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TOM SPENCER
Nationality: British
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Tom Spencer is a Leverhulme Arts Scholar at the Egg (Theatre Royal Bath) with special funding from the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation to develop new work for early years audiences.
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below is a list of Tom Spencer's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
Firing Blanks Flying The Nest Icarus Lost Props Neither There Nor HereFiring Blanks
Synopsis:
Having a baby is complicated. It's even tougher when you need another man's sperm. A truly touching and often funny new play by Tom Spencer, with live music. From the makers of Be My Eyes' - 'Excellent' (Scotsman). --
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Fine Chisel Theatre Company
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Drama
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Top of PageFlying The Nest
Synopsis:
Flying The Nest is a squawking adventure that follows a young chick's frantic and funny journey towards independence, and his relationship with his fine-singing father. 3-6 year olds (and their big people) are invited to join the pair in the nest, where theyll learn birdsongs, perhaps share a worm supper, and get ready to take flight.
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Working in collaboration with early years specialist Sarah Argent and drawing upon their own work as multi instrumentalist-performers FINE CHISEL's Tom Spencer and George Williams explore a playful, non-verbal world inspired by real bird behaviour and song.
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Icarus is a story about strapping on wings and taking flight. A story about what it means to be ambitious and a little bit reckless. A story about how small towns respond to big dreams. It's a story told by people and by communities, about the flights and the falls, the successes and the failures. The performance started in a church (dressed as a museum of flight by the residents of each town), paraded through the town centre as a samba band and culminated in a pub. Along the way there were flashmobs, candlelit laments, a hand-crafted pair of 25-foot wings, a live tawny owl and hundreds of local stories and flights of fancy.
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written by Tom Spencer, Holly Beasley-Garrigan and George Williams and the wonderful community groups that joined the process: African drummers, volunteer electricians, a very special rocking-horse maker, vicars, teachers and a huge choir of singers (aged from 8 to 76).
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Pocklington, Yorkshire
05 Apr 2014
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Fine Chisel Theatre Company
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Top of PageLost Props
Synopsis:
A meticulous cleaner is going about his daily routine, when he discovers a puppet under a pile of sheets. Determined to find little Ben's home, the pair embark on a whirlwind journey across land, sea and sky. And along the way they form a remarkable friendship. Blending the magic of puppetry with the charm of silent film-style live piano (featuring a number of catchy original songs), Lost Props is not to be missed.
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The Hurly Burly, Brighton Festival
08 may 2012
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Top of PageNeither There Nor Here
Synopsis:
Award-winning theatre company and band FINE CHISEL surprise and enchante audiences across the UK with their unique blend of playful storytelling and foot-stomping live music. Three travellers arrive, looking for a place to stay. As they settle by the fire, they tell the tale of their journey so far. We follow the unlikely trio across violent seas and frosty moors, through ancient forests and giant gorges, as they bring their adventure to life in front of us. Out of their rucksacks come an array of instruments, and the travellers' story erupts into song.
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written by Tom Spencer, George Williams and Andy Kelly
1st Produced:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Aug 2015
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Fine Chisel Theatre Company
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