11th September, 2012 - Posted by Gavin - Comments Off on Not For Profit – Final event photos and moving forward!
On Saturday 12th May 2012 our Not For Profit project culminated in a community event at St James Church Hall in Leith. The event was a mixture of Forum Theatre performances, debates, food and action planning – all centred around the cuts to public services. Lunch came in the middle […] Read More
14th March, 2012 - Posted by Gavin - Comments Off on Not For Profit – Forming Groups
I am always amazed how much we seem to get done in just two hours! This week we had a couple of new people join the group and welcomed back some members who had not been for a few weeks. We started the session by thinking about ground rules. It may seem an odd time […] Read More
12th March, 2012 - Posted by Gavin - 1 Comment
This week the Not For Profit group began to use personal stories to explore what issues were relevant to the group. After a rhythmic warm-up each member of the group was asked to think of a time when they were personally affected by the cuts. By doing this we made sure that we were thinking about […] Read More
4th March, 2012 - Posted by Gavin - Comments Off on Not For Profit – Aesthetic Responses
This week’s workshop was about beginning to define what the group means by “The Cuts” and how we respond and explore this using aesthetic means. After some interesting warm-ups including Cuckoo Clocks, Motorbikes and Drum Kits we began an exercise to think about what words we would use to describe the cuts. The words chosen […] Read More
24th February, 2012 - Posted by Gavin - Comments Off on Not For Profit – Stage Two
After 8 successful performances of our latest piece of Forum Theatre in November and a great follow-up meeting for audience members in December, the second stage of our Not For Profit project is firmly underway! Open to anyone, this stage of the project involves a group meeting every Tuesday evening at the Abbey Mount Community Centre (next door […] Read More
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 on Flashback Drama Group starts back!
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