In A Comedy, six individuals are brought together to face the task of creating ‘A Guide To Humour’. Unique, mischievous and controversial personalities collide as they explore the nature of humour in a post-COVID world of cancel-culture and sensitivity. This riotous and challenging stage of the R&D asks us to consider what is funny nowadays...and what isn’t!
A group of performers will explore these themes with the Lead Coordinator through play and discussion, structuring and preparing the material for a final presentation. The main duties and responsibilities include:
This is an open call and, as such, we are extremely interested in hearing from applicants with protected characteristics and/or those from under-represented communities. Due to the nature of the project, some of the subject matter may be triggering.
Contract: 20 days between January 2021 and March 2022
Fee: £2,400 (plus expenses, as required)
Key Dates
Monday 10th - Friday 21st January 2022 (10 days) in Newport, South Wales
Monday 7th - Friday 18th March 2022 (10 days) in Newport, South Wales
Due to budgetary constraints a base of within 30 miles is desirable, but this can be discussed with the right candidate.
If you’re interested, we’d love to hear from you! Please provide us with a video/audio format document with:
You are welcome to interpret these tasks as you wish, but the submission must be no longer than three minutes. This should be sent to: acomedy2022@gmail.com.
Deadline: Friday 26th November 2021, 5pm
This project is funded by the Arts Council of Wales and The Carne Trust, and supported by Tin Shed Theatre Co. and Disability Arts Cymru
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