Preparations are now underway for Belt Up's work at the festival this year. Here are the plans so far....
On the 18th and 19th of August we will be part of the Edinburgh International Festival as part of our award from last year. At the moment we're working towards a short devised piece called 'Léasspell' which is Anglo-Saxon for fable - it's going to take an archetype from literature and follow it through English culture from Anglo-Saxon to modern day, via Chaucer, Shakespeare etc. It's going to be performed as part of the EIF's 'Behind the Scenes' programme in the form of a work in progress workshop. Very much in embryonic stages but a nice chance to experiment.
Across the majority of the festival we will be playing with another experimental show based on the myth of Persephone. This is attached to the Forest Fringe and will run durationally across the month. It's not going to be a conventional theatre piece at all and the 'audience' may find themselves stumbling upon snippets of scenes without them realising. There wont be any set times or tickets and every day will be completely different so it's looking to be quite a borad piece to experiment with. Keep your eyes peeled!
Finally with Belt Up we are doing two shows in C-Soco. The first being my adaptation of 'The Tartuffe' and the second being Dom's adaptation of Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'. Last year we had our own venue, a dilapidated burlesque lounge called 'The Red Room' but this year we're going to the other end of the spectrum with a burnt out attic. The shows are going to be very much audience led so don't expect a comfortable ride!
I'm also writing an adaptation of 'Doctor Faustus' but I still haven't checked my inbox for details on this!
That's all for now! More info coming soon...
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