Action Transport - Reflecting... Amazing... Changing... Young Lives

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about Action Transport: Action Transport is a new writing theatre company creating plays for, by and with young people. Read More? »
who are Action Transport?: We are a team of six, with a new Director, Sarah Clover, leading the team from September 2008. Meet Us? »


« BACK? ABOUT ACTION TRANSPORT: We believe that the ideas and experiences of children and young people must be at the heart of the British theatre culture.

We believe in making brilliant theatre which changes people’s lives. We believe that everyone is creative, or has the potential for creativity within them.

We value and encourage individuality, collaborative endeavour and participation. We believe that good theatre develops the imagination, encourages empathy and connects people to the world in which they live.

« BACK? WHO ARE ACTION TRANSPORT?: Sarah Clover, Director

Kevin Dyer, Associate Writer

Jess Egan, Company Producer

Mike Francis, Company Stage Manager

Nina Hajiyianni, Associate Director

Karen Parry, General Manager
« BACK? GET IN TOUCH...: Action Transport
Whitby Hall, Stanney Lane
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
CH65 9AE

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Tel
0151 357 2120

Fax
0151 356 4057

Email
info@actiontransporttheatre.co.uk

Coming Up... SUMMER 2009 GENERATIONS «» view more info? » Coming Up... AUTUMN 2009 FOOL ON THE HILL «» view more info? »

LATEST NEWS / UPDATES

Fool On The Hill Casting
Following a successful research and development week in December 2008, we are now looking for actors and musicians to work with us on our national theatre tour in autumn 2009.
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PUBLICATION FOR SALE

The Skeleton Key is about unlocking the secrets of writing outstanding plays for and by young people.
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« BACK? The Skeleton Key (BOOK)

This publication is for writers, directors, teachers, students and anyone interested in making new plays which have a writer at the heart of the process.

This book contains contributions from some of the UK’s leading writers and companies working in young people’s theatre. It offers an insight info how leading professional theatre makers practice their craft.

To order a copy for £10 (plus £1.50 p&p) please email us »

« BACK? GENERATIONS

Click here to watch the promotional film for Generations.

Large scale participatory, intergenerational project working with the Education Improvement Partnership, the Big Lottery and Shell.

Generations will bring together local people, young and old, to create their own intergenerational, outdoor theatre production for Summer 2009 in Whitby Park Ellesmere Port.

As part of the project, local families will be involved in the creative development of a new Action Transport play, Fool on the Hill, and will go on to watch it as a family audience at Whitby Hall Studio Theatre.

« BACK? FOOL ON THE HILL

Written by Kevin Dyer.
National tour to UK theatres.

In early December 2008, the company came to the end of a week's development on this new play.

The Fool on the Hill is an emotionally complex and profound story about a young girl who helps an old woman escape from inside her head. It looks at
old age and childhood and how 'the circle is completed. This magical and visual play for family audiences twists time and bends the rules of everyday
perception.

Associate Director Nina Hajiyianni has lead a creative team of inspired theatre makers working with the writer looking at the whole narrative journey and exploring forms of puppetry, projection and visual theatre styles.

The next development week is in March 2009 where the team will look at the next draft of the play with life size puppets.