Theatre Absolute has earned a glowing reputation for its work, most recently through the making of Street Trilogy, (Car, Raw, Kid), which thrilled audiences at the Edinburgh Festival, and toured both the UK and Europe to huge critical acclaim, and through cloud:burst, which performed both at the Royal Opera House, London, and 59E59 Theatre, in New York City.
Since 1999, all of the company's work has been written by Chris O'Connell.
Telling stories of ordinary people caught in extraordinary situations, the company places an emphasis on character and narrative to create highly imagined worlds. This is explored through an intensely robust performance style, rhythmic and heightened text, a striking use of design, and unique soundscapes which intensify the momentum of the narrative and the experience of the audience, as the force of the play gathers around them.
Audiences and practitioners alike speak of the Theatre Absolute experience, struck by the inspirational intensity of the company, and its tough determination to create truthful and authentic theatre, that finds its roots in the fabric of an increasingly complex, ambiguous, and compelling world.
The company enjoys long lasting relationships with actors and designers many of whom return to work with the company, and who have been crucial in the collaboration and creation of Theatre Absolute's work.
Associated artists are:
Mark Babych - Director
Sarah Worth - Director
Paul Simpson - Actor
Richard Da Costa - Actor
Georgina Egan - Youth Arts Worker/Director
Rebekah Manning - Actor
Andrew Moore - Graphics
Lizzie Wiggs - Director
Lee Colley - Actor
Winners Edinburgh Fringe First 2001
Winners Edinburgh Fringe First 1999
Winners Time Out Award - Best New Play on the London Fringe 1999
Biogs: Chris O'Connell Julia Negus