Curious Directive
curious directive is a multi-award winning British Theatre company led by director Jack Lowe. The company is an ensemble of theatre makers and scientists [1] founded in the autumn of 2008 with a production called Return to the Silence.
Their productions are devised and written by members of the company, dealing with themes of science. The company uses many threads of theatre tools including cameras, projection, live music and movement. They are building a reputation for their multi-layered narratives spanning different times and spaces.
Recent productions have explored astro-biology, the NHS, myrmecology, cognitive neuroscience, light, architecture, genetics, motion and bio-politics.[2]
The company explores life in all its diversity and complexity through the lens of science."[3]
Past Work
| Year | Production | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | PIONEER | curious directive, Norfolk and Norwich Festival and Watford Palace Theatre co-production |
| 2013-14 | THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS | curious directive and Norfolk and Norwich Festival co-production |
| 2012 | AFTER THE RAINFALL | curious directive in association with Watford Palace Theatre |
| 2012 | OLFACTORY | Lyric Hammersmith, Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, Imagine Watford & Latitude |
| 2012 | BINARY | curious directive/HighTide Festival |
| 2011 | AND WE WILL PLAY AGAIN? | Green Man Festival/BAC/nabokov arts club |
| 2011 | YOUR LAST BREATH | Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Pleasance Theatre UK TOUR |
| 2011 | EXOPLANETS | Latitude Festival |
| 2011 | RETURN TO THE SILENCE | Pleasance Theatre |
| 2010 | DRIFT: PHOTO 51 | Edinburgh International Science Festival, Edinburgh Academy |
| 2010 | LE CORPS PERDUE | Edinburgh International Science Festival, Edinburgh Academy |
| 2009 | RETURN TO THE SILENCE | Shunt Vaults, London Bridge |
| 2009 | RETURN TO THE SILENCE | NSDF |
Awards
- Scotsman Fringe First Award for Pioneer[4]
- Shortlisted for the Brighton Fringe Award for Pioneer
- Winner of an Old Vic New Voices Lab Award for Pioneer
- Winner of an Arts Award from Norfolk County Council for Pioneer
- Winner of a Wellcome Trust Arts Award for The Kindness of Strangers
- Shortlisted for the Oxford Samuel Beckett Award for These Bones of Mine (R&D)
- Scotsman Fringe First Award for Your Last Breath[5]
- Shortlisted for the Carol Tambor Award for Your Last Breath
- Winner of a Wellcome Trust Arts Award for After the Rainfall
- Award for Creative Landscape for Return to the Silence
- Cameron Mackintosh Award for Music for Adam Alston for Return to the Silence
- NSDF Judges' Award for Lighting Design for Rhys Thomas for Return to the Silence
- NSDF Judges' Award for Sound Design for Anthony Lynch for Return to the Silence
- Arden Entertainment Show Award for Ben Canning for Boy In Darkness[6]
Reviews
- Pioneer - **** review by Sally Stott (The Scotsman)
- The Kindness of Strangers - **** review by Lyn Gardner (The Guardian)
- After The Rainfall - **** review by Laura Barnett (The Telegraph)
- Your Last Breath - **** review by Lyn Gardner (The Guardian)
External links
- curious directive website
- curious directive yearly micro site - a site dedicated to the productions taking place each year
References
- ↑ http://www.curiousdirective.com/curiousdirective/our-full-story
- ↑ http://www.curiousdirective.com/curiousdirective/our-full-story
- ↑ Lowe, Jack. "Our Story". Curious Directive. Curious Directive. Retrieved January 2009.
- ↑ http://www.wow247.co.uk/blog/2014/08/15/scotsman-fringe-first-awards-second-set-of-2014-winners-announced/
- ↑ http://www.edfringe.com/media/2011-award-winners
- ↑ http://www.nsdf.org.uk/cms2/index.php?page=awards-2