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Snakes opens and £5 tickets available

matwandless — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 11:07:47 +0000

Don't Sleep There Are Snakes previewed at Park Theatre last night - it's been quite a journey, and it was both enjoyable and terrifying in equal measure to share the play with an audience for the first time.

How have rehearsals gone?

matwandless — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 10:55:26 +0000

With Don't Sleep There Are Snakes about to open we have a chat with Seb and Chris about how rehearsals have gone.

Don't Sleep There Are Snakes - Behind the scenes

matwandless — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 14:26:04 +0000

A small glimpse into the rehearsal period for the upcoming Don't Sleep There Are Snakes at The Park Theatre from the 22nd of March to the 23rd of April

First Contact

matwandless — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 14:38:26 +0000

Imagine the humidity, the dense soil beneath your feet, the lush canopy above that lets the sun's light peak through in shards that dazzle; imagine the cries of macaws and apes and insects; and imagine pushing through the foliage to encounter a person who you've never seen before and who's never seen you. Or anyone like you. That's first contact.

workshop performance at shoreditch town hall

matwandless — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:48:50 +0000

We're very excited to annouce that at the end of the two week workshop we're about to embark on we'll be showing some of the fruits of our labours in a free workshop performance on Friday the 31st of October. You can find all the details of the work and how to reserve tickets here and we'd love to see as many of you who can make it along. We'll see you on the 31st!

workshop performance at shoreditch town hall

matwandless — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:48:47 +0000

Back in the habit

matwandless — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:28:55 +0000

It's been a long time but Simple8 are finally back in the room. We'll be embarking on a two week R&D of two potential new projects at the end of October. If the ideas bear fruit we'll start talking about them in a real sense but for now it's all very exploratory and experimental.

Please don't misread the title of this blog post as any kind of cryptic hint that we're adapting Sister Act. We're not, although that would be amazing.

the return of the quiz

matwandless — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:07:23 +0000

Hello everyone. Christmas is fast approaching which means, of course, it's time to put together a team and get down to the Simple8 quiz to show off your knowledge chops. This year we're being hosted by the very lovely people at Shoreditch Town Hall on the 17th of December. Entry is £10 and all proceeds go towards the next Simple8 season. We'll be kicking off at about 7.30 and it promises to be a brilliant evening. We hope to see you there!

Peter Brook Award

matwandless — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:19:35 +0000

We’re absolutely delighted to announce that we’ve been nominated for the Peter Brook/Equity Ensemble Award.

World Book Night

matwandless — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:37:06 +0000

It's World Book Night tonight - a fantastic event where people give away specially selected books to spread the love of reading. We're doing a play adapted from a seminal book, and we're delighted to be a part of it. Before tonight's performance, we'll be giving away 20 copies of Josephine Hart's novel, Damage - and we'll be giving them to the first 20 people who pick up their tickets tonight. Thank you to World Book Night for donating the books.