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Give It a Name

GIVE IT A NAME

  (2007 - )
Nationality:    Welsh
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Literary Agent:    n/a

Give It a Name was set up in 2007 by John Norton, after first producing a Bucket Rider with Steepways in 2006. We are a loose ensemble of collaborating artists. We make work for audiences. We are grateful for our continued support from the Arts Council of Wales, Sherman Cymru, and Chapter Arts. We are indebted to our audiences for giving us their time  without them its just a dress rehearsal.

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below is a list of Give It a Name's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Bucket Rider, A         Heart Of Darkness         My Life In Cia         Rude!         Utah Blue

Bucket Rider, A

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adapted from the short story by Kafka

1st Produced:
-    2005

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Heart Of Darkness

Synopsis:
Joseph Conrad, or Polish Joe as he was known by his fellow seamen, was once a resident of Cardiff and sailed regularly from Penarth Dock. english was his 3rd language. In 1899 he wrote one of the most singularly influential novels in the english language: Heart of Darkness. It was an inspiration for T S eliot, formed the basis of apocalypse Now and is still contentious amongst academics worldwide. It will take the form of a promenade performance in hip City Centre nightspot 10 feet tall. the audience will travel through layers of history, stories, and several floors of a building.
- theatre-wales.co.uk

Notes:
specially commissioned soundtrack from Branwen Munn Aka Somatik

1st Produced:
10 Feet Tall, Cardiff    10 Feb 2010

Organisations:
Chapter, Cardiff

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Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

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My Life In Cia

Synopsis:
My Life in CIa is based on based on Harry Mathews' autobiographical novel. Harry Mathews was the only American member of the infamous OuLiPo, and a lot of people in Paris believed he was CIa. In 1973 he decided to play them at their own game. Truth was the first casualty. Some say he was terminated with extreme prejudice. Harry Mathews' My Life In CIa is a grand conspiracy of poetic subversion, a cinematic fantasy, and quite possibly true. This performance takes the form of a promenade through Cardiff City Centre, as if it were both Paris and Milan in 1973. a world populated by remarkable artists, beautiful women, political activists, double agents, improbable coincidences, dubious truths and cold war paranoia. the evening begins in Le Monde Restaurant and pursues its inventions to a Dramatic finale in the hidden recesses of St David's Hall.
http://www.theatre-wales.co.uk

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specially commissioned soundtrack from Branwen Munn Aka Somatik

1st Produced:
Cardiff city centre    23 May 2012

Organisations:
Chapter, Cardiff

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Genre:
1970's Parisian spy thriller

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Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Rude!

Synopsis:
engaging, nostalgic and fun, an unrefined polish added to my enjoyment, and a rich vein of humour kept me grinning throughout. With a touch of improvisation, the actors took the performance to the audience, building the set around them as the plot recalled memories of music, unemployment, love and violence. Buzz Magazine

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1st Produced:
the Rockin Chair, a Carribbean Restaurant and pool bar    Dec 2010

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Genre:
SKa Musical

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Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  band

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Utah Blue

Utah Blue
about the American murderer Gary Gilmore and his bizarre, interior world.

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1st Produced:
the Point, Cardiff    1995

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1st Published:
Made In Wales Press, Cardiff, 1995
in "Americana: Utah Blue and Over Milk Wood", Oberon, London   -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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