DIARY OF EVENTS
COMING UP: The Tempest, 4-7th April 2012
In April 2012, Theatre Ark present a full-scale production of Shakespeare's "The Tempest", in an immersive and exciting production at A E Harris, offering the audience the opportunity to be shipwrecked on an island of fantasy. Watch this space for further updates!The Name of Action, September 2011
The Name of Action is a filmic exploration of the experience of being young in Birmingham.
This is a site-specific installation at the A.E. Harris Warehouse in the Jewellery Quarter, created around five new short films made by some of our members, all young people aged 15-18yrs. Each of their films, shot in various locations in and around Birmingham, combines simple but powerful imagery with a Shakespeare text, conveying the fears, frustrations, anger and fantasies of young people in the city, and the contradictory forces and features shaping Birmingham's next generation.
The films are being screened simultaneously on the different surfaces around the empty factory, so the audience has to make its own way through the spaces, viewing and re-viewing in sequences of their own choosing.
The Crucible by Arthur Miller, July 2010
Intolerance, hysteria and vengeance.A tale of our times told by candlelight.
In July 2010, Theatre Ark presented its debut performance with "The Crucible" at A E Harris. A candle-lit performance that captured the power of the production, the play was presented in promenade through the factory and was warmly recieved by audiences throughout the sold-out run.