Artistic Research and Development

The projects have clear developmental aim; research and development potential production material.

Origens / Origins Festival

Festival of Script Readings & Scratch Development Projects to test out new ideas and breathe life into the translated works of international playwrights old and new.

‘Origins/Origens’, co-produced with the Brazilian Embassy in 2005, led StoneCrabs to re-evaluate the concept of ‘script reading’ by ‘moving’ the play with script in hand. Professional directors and actors bring the printed page to life in a very immediate way and provide an intriguing glimpse into the acting process.

Origens / Origins 2010; Off The Wall – Contemporary Writing from Europe
Origens / Origins 2007; 4 Playwrights: 3 Continents: 7 Deadly Sins
Origens / Origins 2006; Nova Dramaturgia of Brazil
Origens / Origins 2005; Season of Nelson Rodrigues Plays

Dialogues in Theatre

Our international programme Dialogues in Theatre is committed to the practice of cultural exchange and the celebration of shared experience by promoting a participant-centred philosophy through the medium of Theatre. To make this a reality, StoneCrabs undertakes to exchange with other companies as well as to train participants both in the UK and in other countries to become the practitioners/facilitators of the future.

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Dialogues in Theatre 3 – Japan, 2008: StoneCrabs returns to Tokyo as part of the UK-Japan Celebrations – for more information: www.ukjapan2008.jp supported by Anglo-Daiwa Foundation and British Council in Tokyo.
Dialogues in Theatre 2 – Japan, 2006: StoneCrabs had the wonderful opportunity to run workshops in Tokyo for CaramelBox Theatre Company. Franko Figueiredo, Tereza Araujo and Kwong Loke spent two successful weeks in Tokyo working on this programme with Japanese actors. A rich dialogue, mutual learning and enhanced mutual respect were achieved. Ground covered by the workshops included Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed, staging Shakespeare and Voice for the stage
Dialogues in Theatre 1 – Brazil, 2006: Franko Figueiredo & Tereza Araujo collaborated with Vila Velha Theatre Youth Group in a series of workshops promoting the sharing of their beliefs, values and skills. We also explored the opportunities for empowerment through an ongoing theatre education and cultural exchange programme between arts and education practitioners and young people internationally.