| Improbable 's Open Space Event DEVOTED AND DISGRUNTLED What are we going to do about theatre ? Facilitated by Phelim McDermott 7th and 8th January 2006 , 10am - 7pm At National Youth Theatre , 443-445 Holloway Road , London , N7 6LW I have been involved with professional theatre and performance since I left college in 1985 . Since that time I have created and co created shows which have ranged from totally improvised and devised work to classical texts for repertory theatres , from puppetry to site specific work and from dance theatre to comedy . I have performed , designed , written , devised , taught , improvised and served on the Board of the Actor 's centre . Yet in all this time I have often felt an outsider in my own profession . There are things I love about theatre and things I find very difficult . . t hings which I wish were different . I find myself both devoted and disgruntled . Over the years I have often found myself gossiping and moaning about how the world I work in could be better . Not just about what we put on the stage but how we produce , manage and administrate our work . How we create it in all aspects and how we treat each other as a creative community . As a result of a NESTA fellowship I have been able to train in and research some new ways of working with groups , learning from other creative and developmental fields . On 7th and 8th of January Improbable will be hosting an Open Space Event , which I will facilitate . It hopes to support some creative ideas and actions around the issues you might feel devoted and disgruntled about . It will address the things you care about and maybe wish could be different in any aspect of our profession . The things , which you feel are important or unaddressed in our community . It will be the first time Improbable has hosted an event like this and I invite you to join us in this new adventure of trying to make change happen , or even if you are just curious about a new way of working with groups in a self organising way . I would like to stress that this event will not just be a discussion or a talking shop . We are aiming to take action and to make a difference . If you care see you there . Phelim Phelim McDermott , Co-Artistic Director , Improbable Although Open Space may be new to you it has been used all over the world with predictable results . It will be an exciting open-ended event that enables a self-organising group to use its collective imagination to deal with complex issues and it will achieve this in an incredibly short space of time . By the end of the event the following will have occurred : - Every issue of concern to anybody will have been raised , if they took responsibility for doing that . - All issues will have received full discussion , to the extent desired . - A full report of issues and discussions will be in the hands of all participants . - And YOU will have taken part in making it happen . A strong point of Open Space is it 's ability to unite groups of enormous diversity , to that end we are encouraging all participants . HOW TO REGISTER : TICKETS : £ 15/person . All proceeds are to cover direct costs of this event including the hire of the space , refreshments and equipment hires . SUBSIDISED TICKETS : We have a number subsidised places available , at a reduced rate of £ 5. If you feel that your circumstances mean that you might qualify for one of these please drop an e-mail to : whatarewegoingtodoabouttheatre@improbable . c o. u k . They will be offered on a first come first served basis . FIVE FOR THE PRICE OF FOUR GROUP DISCOUNT : Apply as a group of five and you can have five tickets for £ 60 . THE DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS THE 9TH DECEMBER . PLEASE SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO : Improbable 4th Floor 43 The Aldwych London WC2B 0QY I am writing to reserve ( PLEASE FILL IN AMOUNT OF PLACES ) place/s for the Open Space Event on the 7th and 8th January 2006 . I enclose a cheque for £ ( PLEASE FILL IN AMOUNT ) made payable to Improbable . Please write a sentence or two describing what you do in order to help us get a sense of who is coming . E. g . I am a performer , who makes my own work , and works with different companies . If you are applying as a group to get the group discount please write a sentence on each of you . I am a. ... ... ... ... ... ... . . NAME : E-MAIL ADDRESS : TELEPHONE NUMBER : ADDRESS : National Youth Theatre is an accessible building . Please let us know on application if you have any needs we should be aware of to enable you to attend . -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tickets will be offered on a first come first served basis so please book early to ensure your place . We regret that we will be unable to offer a refund if you are unable to attend . If the event becomes fully booked we will inform you as soon as possible and return your cheque to you . Need any more info ? Contact Improbable , 020 7240 4556 whatarewegoingtodoabouttheatre@improbable . c o. u k , www . i mprobable . c o. u k or www . c lusterform . c om , launched on 21.11.05 The event is supported by National Youth Theatre and will be facilitated by Phelim McDermott who is a NESTA fellow . |