Big ideas
Theatre doesn't have to be on stage, radio doesn't have to be recorded in a studio. A play doesn't always need a script. An audience can be part of the story. Performance and documentary can weave together to create a 360 degree truth. Here are eight ideas that grew beyond their space.
Select each drama to find out more. Some have links to listen online.
END
OF
TRANSMISSION
End of Transmission. The story of HIV told by the virus and people living with it. Multi-awarded radio drama Listen here.
Ropewalk
House
SILOS
Ropewalk House. Radio3. A building eats a theatre company. Part improvised and recorded on location. Read blog.
The Last Breath Improvised audio drama with non-actors about a real artist's capturing his last breath to exhibit it. BBC info here.
Silos. Hibernate to save the planet. Learn in your sleep. What could go wrong? Five part series. Listen here.
MOON
The Other Library
Moon. Five part radio serial on the anniversary of the Apollo11 moon landing. Verbatim from NASA transcripts. BBC info here.
Asylum is an original audio episode of BBC SciFi TV franchise, connected to Dr Who. How should you treat alien arrivals? Listen here.
The Other Library is an Installation touring public libraries with 18 digital stories of disability, made by Freewheelers. I was dramaturg. Visit here.
A Gray Space. Co-created collaborative webspace inspired by Scottish writer & artist Alasdair Gray. 'Poor Things' & Lanark. Visit here.