Here's what's happening...

THE UNBUILT ROOM - I’m very excited to present a new Unbuilt Room at ⋄Pitzhanger Manor⋄, the country home of architect Sir John Soane in the early 1800s. Newly renovated - and now boasting a contemporary art gallery with an inaugural exhibition of work by Anish Kapoor - the manor is holding a Late event on 28 June (⋄info here⋄).

19 - A brief break from Beowulf to try something new! Across 2019, I’ll be presenting 19 short work-in-progress experiments in performance-games and interactive storytelling at Battersea Arts Centre, London. The next three performances are Wednesday 10 July (a bit more ⋄info here⋄).

These are not episodic shows (they’re not related to each other… so you don’t have to see number 3 to see number 7) — and they’re timed so you can one of the other shows on at BAC. Plus, tickets are pay-what-you-can! But capacity is limited, so do try to book in advance ⋄here⋄.

BEOWULF is on the road in 2019! With shows across the country, including The British Library — the home of the original Beowulf manuscript!

Info, tour dates and two video trailers ⋄here⋄

In other news: I have a few other projects bubbling away… more to announce in soon...

A bit about...

Developed at ⋄Battersea Arts Centre⋄ with support from ⋄Queen Mary University of London⋄ and ⋄The Marlborough Theatre, Brighton⋄, this adaptation presents the epic Beowulf - one of the oldest surviving poems in English - as a new performance-game.  As in my other shows, the audience is in control, exploring a world of heroes and monsters and looking at the enduring power of stories.

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through
⋄Arts Council England⋄.

ALREADY GONE:

2019

• ⋄Beowulf⋄ on tour...

  • Bedford - Fri 11 Jan > ⋄The Place⋄

  • London - Wed 23 Jan > ⋄The British Library⋄

  • Leicester - Thurs 31 Jan > ⋄Attenborough Arts Centre⋄

  • Norwich - Fri 1 Feb > ⋄The Garage⋄

  • Isle of Wight - Thurs 7 Feb > ⋄Ventnor Exchange⋄

  • Walton-on-Thames - Fri 8 Feb > ⋄Riverhouse Barn⋄

  • Oxford - Fri 15 Feb > ⋄The Old Fire Station⋄

• The first evening of ⋄19⋄, my year-long series of short experiments in interactive storytelling - Fri 22 Feb > ⋄Battersea Arts Centre⋄

• More ⋄Beowulf⋄ on tour...

  • Folkestone - Thurs 28 Feb > ⋄Quarterhouse⋄

  • Havant - Fri 1 Mar > ⋄The Spring⋄

  • Maidenhead - Web 6 Mar > ⋄Norden Farm Centre for the Arts⋄

  • Chichester - Thurs 7 Mar > ⋄The Showroom⋄

  • Leeds - Fri 8 Mar > ⋄The Leeds Library⋄ (presented as part of the Leeds Lit Festival 2019)

  • Slough - Sat 9 Mar > ⋄The Curve⋄

  • Farnham - Thurs 14 Mar > ⋄Farnham Maltings⋄

  • Hemel Hempstead Fri 15 Mar > ⋄The Old Town Hall⋄

  • Lincoln - Wed 20 Mar > ⋄Lincoln Performing Arts Centre⋄

2018

• A special treat to present Beowulf at ⋄The British Library⋄ in conjunction with the ⋄Anglo-Saxons Kingdoms exhibition⋄ (23-24 Nov). Returning 23 Jan 2019!

• Very pleased to have presented a brand-new version of A House Repeated for ⋄Brighton Festival⋄ 2018!  At Brighton Dome 6-11 May, 2018... More info ⋄here⋄

• ⋄Beowulf⋄ on tour...

  • Brighton - Wed 31 Jan & Thurs 1 Feb > ⋄Marlborough Theatre⋄

  • Canterbury - Thurs 8 Feb > ⋄Marlowe Theatre⋄

  • Reading - Wed 21 Feb > ⋄South Street⋄

  • London - 14 - 31 Mar > ⋄Battersea Arts Centre⋄

  • Plymouth - Wed 25 April > ⋄The House⋄

2017

• A special preview presentation of Beowulf at ⋄Sutton Hoo⋄, the ⋄National Trust's⋄ Anglo-Saxon royal burial site > Saturday Oct 21.

• The Unbuilt Room returned in an all-new version made for Oxford Playhouse.  This new, larger-format version of the show was based on the city of Oxford and presented in a vault of Brasenose College as part of the Playhouse Plays Out programme > 20-22 March.

• I presented the work-in-progress showings in the Story Scratch series at ⋄Battersea Arts Centre⋄ and ⋄Queen Mary University of London⋄ > 8 Feb, 15 Mar, 20 & 24 May

• A House Repeated's 2016-17 tour continued...

  • Aldershot - Wed 25 Jan > ⋄West End Centre⋄

  • Reading - Thurs 9 Feb > ⋄South Street⋄

  • Canterbury - Fri 17 Feb > ⋄Marlowe Theatre⋄

  • Colchester - Thurs 2 March > ⋄Lakeside Theatre⋄

  • Chichester - Thurs 27 April > ⋄The ShowRoom⋄

  • Lincoln - Sat 30 Sept > ⋄LPAC⋄

2016

• A House Repeated's 2016-17 tour got underway...

  • ⋄MIlton Keynes⋄ - Fri 15 July > ⋄info⋄

  • ⋄Derby Theatre⋄ - Sat 23 July > ⋄DEparture Lounge⋄

  • ⋄MAC, Birmingham⋄ - Sat 8 Oct > ⋄info⋄

  • ⋄Battersea Arts Centre, London⋄ - 18-22 & 24-29 Oct > ⋄info⋄

  • Brighton - Thurs 3 Nov > ⋄Marlborough Theatre⋄

  • Plymouth - Wed 9 Nov > ⋄The House⋄

• I contributed to ⋄The Museum of London's⋄ CITY | SPACE | VIDEO GAMES series, giving a short talk for "Art, Video Games and Digital Worlds" evening on 7/11. Plus I performed a new, larger-audience version of The Unbuilt Room before the talk.

• ⋄Zoe Bouras⋄ and I presented a new performance game for ⋄Home Live Art's⋄ At Home: A 21st Century Salon, part of the ⋄Brighton Festival⋄. Fri 20 & Sat 21 May at Brighton's amazing ⋄Angel House⋄.

• A House Repeated was at the ⋄Now Play This⋄ games festival at Somerset House, London on 3 April.

2015

• A House Repeated - a "team" version of The Unbuilt Room - sold out a three week run at ⋄Battersea Arts Centre⋄ -- 7-24 October (Wed - Sat).

• ⋄We This Way⋄ was on tour in November & December... playing MAC (Birmingham), House (Plymouth), Stratford Circus (London), The Bike Shed Theatre (Exeter) and The Marlborough Theatre (Brighton)... more to come in 2016!

• ⋄The Unbuilt Room⋄ was at the ⋄Now Play This⋄ games festival at Somerset House, London on Saturday 5th September...

• ...and at ⋄Lakeside Theatre⋄ in Essex on 30th September and 1st October.

• ⋄We This Way⋄ was at ⋄Summerhall⋄ throughout August for the Edinburgh Fringe.

• ⋄The Unbuilt Room⋄ was at ⋄Latitude Festival⋄ on ⋄Sunday 19th July⋄.

• I presented a short talk about ⋄Rules and Regs⋄ at ⋄Ovalhouse's⋄ ⋄This Thing Called Artist Development⋄ on Friday 22nd May.

• I worked with ⋄PAN Studio⋄ on a prototype of ⋄The Lost Palace⋄ for ⋄Historic Royal Palaces⋄.

2014 and before... you can find more info on different projects at ⋄unbuiltroom.com⋄, ⋄houserepeated.com⋄, ⋄wethisway.com⋄ and ⋄rulesandregs.org⋄.