PRODUCTIONS
1980 - 2003

1980 SIDESHOW  Graeae’s premier production, devised by Richard Tomlinson and the company.
 
1981

3D  Devised by Richard Tomlinson and the company. Directed by Nic Fine.

BBC2 ARENA  Documentary on the work of the company.
 

1982

M3 JUNCTION 4  Co-directed by Richard Tomlinson and Nic Fine.

PEOPLE’S MINDS  Channel 4 documentary about the making of the show.
 

1983

THE ENDLESS VARIETY SHOW  a show for children. Written by Chris Speyer. Directed by Geoff Armstrong.

NOT TOO MUCH TO ASK  Written by Patsy Rodenburg. Directed by Caroline Noh.

CASTING OUT  Written and directed by Nigel Jamieson.
 

1984

COCKTAIL CABARET  Devised by the company. Directed by Caroline Noh.
 

1985

PRACTICALLY PERFECT  Theatre in Education show. Written by Ashley Grey. Directed by Geoff Armstrong.

CHOICES  Central TV Programme about the Theatre In Education work of the company.
 

1986

WORKING HEARTS  Written by Noel Grieg. Directed by Maggie Ford.
 

1987

EQUALITY STREET  Theatre In Education show. Devised by Ashley Grey and Geoff Armstrong.

PRIVATE VIEW  By Tasha Fairbanks. Directed by Anna Furse. Graeae’s first women’s project. National and international tour.
 

1988

THE CORNFLAKE BOX  Written by Elspeth Morrison. Directed by Brian Thomas. Graeae’s first community play.
 

1989

WHY  By Geoff Armstrong and Yvonne Lynch. Directed by Ewan Marshall. Theatre In Education show.
 

1990

WHY As above. Adapted for a national tour.
 

1991

CHANCES ARE  Written by Jo Verrant. Directed by Annie Smol. Theatre In Education national tour.
 

1992

HOUND  By Maria Oshodi. Directed by Ewan Marshall. National 10th anniversary tour.

ITV ‘Link’ programme on the play.

A KIND OF IMMIGRANT  By Firdaus Kanga. Directed by Ewan Marshall. National tour.
 

1993

SOFT VENGEANCE  By Albie Sachs. Adapted for stage by April De Angelis. Directed by Ewan Marshal. National and international tour.
 

1994

PLAYBACK  Forum Theatre In Education programme.

UBU  by Alfred Jarry. Adapted by Trevor Lloyd.
 

1995/6

PLAYBACK 2 U  Forum Theatre programme
 

1996

FLESH FLY  Adapted from Ben Jonson’s Volpone by Trevor Lloyd. Directed by Ewan Marshall.

SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL  Written by Roy Winston and directed by Ray Harrison Graham. A co-production with Basic Theatre Co.
 

1997

WHAT THE BUTLER SAW  By Joe Orton. Directed by Ewan Marshall.
 

1998

TWO  By Jim Cartwright. Directed by Jenny Sealey.

ALICE  A free adaptation by Noel Greig of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Directed by Jenny Sealey and Geoff Bullen. A co-production with Nottingham Playhouse and Nottingham Roundabout TIE.
 

1999

A LOVELY SUNDAY FOR CREVE COEUR  by Tennessee Williams. Directed by Jenny Sealey.

FITTINGS: THE LAST FREAK SHOW  by Mike Kenny
Co-production with Fittings Multi Media Arts. Co-directed by Jenny Sealey and Garry Robson.
 

2000

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER  by Steven Berkoff
directed by Jenny Sealey, Movement Direction by Liam Steel.

WOYZECK  by Georg Buchner. Directed by Philip Osment. Missing Piece One Training. London Tour.

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE  by Michelle Taylor. Directed by Peter Rumney. Missing Piece One Training. London Tour.
 

2001

INTO THE MYSTIC  by Peter Wolf. Directed and designed by Jenny Sealey.

BLOOD WEDDING  by Federico Garcia Lorca. Directed by Philip Osment. Missing Piece Two Training. North West Tour.

THE CHANGELING  by Middleton and Rowley in a new adaptation by Claire McIntyre. National Tour.
 

2002

PEELING  by Kaite O’ Reilly. Directed and designed by Jenny Sealey.

WILD LUNCH VI Paines Plough and Graeae’s first collaboration. A series of professional lunchtime readings of new work by disabled and non-disabled writers at The Young Vic.

The Trouble with Richard by Jamie Beddard. A Forum Theatre schools tour of London and the South West

 

2003 Diary of an Action Man by Mike Kenny. A Coproduction with Unicorn Theatre for Children. National Tour. 

Mother Courage and her Children by Bertolt Brecht in a new translation by Lee Hall. Directed by Jan Willhem Van Den Bosch. London Tour as part of the Missing Piece 3 Training Project

 

2004 On Blindness by Glyn Cannon. A unique and eagerly awaited collaboration between three of the country's most exciting theatre companies.
On Blindness takes a brutally comic swipe at art and sex - charting the relationships of Edward, Maria, Shona and Dan as they win and lose over one turbulent weekend.

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