Projects&News

Lift New Parliament & the Seekers (2006-08)

I am part of a team of international curators, or Seekers, who will be central to the development of the Lift (London International Fesitval of Theatre) New Parliament contributing to its design, protocols and programme. In collaboration with Lift , we will also select, and where practical, produce work for Lift across all their activities.

As artists, programmers, cultural researchers, producers, scientists and activists based in the UK and internationally, each Seeker will have an in-depth knowledge of the cultural activity of their region, with specific insight into performance-oriented work.

For more information about see>LIFT's Website

THE TEMPEST Fitzgerald's Park, Cork, June 2006


"Designer Roma Patel's embellishments are also strategic, 
with some playing areas mast-high, others cavernous, 
others again very wet; her attention to detail, as in the
 mitred edges of banners for the masque or in the 
midsummer   sweetness of the  croquet-lawn constantly 
rewarding the captivated audience."

 The above excerpt was taken from a review written by  Mary Leland, The Irish Times 
 (The full review can be found in the Irish Times, 24th June 2006.)

 For more info & images about the Tempest see> my Portfolio

Romeo in the City by Amber Lone

A Theatre Centre Production - Toured throughout the UK, October - Novemebr 2007

"Impressive Capoeira sequences bring the fighting scenes in the play-within-a-play to life, the concrete, urban set bathed in a pool of green light and movements slowed down in the style of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The production’s stylishness makes up for a questionable attempt to marry Shakespearean verse with modern street language................"

Read full review at the The Stage

To find about the tour see >Theatre Centre

Collaborators: UK Design for Performance at V&A

V&A South Kensington Cromwell Road, London Rooms 103-106, 21 Nov 2007 - 18 Nov 2008

Showcasing the work of contemporary British theatre designers, this exhibition will contain hands-on activities, installations, set models, costumes, lighting and sound. Organised with the Society of British Theatre Designers, the show will include UK entries to the Prague Quadrennial 2007, the world's most prestigious theatre design competition.

To find out more see > SBTD or V&A site