House of Puglu (Lithuania).
Youth Theatre for Social Inclusion - Georgia, December 2013, Theatre for Young Europeans - Albania, January 2014, Act for Europe, Theatre for Active Citizenship - UK, October 2014, Act for Europe, Theatre for Active Citizenship - Albania, November 2014, Act for Europe, Theatre for Active Citizenship - Georgia, November, 2014, Youth Takes the Stage, Theatre and Campaigning - Georgia , May 2015, Youth Takes the Stage, Theatre and Campaigning - Albania, June 2015, Youth Takes the Stage, Theatre and Campaigning - UK, September 2015
We began with family theatre. Resident at The Picturedrome on Barton Street, we created large-scale adaptations of classic children’s stories, using live music, puppetry and dance. Alongside these professional shows, we developed a thriving-in-the-community scheme, including a particularly popular young company. Some of our young actors were so good, we decided to put them in our professional shows – providing them with on-the-job training. We realized that, in doing this, we were effectively rediscovering the principles of regional, repertory theatre. This became our goal as a company: to work constantly on productions with casts that include both experienced professionals and young actors, learning their craft. In recognition of this work, we have received large-scale funding from The Arts Council, The Sainsbury’s Trust, The BBC, The British Council, Gloucester Council and the Erasmus + and Youth in Action programmes of the EU.
Over the years, we have developed a working relationship with a number of theatre companies around Europe, in partnership with whom we deliver actor-training courses. These courses run throughout the year and have been attended by actors from practically every country in Europe. We are currently building an pan-European ensemble with the goal of launching The International Shakespeare Project. We are also launching ourselves as a touring company, due to tour our first piece, A Dangerous Woman, in 2018.
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