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Bedlam Festival 2012
Hello!
So, Christmas has been and gone, along with all the festive treats it brings, and the New Year will soon be nothing but a hazy, painful memory, while the winter weather continues to bite at your dainty little toes as you soon begin to wander back to lecture halls, tutorial rooms and the silence of the library. BUT FEAR NOT. Bedlam Theatre shall fling open its big red doors for BEDLAM FESTIVAL - a week of shows, workshops and utter loveliness to keep you happy and drunk into the new semester. Hey! There’s even a schedule for your perusal....
MONDAY 23 JANUARY
12:00 EUSOG Workshop
2:00 Waterworks
3:30 Directing Workshop
4:45 Killing Time
6:45 Mossflower
9:00 Nox
TUESDAY 24 JANUARY
12:15 Shakespeare’s Monarchs (a show from the EUSC)
1:30 Shakespeare Company Workshop
6:00 Writing Workshop
8:00 A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
WEDNESDAY 25 JANUARY
1:00 Candlewasters
4:45 Tech Workshop
7:00 Afternoon At the Seaside
8:00 Improverts Tech Workshop
10:30 The Improverts
THURSDAY 26 JANUARY
12:00 Adapting for the Stage Workshop
1:45 The Rhino At the End of the Waterslide
3:30 Stage Blood Wokshop
6:00 Killing Time
8:30 Nox
FRIDAY 27 JANUARY
12:30 Afternoon at the Seaside
2:15 Puppet Making Workshop
5:00 Candlewasters
8:00 Improverts Tech Workshop
10:30 The Improverts
SATURDAY 28 JANUARY
12:00 Improverts Workshop
3:00 Waterworks
4:00 Fringe Workshop / Q&A
4:30 Costuming Workshop
9:00 24 Hour Play Performance
All workshops are free, and all shows are just £2.50 a pop. In addition to all these wondrous goings on, the building will be open from 12pm to 12am from January 23rd – January 28th, serving delicious delights and sizeable pitchers of cocktail in the Cafe. Come along, hang out, chat. Bedlam Festival is a great opportunity to get involved with the Edinburgh University Theatre Company and there will always be plenty of people around to help you do so. Or, if you’re already well involved, it’s a great opportunity to remain so, but for 12 hours a day.
Hope to see you soon!
Love,
The Bedlam Festival Team x
Fringe 2012 Show Applications
It's that time of year again, we're now taking show applications for Bedlam Fringe 2012. Visit www.bedlamfringe.co.uk for more information.
Fringe Jobs 2012
Applications have now opened for some manager positions for Bedlam Theatre's Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012. The available jobs are:
Accounts Manager
Front of House Manager
IT Manager
Press, Publicity and Marketing Manager
Technical Manager
Theatre Manager
Further details about the jobs, application process, and deadlines can be found at www.bedlamfringe.co.uk/workforus
MERRY FESTIVE OPEN AUDITIONS!
Oh my, it looks like it's that festive time of year once again! Head along down to Bedlam Theatre for another exciting set of OPEN AUDITIONS!
SATURDAY/SUNDAY 2PM-6PM
ALL WELCOME!
NO EXPERIENCE OR PREPARATION NECESSARY!
The shows auditioning this slot are:
The Metamorphoses
by Mary Zimmerman, adapted from Ovid
Ovid’s Metamorphoses are a collection of myths and tales based on the theme of change. Zimmerman’s script is hilarious and beautiful take on these: they become timeless yet relevant pictures of our lives: poignant, funny, tragic and farcical. She presents ten stories, told by a musically driven, rough and lovely chorus, played out by vivid representations of gods and mortals – using physicality, song, and general bad-ass-ery. They’re told in a contemporary style, full of modern tropes and gags, while still maintaining the simplicity of the original stories.
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451 is Ray Bradbury’s own stage adaptation of his classic pulp sci-fi novel of the same name. First published in 1953, it tells the story of Guy Montag, a fireman whose job is to burn books which have been outlawed as the source of all unhappiness. When he meets 16 year old Clarisse McClellan, who is filled with strange ideas, Montag begins to question his actions, his own perceived happiness and the society that he is a part of. He is led into a highly combustible situation and must choose between continuing his nonexistent existence and risking everything for the right to think. Basically it’s an epic character drama set against the backdrop of a retro-futuristic dystopia. And FIRE.
Vatnsdal
original writing by Ian Culleton
An original piece adapting the ancient Icelandic "Saga of the People of Vatnsdal" for the stage. Full of blood, fighting, drinking, and poetry, Vatnsdal examines the concepts of honor, kinship, vengeance, and murder through the eyes of the brutal Icelandic men of the Vatn river valley. (Females welcome in male roles.)
So come along to Bedlam's red side door and blow us away with your mad acting skills!
Candlewasters - New Writing Showcase
No experience necessary, please do get in touch with any questions! The deadline for applications is Friday 25th November, please email Mihaela at aliceboreas@gmail.com.
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