RELEASE
For their production of Release Icon Theatre won a prestigious Scotsman Fringe First Award for new writing.
Icon Theatre, a Kent based, national touring company producing physical and visual theatre, come to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2011) for the first time to premiere their brand new production, RELEASE, at the Pleasance Dome (Kingdome) from Wednesday 03 to Monday 29 August 2011.
The production has been created by the company through a two year process of research and interviews with ex-offenders, prisoners, probation officers, criminologists and hostel managers, as well as site visits to hostels, prisons and probation offices.
The talented cast of three multi-role playing actors includes Shane Shambhu (Ramanujan in Complicite’s A Disappearing Number) and Verity Hewlett (Queen Victoria in Queen Victoria’s Men, Channel 4 & New Perspectives).
For Release Icon theatre has pulled together a top quality creative team. It includes Mamoru Iriguchi - Designer (London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2009 Winner for Mincemeat, Cardboard Citizens), Nancy Hirst - Director (Young Vic, Yvonne Arnaud & Soho Theatre) and Ola Animashawun - Script Mentor (Associate Director of the Royal Court Theatre & Head of the Royal Court Young Writers Programme). Steve Kirkham collaborated as Movement Director during the development process (choreographer of Klub and Zero for Frantic Assembly, The Hanging Man for Improbable; and a long term collaborator with both Matthew Bourne and The Cholmondeleys and The Featherstonehaughs.)
Listings Information:
Venue: Pleasance Dome (Kingdome) (venue number 23)
Dates: Wednesday 03 to Monday 29 August 2011 (not Wednesdays - 10,17,24 August) / Previews 03 - 05 August
Performance Times: 14:00 / duration 75 minutes
Ticket Prices: Previews 03 - 05 Aug - £5
8, 9 Aug: 2-4-1 Day - £10
11, 15, 16, 18, 22, 23 25, 29, Aug - £10
6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 Aug - £11
Box Office:
http://www.pleasance.co.uk / +44 (0)131 556 6550
http://www.edfringe.com / +44 (0)131 226 0000
