Great stories and the stories behind them
Workshops
We love sharing skills we have picked up along the way. We offer bespoke theatrical workshops on a variety of subjects. However, our main output and passion are working in communities, and with young people, both in formal settings and informal settings. These workshops are often connected to our productions.
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Paul Broesmith
Paul likes to tell people what to do. Paul likes to make decisions (he also likes to change his mind...a lot). Paul likes to decide what we are doing tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, and next century, if possible. Paul likes conceptualising, planning, and active research. Oh yeah, Paul also likes to write, devise, and perform. Paul doesn't like people who say they are going to do something, then don't, sitting still for too long, or mushrooms. Paul is a producer, co-founder, and head of the company.
To get here, Paul trained at Bretton Hall School of Acting and Birmingham School of Acting. Paul also holds a PGCE, a Certificate in Leadership & Management, a Postgraduate Professional Diploma in Event Management, and a research degree with a focus on theatrical hoplology. He is currently undertaking Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy training. Paul is a qualified stage combatant and martial artist; his choreography and fight skills have been utilised in professional theatre, film, and television. Paul is a full member of several professional institutions and unions, including Equity, the Institute of Commercial Management, the UK Glima committee and, the Institute of Martial Arts and Sciences. Paul is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Ben Adwick
Ben likes to be told what to do. (although he would never admit it). Ben likes to play video games. Ben likes salted caramel. (not a euphemism). Oh yeah, Ben also likes to write, devise and perform. Ben doesn't like deadlines, making decisions, the sense of impending doom or yellow food. Ben is an actor-teacher and co-founder of the company.
To get here, Ben studied Drama and Theatre Studies at Chester University, achieving a BA (Hons), he achieved his PGCE and has over 20 years of teaching experience. Ben trained at the Birmingham School of Acting. Ben is a qualified stage combatant and has choreographed fight scenes for a number of professional companies. Ben also works across a range of digital platforms, editing video, creating marketing material, sound design, and visual effects. Ben is full member of equity.
Our Values
Have a great time, learn something new.
Explore
Great stories from history, literature, and cinema. We love exploring stories we know, stories we don’t, if they fascinate us, then maybe they will fascinate you, and vice versa. It’s all about exploring stories together.
Experiment
With different ways of presenting to an audience whether that is a space, a performance style, or new technologies. See us somewhere different, doing something different with something you already know, whilst being as ‘Green as possible’.
Enlighten
By shining new light and offering fresh perspectives, telling the story behind the story. What makes these stories great, why are they so popular, how have they stood the test of time, how did they come to be, what are their hidden secrets?
Engage
Through education and participation. For us, the best way to learn is by doing something fun, making productions, playing in the rehearsal room, even our research is fun. We want to pass that on through workshops, performance and digital technology.
Entertain
Via live and digital performances. We want the project to entertain us throughout it’s entire life-cycle, more importantly we want you to be entertained, have a great time. We love our job.
Escape
The humdrum of life. So many things to worry about. So many things on the ‘to-do’ list. Not enough time, well, make sure you build in time to see the latest Lost Boys show, go on, you need it, you want it, you will thank us later.
Enterprise
By challenging ourselves through complex projects and bold productions. We achieve this by working with partners in a mutually beneficial way, ensuring maximum reciprocity and success, ‘We want to do this, we dont know how yet, but we want to do it with you and make it ahuge success for both of us’.