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| Associate Directors: Aine King, Orit
Azaz, Amanda Bishop, Rose Ryan, Gareth
Machin, Peter Thomson Administrator: Gill Burbridge Nick had already spent many years involved in street theatre and experimental
arts groups across Europe. In 1985 he worked with the highly acclaimed
Bright Red Theatre, rewriting and scoring their version of Don
Quixote, and the following year they created a double bill of Nick's
own plays, Neck and Cutting Room. These productions were premiered
in Brighton before touring nationally.
Brighton Actors Theatre produced another double-bill, Acts of Violence directed by David Lavender, at The Nightingale in 1990, which developed similar themes. TMT's first production was Women, at the Marlborough,
Brighton, in 1989: a one-woman show with Aine King, incorporating visual
art and original music. After an invitation to writers' workshops at the Soho Theatre Company
with Mark Ravenhill and Jack Bradley, Nick wrote Binliners for
TMT: a trilogy of black comedies (Vermin, Cock Robin & Scrap)
focusing on particular forms of displacement. [ TMT's Theatre in Education & "Intruder" ] - [ Radio plays ] TMT intends to bring together its main spheres of activity in future productions. Proposals are currently being submitted to the Arts Council for funding: a challenging double bill of black comedies about the realities of life with severe disabilities; and a multimedia performance bringing together musicians, actors and artists, to explore contemporary aspects of folkloric culture. Hard Chair Stories - Otherplace Productions Four chairs, three stories. The multi-awardwinning Nicholas Burbridge returns to the Fringe with a compelling drama of interwoven monologues that reveal the dark and absurd underside of life. Gritty, powerful and often painfully funny, these are absorbing tales of normal people living abnormal lives. Directed by Aine King |
Tommy
McDermott's Theatre started life in Brighton in 1989 to produce
articulate and physical theatre particularly devoted to exploring the
experiences of those living on the margins of contemporary society.
Nick Burbridge has been writer-in-residence since its conception. The
company has worked with many local actors, directors and technicians,
as well as collaborating with other organisations in and outside the
local region.
Nick
was invited by the Soho Theatre Company to contribute to "A
Round" a series of nine one act plays produced at the Cockpit
Theatre involving writers such as Diane Samuels, and directors Mark
Ravenhill and Orit Azaz. Dirty Tricks was later produced by TMT
in collaboration with The Common Sense, a company specialising
in multi-media performances, in the 1993 Brighton Festival at the Pavilion
Theatre.