Every act is an act of self-definition.
I Give You PermissionBy Rosalind Church I really don’t know how to tell you thisBut I think you already suspectThat life is rarely all happinessAnd sometimes you get upset.That soon in your future you...
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Henry IV
Adapted and Directed by Juliet ForsterWritten by Luigi Pirandello15th – 18th May 2012: York Theatre Royal For the York Press review click here.
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Breath of Dust
Mark from Out of Character will be performing a solo show on Wednesday 23rd May 7.30pm at York St. John University. This autobiographical performance explores the relationship between a son and his...
View ArticleThank You Audience!
Out of Character would like to thank everyone who came and supported us at York Theatre Royal. We got some some really warm feedback about our performances. This means a great deal to us. We hope you...
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With Thanks: Two Ridings Community Foundation
To support the company and help us ensure we can take some time together as a group without the stresses of the rehearsal room and the stage, Two Ridings Community Foundation have kindly funded a...
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New Directions for 2013
New Directions for 2013 Out of Character are entering a new phase in their development as a company as co-founder and Artistic Director Gemma Alldred, leaves the post to work with theatre company, Vita...
View ArticleSpeaking Ourselves – A finalised debut!
Hello Hello!It’s been a while since we last posted a blog so I thought I would bring you all up to speed. Vicky and I have been working on the companies latest upcoming show ‘Speaking Ourselves’ which...
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Speaking Ourselves
A new peformance, and so a new poster! Designed by company member Mark Gowland.You can find more information about attending Speaking Ourselves, aswell as other Create13 events at the York St. John...
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Last Week Until Kafka
Out of Character will be presenting More Tales From Kafka in one week’s time. So now is a good time to remind you that a few tickets are still available from the York St John University store.The...
View ArticleReflections with the Company
I am a PhD student at York St John and as part of my research I’ve been working with the company to explore what we do in the creative process, what it means to us and how the company works. It’s been...
View ArticleConverge Summer School Day
Thursday 3rd September 2015York St John UniversityLord Mayor’s Walk, York YO31 7EXWe are very excited for this year's summer school. As you may know OOC is part of the Award winning Converge...
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Disturbing Shakespeare is put to rest
The 'summer hols' are nearly over and we will soon be back in rehearsal & creating our new show and so we have now put 'Disturbing Shakespeare' to rest. It's a good time to reflect on what we...
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Funny Business
It's great to be back in rehearsal and creatively working together again after the summer break. After the challenges of Kafka and Disturbing Shakespeare we have decided to work on something a little...
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A fascinating lecture!
Do go and listen to Nick Rowe, our founding father, give a lecture as part of Yornight. Click Here for more information.
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Mental Health...it's a funny business
This week we were joined in rehearsal by theatre-maker, Matt Harper. He was kind enough to write a few of his thoughts on working with the company. I am a very strong believer in that the best way to...
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Adjectives and Archetypes
In our continuing quest to devise comedy we used an exercise from the Chicago Improv scene. Each actor writes an adjective on one post-it note and an archetype on another. We stuck the different...
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They Shut Bootham So We Opened Our Mouths...
When we heard the news we stopped rehearsing for our show and spent the evening reflecting on what has happened this past week.Below are the transcripts of the recorded monologues and thoughts of us....
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Out of Character: Colin
This is the first in our series of Actor Profiles. We start with Colin who shares his thoughts on acting, the closure of Bootham and how confidence grew out of creativity.Name: Colin BensonDescribe...
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A Dramatic Take on Mental Health
We have been running a Series of workshops for the WY-FI project (West Yorkshire Finding Independence Project) and they have just posted a brilliant blog on our work together. We enjoyed reading it...
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(un) Fair Play
The company prepares for the Wakefield Conference We were delighted to be invited to perform at the Wakefield WY-FI (West Yorkshire Finding Independence) One Year On Conference as part our partnership...
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