Directed by Gemma Alldred Subsequent additional direction by Gina Vickers 2011 / 2013 Create 13, York St. John University 2013 ongoing performances Speaking Ourselves is Out of Character’s second mental health themed show. This performance has gone through various permutations and developments since work began on it in 2011 with founding director Gemma Alldred. It’sContinue reading “Out of Character: Speaking Ourselves”
Author Archives: Gemma Alldred
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Performance
“Days Like These” 2012 – MA Independent Performance Project, York St John University Inspired by David Hare’s Play plenty, performed when I was at school and 17, this performance explores memory and what happens when we refuse to let go of our past, ‘it’s as though it’s all been written out on the page forContinue reading “Performance”
Sex and the Studio
Couldn’t resist that title as it flowed off my finger tips onto the screen… no delete button for that instant outpouring. I’ve been in the studio re-membering Underwear as part of my current research which I’m calling ‘Make again. Make new.’ Its been an interesting few hours and it was good to get started, startingContinue reading “Sex and the Studio”
Live Art Therapy
Live Art Therapy | An Exploration of Fear | An Exploration of Exclusion Live Art Therapy is a durational, interactive installation which asks if we can find an answer to the question, ‘what is live art?’. Participants are invited to view materials, contribute to discussion and to create for camera their own stills and write description forContinue reading “Live Art Therapy”
where to now?
It’s August. I promised myself July off, which I did to some extent. I performed in a children’s theatre piece at a festival near Birmingham. Does that count as working? I keep thinking about trains. About trains and suicide. About the ripple effect of the attempt to end a life that results in delayed trains.Continue reading “where to now?”
Play Me
In this room, with us tonight is a lady. And that lady is a child. This child becomes a lady. This young girl becomes a lady. But not on her own. She needs your help to make this transition. She is asking for your help. More than that she’s begging, begging for your help toContinue reading “Play Me”
Out of Character: Homespun
Homespun Directed by Gemma Alldred May 2011: Create 11, York St. John University Homespun was a performance on the theme of ‘home’, and was a collaboration between Out of Character and the Converge students from the Working Towards Performance course. More information and performance photos can be found on the blog that was created during the process: homeandaplay.wordpress.com Continue reading “Out of Character: Homespun”
Categories
My work crosses over lots of themes, areas and disciplines. You can navigate around examples of my current and past work by selecting a topic from the drop down menu at the top right of the screen. Alternatively use the menu bar on the left hand side for an overview of different areas of myContinue reading “Categories”
Out of Character: Tales from Kafka
Adapted and Directed by Juliet Forster July 2010: York Theatre Royal “I think you cope quite sensibly with the difficulty of living…We tremble in the balance, we don’t fall, we flutter even though we may be uglier than bats” Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Franz Kafka. Drawing on a rich vein ofContinue reading “Out of Character: Tales from Kafka”
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