The University of Manchester matchfunded £300
By
Cara Looij
Manchester/Edinburgh
We are a group of students who are involved with the University of Manchester Drama Society. We are passionate about defying the norms of "theatre" practice and creating experimental yet also accessible theatre. We hope that our vision of imagination and adventure will inspire others to be creative themselves.
We are a group of current undergraduate students at The University of Manchester. The Drama Society have helped us to organise getting Cloud Avenue up to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Cloud Avenue was written and performed for the first time at the beginning of this year. At the time the script was a work in progress but we now have the opportunity to take the production in its complete form to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The play draws on various forms of puppetry and projection in its vivid telling of a young girl's adventurous upbringing. The puppets and set are almost entirely handmade and a large portion of the materials that have been used so far are recycled.
The story is centred around the memories and imagination of Violet. She has been able to travel back in time since she was very young and now uses her gift to relay with accuracy her various adventures on which she embarked as a child when she travelled the world with her parents. Upon stumbling in to the world of her dreams and emotions, Violet finds herself lost in the past. How far will her relationship with the past jeopardise her future?
Updates on the creation of our production can be seen over the next couple of months on our social media pages:
Give us a follow for updates on the actual events and please share any information with anyone that you think might be interested!
Venue: Greenside, 25 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh EH8 9BX: Lime Studio.
Performance Dates: 11.05pm on 15th, 17th, 19th, 22nd, 24th and 26th of August 2017
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Social media shoutout! We will thank you on the Cloud Avenue Facebook page for your super-kind generosity and send you a personalised message about the production!
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Estimated delivery: 1 August 2017
Social media shoutout AND a handwritten postcard from the cast thanking you and telling you all about our amazing time in Edinburgh! (postcard UK only)
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Estimated delivery: 1 September 2017
Social media shoutout, postcard from the cast along with a video message! On top of that, a poster from the Edinburgh run of the production! (Poster and postcard UK only)
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Estimated delivery: 1 September 2017
Social media shoutout, postcard from the cast, video message, poster, AND a full recording of the February run of the show! (Poster and postcard UK only)
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Estimated delivery: 1 September 2017