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Yukio Mishima’s “Sotoba Komachi”

Yukio Mishima’s “Sotoba Komachi”

January 5, 2011 8281

A 99 year-old bag lady haunts a twilit park full of lovers and is questioned by a drunken writer. She reveals that she was once a great beauty who was courted by a handsome captain. Although she is old, ugly and wrinkled, something makes the writer see Komachi as she once was; his vision transformed

The Country

The Country

January 5, 2011 6430

A fresh start at their country home is troubled by a young woman who Richard found by their roadside. The move to the countryside was not the clean break they both had imagined. Deep in the country, Richard has brought home a young woman whom he has found lying unconscious by their roadside. His wife

A Real Princess

A Real Princess

January 5, 2011 6797

On being told that it’s time she settles down and marries a Prince. Storytelling, song, dance and acrobatics! StoneCrabs presented a show full of visual excitement in which it’s multi-cultural, multi-skilled performers take you on a worldwide, whirlwind tour of fairy stories, and let you the audience decide the happy ending. Now who needs Cinderella?

Agua Viva

Agua Viva

January 5, 2011 6846

A supernatural trial. A spellbinding new drama which places you in a anonymous world where unseen forces hold the power over life and death. Agua Viva is a story steeped in the magical and mysterious atmosphere of a ‘candomble’ ritual (African based Brazilian religion). Agua Viva explodes onto the stage, plunging you into a surreal

Stone Crabs, A Domestic Story Of Violence, Vitriol and Victory

Stone Crabs, A Domestic Story Of Violence, Vitriol and Victory

January 5, 2011 6332

Devised theatre piece that tells a simple but powerful and emotional story of a young couple in a spiral of hatred, violence and love. The text in English and Portuguese was scripted by Tereza Araujo, Franko Figueiredo and John Heyd and inspired by interviews with victims of domestic violence. In this intimate but powerful performance the

Biafra to England

November 10, 2010 3473

The Documentary BIAFRA TO ENGLAND is a culmination of StoneCrabs Theatre Company Odoya Nigeria! Heritage Project, supported by The Heritage Lottery Fund. The project involved in-depth reserach and oral history interviews carried out by a working group led by award-winning playwright Bola Agbaje. This Documentary presents these individual histories: professionals, skilled workers and immigrants leaving

Dancing Cow

November 9, 2010 4015

Dancing Cow What is folklore? What is myth? Themes such as cultural festivals, stories about mythological cows all around the world: Kamadhenu in India; Hathor in Egypt; Ushi Oni in Japan; Minotaur in Greece and of course the Brazilian Bumba-Meu-Boi amongst others. The Dancing Cow is a traditional figure in Brazilian Festivals, and can be

Brazilian Roots

Brazilian Roots

November 9, 2010 3650

Brazilian Roots Brazilian Roots is a project that uses cross-over activities including drama, craft and games to introduce children to the rich culture of Brazil. This includes the native history and traditions of the Amazonian Native People, their rich folklore, and the modern-day colourful and vibrant life of Carnival in other parts of Brazil. These

U Decide Projects

November 9, 2010 3471

Community Drama Workshops U decide, or participatory budgeting, is a way of giving local people the power to spend some public money to benefit their communities. This means they can share some of the responsibility for what happens where they live and make some real changes. Lewisham residents attended a series of U Decide voting

Time to Act

November 9, 2010 3429

Time to Act, to Speak, to Create, Time to Engage with our Community Time to Act was a community development project that spanned over 6 months involving different communities in Lewisham. StoneCrabs worked in collaboration with Lewisham Time Bank Project Coordinator to develop and run a series of drama based workshops to be delivered to

50/50 Feminine Image

November 9, 2010 3681

50/50 Feminine Image was an art and drama installation under the theme of ‘What does it mean to be a woman today?’ as part of Lewisham International Women’s Week Festival. More than just celebrating ordinary women as makers of history, the project encouraged participants to develop the theme creatively without losing the social-political thread of

Woman at Work – Feminine Voice

November 9, 2010 3511

Woman at Work – Feminine Voice Woman at Work – Feminine Voice was an Art-Drama Installation Inquiry specially developed to celebrate Lewisham’s International Women’s Week Festival – Giving Women a Voice. Today, women have power, equal rights and a voice. The subject proved to be much more complex. Tereza Araujo – Lewisham based award winning artist

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