Contact in situ: theatre company

Telephone: 01223 211451

E-mail: info@insitutheatre.co.uk

About in situ:

in situ: is the successor to Cambridge Experimental Theatre, the pioneering avant-garde group of the 80's and 90's.

in situ: creates performances outside the boundaries of conventional theatre by performing in non-theatre spaces - houses, churches, museums - and employing the tools of theatre-making - especially voice, text and story - in new and surprising ways.

in situ: is professionally-run, but works with a large number of non-professional collaborators from all walks of life, who join the group as a result of attending workshops.

History

in situ: was formed in April 2000 to produce high-quality theatre productions emphasising the use of the space and environment (usually concentrating on non-theatre spaces), extended vocality and technology. The three members of in situ: have worked together for more than 5 years and have specific strengths in acting, directing and technology.

in situ:'s work has developed into three main threads:

Professional touring productions

Small-scale touring productions, the first of which "Father, Can't You See I'm Burning" was based in a house. "Paradise" was designed end-on for small-medium theatres and "Mirabilis", which was funded by a grant from the Arts Council, toured redundant churches across East Anglia between May and July 2004.

Workshop productions

Longer-term workshop developments over 2-3 terms involving students (frequently regular participants) to produce a single run (sometimes two, depending on availability) of 1-2 weeks in a single venue.

Past productions have included "Decameron" and "The Macbeth Project", both based in a house, and "Without History" based in the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. In July 2003 the production was based on H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds", in 2004 it was Euripedes' "The Bacchae" and in 2005, "The Canterbury Tales" and "The Hedda Gabler Project".

Workshops

From one- or two-day courses covering beginners and advanced acting skills and workshops on specific techniques and practitioners, to residential, environmental workshops involving performance in outdoor spaces.