Past Work

 

Since 2003, Almeida Projects has worked with thousands of young people in Islington on a wide range of projects inspired by the Almedia’s productions.

 

On this section you will find details of our past projects, listed in reverse chronological order (the most recent first) on the left hand side.

 

There is a full list of all our Projects since 2003 below.

 

If you would like to find out more about projects that we ran prior to 2005, please contact us.

 

For information on past productions and our Projects resource packs, click on ‘Production Resources’ on the menu above.

2006-7

Opera in a Day:  Reinterpreting The Silent Twins Opera with 20 young people … in just six hours.

 

Lostlings:  A three week exploration of The Silent Twins with AS level drama students at City and Islington College.

 

A Voice in the Crowd:  Devised performance project based on Big White Fog, as part of Kings Corner Project’s Theatre Industry Course.

 

Highbury Fog:  GCSE and BTEC students at Highbury Grove School devised new pieces based on Out of the Fog.

 

Projections:  A creative research project involving Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language College, Mount Carmel RC Technology College and Central Foundation Boys School, on behalf of Pinsent Masons.

 

Out of the Fog:  Roy Williams’ new play, inspired by Big White Fog and performed for over 1,000 young people in Islington, Hackney, Haringey and Camden.

 

Finsbury Fog:  BTEC Students at Islington Arts and Media School performed a cut-down version of Theodore Ward’s Big White Fog.

 

Makin’ A Scene 2:  A series of workshops for mental health service users inspired by There Came a Gypsy Riding. Produced in collaboration with Islington Music Forum.

 

Where Are We Going?:  Devised performance with 20 students with severe and profound learning difficulties at the Bridge School.

 

Staging the Ages:  Exploring 50 years of costumes and theatre through Tom and Viv.

 

Out of the Dark #2: Theatre laboratory using lights and projection, inspired by TS Eliot’s poem 'Marina'.

2005-6

WRITE.:  A new writing festival for first time playwrights in Islington.

 

Revolutionary Stages:  Can theatre change the world?  30 City and Islington AS Drama students set out to find out.

SICK! at School:  SICK! on tour and explored in more depth at Highbury Grove School.

 

Hyper:  Islington Arts and Media School students performed a cut down version of The Hypochondriac.

 

Makin’ A Scene:  Our first ever collaboration with Islington Music Forum: a music and theatre project for adult mental health service users.

 

Sicko:  A scripted performance project with students from Highbury Grove School working on extracts from The Hypochondriac and SICK!.

 

SICK!:  A new version of Molière’s The Hypochondriac, created especially for 11 year olds in Islington.

 

Out of the Dark:  Eight former projects participants joined us to cut down and re-write The Hypochondriac in order to create SICK!.  At the same time, three young people worked with a photographer to explore the theatre's hidden stories.

 

2004-5

This Little Hand:  Devised theatre project exploring City and Islington College students’ responses to the female characters in the 2004-5 Almeida season.

 

The Cricket Re-mixed:  Devised pieces inspired by The Cricket Recovers Opera and performed by students at Islington Arts and Media School.

 

Darwin Project: A science and drama collaboration exploring the ethical and human implications of Darwin’s theories.

 

Re:fresh:  Devised performances by students from Project Fresh Start.

 

Almeida Angels:  Students from Project Fresh Start wrote and edited newsletters designed to encourage young people to come to the Almeida.

 

Pier Pressure:  Devised theatre project at Highbury Grove School, inspiredy by Brighton Rock.

 

2003-4

Celebration:  Playwriting project based on Festen, with students from Holloway, Highbury and Islington Green Schools.

 

ID Project: Based on ID by Anthony Sher.