In Just Spring

“In Just Spring” is a performance using Mask and Movement, created through improvisation, exploring the foibles, struggles (heroic and otherwise), and joys of humanity, seen through the eyes of young people ‘when the world is mad and luscious’. Following their highly successful production “Ed and the Hat”, the Young People’s Theatre group continues to develop its skills in improvisation. The use of mask is a new and powerful tool in the hands of these young people. The group is committed to an ensemble approach and continues to develop its sense of a company working creatively together.

These young people, using masks for the first time – masks they have themselves made – have created characters and a world that will both enchant and challenge you as an audience. Enter the unreal world of the MASK. Watch the characters unfold and interact with each other. While absurd, and at times humorous and frightening, this world of the MASK reflects our own, and is an exploration of young people’s struggle to find themselves and fit in. Masks are a powerful tool in the hands of these 15-19 year olds. The performance has been created through improvisation and uses mask and movement to explore the world we live in. Come and see a different kind of play. The structure is fixed but improvisation remains at the heart of the performance.

We have worked as a company for two months, developing our skills and learning how to use the masks on stage. This is the same company who produced “Ed and the Hat”, an improvised performance based on Macbeth, back in December. “In Just Spring” looks like being every bit as exciting and challenging to watch. Who are we? How do we make sense of the world we live in? These are serious questions explored in the mad funny world of the MASK.

“In Just Spring” is at the Factory Performance Space April 6th – 8th 2006 at 7.30pm. The performance lasts about sixty minutes and there is no interval.

Photos of the production can be seen in the Gallery.