directors
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Bill Hamblett,
Ann Shrosbree
artistic policy
polisi artistig
Small World
Theatre (SWT) produces original performances for theatres, and new audiences
in unusual venues, which challenge the distinction between actors and animates.
SWT use participatory methods to help communities in UK, Africa and Asia help
determine their development.
SWT bring stories home and provide theatre programmes for development education
in schools.
brief history
hanes cryno Small World Theatre is a charity which implements projects using
the arts in development and provides consultants to bodies such as the UN, British
Council and INGO's
Founder members Ann Shrosbree and Bill Hamblett who have worked together since
1979 have experience of working with poor or marginalised communities in Vietnam,
Nepal, India, Zambia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Wales, Ireland and in
the inner cities and rural areas of UK.
They also design and implement development awareness projects in UK and produce
innovative performances using theatre, puppetry, storytelling and new technology.
Training and workshops they provide often lead to performances with community
groups as well as events such as street processions with giant puppets and other
site specific events.
SWT's international work in Arts and Culture for Development (ACD) participatory
theatre, rights and democracy informs and is informed by touring performances
in theatres for Welsh and other UK audiences.
current productions | and some past productions
2008 Forest show
A show commissioned by the Forestry Commission to be performed at the Royal Welsh Show 2008
2008 Bogus
A show about bogus callers
re commissioned and re written for 2008 tour for Gwent Police and the Trading Standards Office
2006/7/8. Cot Myrddyn / Merlin?s Coat. Merlin’s Coat
Cot Myrddyn / Merlin?s Coat. Merlin’s Coat provides
a rare opportunity to see a brand new performance by Small World
Theatre that is innovative, culturally rich and funny. Local hero Merlin, played
by a giant puppet, is assisted by chronosynchlastic (google it!) sub personalities
Gwyllt ap Fachen and Emrys to bring forth his latest prophecy about the state
of the world. What will that be? Together the Welsh and English languages weave
a tale with sparkling threads of poetry, history, mythology, wizardry and time
travel.
This performance brings together the talents of Delyth Wyn respected actress
and puppeteer and Bill Hamblett writer, puppeteer and performer. Performances
in the Autumn. Touring on through till 2008. Book it Now
2007/8 Corlan
a community arts and theatre project for Llandysul. Shows carnival and other participatory arts and theatre events till 2008
Syria
2006 Small
World Theatre / Theatr Byd Bychan Gave a workshop in Damascus , Syria from 30
July till August 6th
The theme was participation and Arts and Culture for Development and we have
been asked to make a giant puppet. The request came from a group of actors and
technicians via the British Council Syria office.
On the 14 of August we created a parade at the Cardigan River and Food Festival
Giant puppets and extra ordinary fruit and vegetable hats and costumes were
made and animated by the community
On August 28th the Medieval Day festivities were enriched by the re-enacting
of life at St Dogmaels Abbey with a group of local youngsters who made a performance
based on research of Bywyd @yr Abaty.
2006 /2007Sex and Poverty, Wales and the World. HIV AIDS sexual health a drama
research process. Wales possibly Uganda.
2006./2007 The Refugee Training Project aims to smooth the integration of refugees
into society by creating a 'two way street' of greater awareness and empathy
between refugees, host communities and statutory bodies. All Wales
2005 2006 Ridgeway Arts Projects RAP. Arts and theatre for regeneration with
excluded communities. Cardigan area.
selected past productions
rhai cynhyrchiadau'r gorffenol 2003 Uganda, Kampala, Feb to April :These Rights
Are Mine 180 young people worked to make six interactive forum theatre shows
as a resource for their schools on the rights of the child. 40 of this group
went on to make these shows into a highly acclaimed piece of theatre at Uganda's
National Theatre. Directors: Ann Shrosbree, Bill Hamblett & Philip Luswatta.
SWT returned to Uganda in August 2003 to work with AIDS orphans who have requested
SWT?s help in upgrading their skills in puppetry and theatre for Development
methods. Also return in 2004 to research an Arts and Culture for development
(ACD) training project.
2002/ 2003 / 2004/ 2005 Diogel?/Safe? Ongoing, very successful programme of
work using theatre in Swansea schools and communities to explore the refugee/
asylum seeker situation. We present our show and then work with refugee mentors
in school clusters devising community performances over six workshop sessions.
SWT facilitate post show discussions with the host communities, the children
and the refugee mentors. The SWT show was researched with refugees in Wales,
devised and made by Ann Shrosbree and Bill Hamblett, additional material Alpha
Bah, Director: Vanya Constant.
More work in Wrexham, Cardiff and Bristol followed and this successful project
performed in the Assembly building to a young audience and policy makers who
post show made policy for Wales concerning asylum seekers and refugees. Thanks
to Edwina Hart for hosting the day. The project was mentioned on the floor of
the House Of Commons. Subsequently we were asked to present evaluation findings
at the House of Commons to an all party group of Welsh MP's at the request of
Julie Morgan MP.
2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 Beats the Box, Arts in Targeted Communities.
Indicators of community regeneration can bee seen as a result of using a wide
range of theatre techniques and arts practice in these targeted communities.
Giant street and carnival puppets have been made as well as public art that
has been participatorily designed and produced with young people. Drama, mask
making, shadow puppetry, music making and peer education are all aspects of
this exciting project.
See web site for more information.
2000 Tanzania, Theatre, gender & democracy project training 10 Tanzanian
Actors in research using puppets as intermediaries enabling communities in shantytowns
help devise street performances about women?s participation in the democratic
process( 49 performances) British Council Funded
2000
Generation X, Ely, Cardiff, Bogus is an intergenerational forum theatre piece
about bogus callers. Web site www.genx,org.uk
1999
Mufaro - author SWT and Traditional African story Animation Sean Vicary.
Music Newmass Kunasta & Erin Mc Donald. Director Vanya Constant
1999
2 consultancies in Nepal. And a visit to the community forestry project in
Sudan.
1998
File not Found - Author SWT
1997/8
A series of performances for Streets of the South.
1997/8
Giant Street Puppets for Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland
1997
Manifiesto de la Selva 2 - author SWT& Carol Byrne Jones. Music by Adrian
Wagner
From 1979 to 1997 we Traveled the world performing over 20 different shows and
implemented many development projects on themes as varied as tree planting in
the desert. In 56 Sudanese villages the project planted over a million trees.
There is now a forest where the desert encroached. Refugee issues in Hong Kong
and Vietnam Shadow puppets in Indonesia. Shanty towns in Kenya, and Shows in
China.
future plans cynlluniau
at y dyfodol
Small world Theatre was in Tanzania again. This time we were looking at the feasibility of a project concerning women's sexual health and how arts, theatre and culture can again play a part in development. This fantastic project needs funding NOW
Our new building Canolfan Byd Bychan / Small World Centre is also on target for a completion and opening in spring 2008. See the web site for aerial shots and photos of it's progress.
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