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Laminated 2008 Tour

“When you’re born into a town that’s cloaked in a smog of apathy, your dreams get laminated - you can look, but not touch.”

In 2008, Shooting Fish toured the country with Laminated,Darren Bolton’s latest new writing play that explores our understanding of our own failures and the difficulty of facing this truth. The production was well received, and sold out in 4 of the 10 venues.

Laminated tells the story of Charlie, a failed writer coming to terms with the end of his career. Packing up to leave his home, he begins to reconstruct his memories to create a past he can accept. Rummaging through these memories and unfinished stories, he is overwhelmed by the growing presence of an ex lover, who confronts him with a truth he never expected.

Laminated is an imaginative and beautifully visual piece, using puppetry and physical theatre to bring life to the stories and memories of Charlie’s world. It asks us to consider the reality of chasing our dreams, and all the things in life that we can see, but not touch.

 

Tour Dates 2008 Season

25th September 2008 The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham

3rd October 2008 Rotherham Arts Centre, Rotherham

9th October 2008 Usher Theatre, Bletchley

10th October 2008 Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe

11th October 2008 Whitgift Theatre, Grimsby

16th October 2008 Riverside Studios, London

22th October 2008 Lincoln Drill Hall, Lincoln

24th October 2008 The Ropewalk, Barton Upon Humber

30th October 2008 Square Chapel Theatre, Halifax

6th November 2008 Capitol Theatre, Manchester

 

 

Laminated 2010

Written and Directed by Darren Bolton

Touring 2010

Now we've locked Darren in a cupboard to redraft the script, we're full steam ahead on touring in October/November this year. Keep checking back for up to date information on the venues near you, or join our mailing list and we'll send it straight to your inbox.

Laminated at the Dance Studio, Leeds

The final development week for Laminated worked with Gary Clarke to explore the physical aspects of the script. Working with actors and physical performers, Gary examined the unspoken elements of the play, allowing new interpretations of the power struggle to take place.

Laminated at the Carriageworks, Leeds

In early January we took Laminated to Leeds, working with Robert Tygner at the Carriageworks to develop the puppetry and fantastical elements of the script.  Robert used object manipulation and puppetry to explore the line between what is real and what is part of the story woven for us onstage.  For more info on the Carriageworks click here 

Laminated at Bradford Theatre in the Mill
IWeek one of our development with Arts Council England focussed on the central relationship of the play, and how and why our sympathies/loyalties lie with each character.

Laminated 2009

In 2009 Shooting Fish have gone back into the development space, thanks to a grant from Arts Council England. Over three weeks the writer will work with new directors to explore, interrogate and ultimately drive forward the script. Work will explore the story told, the use of multimedia and puppetry and the physical aspects of the production. The development process allows the writer to examine objectively alternative realisations of the script, in preparation for touring in 2010.

The first week of development took place at Bradford's Theatre in the Mill and focussed on exploring the relationship between Charlie and Katie and how this develops throughout the production. Director Aaron Paterson worked with Johnny Vivash and Emily Bignell to examine the moments of decay and despair in their partnership, and the nature of blame and excuses in denying your own failures. The production gave Darren the space to consider how this relationship unfolds on stage and how it leads to it’s inevitable outcome. The development continues in further weeks.

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