12th December, 2011 - Posted by Gavin - 1 Comment
Thank you to everyone who came along to Leith Circle on Tuesday 6th December for the Not For Profit audience follow-up meeting. The shop was full up as we spent an hour sharing reflections from the performances and plans for after Christmas. We were genuinely moved by some comments including: “It was a good way » Read More
28th November, 2011 - Posted by Gavin - 2 Comments
Well we finally have time to take a breath and get near the laptop again after a whistle-stop tour of Leith over the last two weeks with performances of our latest piece of Forum Theatre – Not For Profit. This piece told the story of Mary and her fight to achieve her dreams in the current economic » Read More
4th November, 2011 - Posted by Gavin - 1 Comment
Our new Forum Theatre project, Not For Profit, officially began on Saturday 29th October with a public research workshop. This project will create a space to explore the causes of and alternatives to the current Public Sector Cuts. As usual we kicked off the project with a public research workshop in order to collect stories, » Read More
24th October, 2011 - Posted by Gavin - 1 Comment
On Saturday 15th October a few of us decided to perform the current Flashplay that we devised in September in a few locations along Leith Walk. Flashplay is a type of theatre that uses instant performances in public spaces to raise awareness about a particular issue. Our current Flashplay raises concerns about Edinburgh Council’s plans » Read More
4th October, 2011 - Posted by Gavin - Comments Off
Our weekly devising company for adults, Flashback, started back last night on Monday 3rd October at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall on Dalmeny Street from 6-8pm. A good-sized group consisting of a mix of old and new members came together to begin the process of devising, writing and performing a brand new show for » Read More
4th October, 2011 - Posted by Gavin - 1 Comment
One of the action points from our Power to the People? event in May 2011 was “to take Flashplays to streets and pubs in Leith.” Well on Saturday 17th September a few of us got together to do just that! We met in St James’ chuch hall on a sunny morning and, after a couple » Read More
23rd August, 2011 - Posted by Gavin - 1 Comment
Following on from last year’s workshop at The Festival of Politics at the Scottish Parliament, we recently ran a News Group workshop as part of UNISON’s anti-cuts festival – MOBILISE! watch?v=AHu8MhDHIj8&feature=player_embedded This was the first year for this new addition to Edinburgh’s Festivals and consisted of a mixture of workshops, debates and performances all aimed » Read More
24th June, 2011 - Posted by Gavin - Comments Off
Active Inquiry’s Flashback Drama Group had a very successful show in this year’s Leith Festival with their production of Next In Line which ran from the 16th-18th June 2011 at The Out of the Blue Drill Hall. For those of you who don’t know, the Leith Festival is an annual community festival in Leith, Edinburgh » Read More
31st May, 2011 - Posted by Gavin - Comments Off
Wednesday 11th May saw over 40 people come together at St James Church Hall in Leith for the culmination of our Power to the People? project. Thank you to everyone who turned out for the four hours who helped make the event such a success. After a quick introduction and warm-up it was time for » Read More
25th March, 2011 - Posted by Gavin - 7 Comments
This week the group continued working in the groups they formed last week and began to name and discuss what had brought them together. They then began to make an image of the problem and found a way of moving in and out of the image using rhythm, sound and movements. Although there is more » Read More