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Jane Sutcliffe

JANE SUTCLIFFE  

 Nationality:    Welsh
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Jane was born and brought up in North Wales. She graduated from Birmingham University and Ecole Jacques Lecoq, Paris. She has been a professional physical theatre practitioner and actress since 1987 working in the UK and abroad. Jane is Artistic Director of Metaphysique Physical Theatre Company and creates and performs visual, physical theatre exploring contemporary issues and archetypal themes. See www.metaphysique.co.uk.

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below is a list of Jane Sutcliffe's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Cupid's Strongest Bow         Fire in the Belly         Icicles to Daffodils         Kissing the Cactus         Slender Balance I, The         Slender Balance II, The         Soul In A Suitcase         Soul's Grace         Souls Home

Cupid's Strongest Bow

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1st Produced:
Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham    2008

Organisations:
Mask/Physical Theatre

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Mask/Physical Theatre Piece

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Fire in the Belly

Synopsis:
A performance using masks and physical theatre to explore the realms of our journey through life. The creative proces began with the idea of exploring the seasons of our life in their cyclical form. . .the ebb and flow. . .the obstacles and challenges along the way. The masks were made at The Glasshouse Theatre in Stourbridge with Glenn Caulfield. Created and directed by Jane Sutcliffe

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"Uplifting, spiritual, other-worldly performance. Fabulous merge of movement, mask work And story. Moving, heartfelt, brilliant. . ..It made my spine tingle".

1st Produced:
The Radford Centre, Kidderminster    2007

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Mask/Physical Theatre

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Genre:
Mask/Physical Theatre Piece

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Male:  2            Female:  8            Other:  -

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Icicles to Daffodils

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A devised physical theatre piece combining chorus and aerial tissu work. Jane worked with students from Queensbridge Performing Arts College, Colmore Junior school and Longwill School for the Deaf. Jane performed alongside the students on her aerial rig and played Isabella Crotchet, the spidery Ice Queen, who lived up on her dark cloud , Angelica, the Angel in between, and Raya born of a sunbeam. Students from Colmore and Longwill schools performed all the other roles, the exploring children, the Ice Queen's entourage and the chorus of eerie, ever changing grotesque statues in the Ice Queen's castle. www.macarts.co.uk

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1st Produced:
Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham    2006

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Metaphysique

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Physical Theatre/Text/Aerial Piece

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Kissing the Cactus

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Is it the man in the moon or the angel behind the armchair. . .? Kissing the Cactus explores facets of love and relationships. . .. . . .from first meetings to the joy of newly wedded bliss to the destructive passions of bitterness and jealousy. Using Roger McGough's poem 'Summer with Monika' as a source of observation and inspiration, the company create a vivid and evocative portrait exploring issues of gender assertiveness and self-awareness using a unique, tragi-comic blend of wit, movement, voice and image reflecting our human experience. . .. Created by Jane Sutcliffe and directed by Leo Sykes

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1st Produced:
Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham    1991

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Metaphysique

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Genre:
Physical Theatre Piece

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Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Slender Balance I, The

Synopsis:
A solo performance tripping the tightrope between the fat mirror and the thin mirror and the fridge in between. Dying to be thin. . . Kill the hated flesh. . . Thinness is perfection. A woman comes face to face with the monster inside her own body. This performance explores our attitude to food, our bodies, self-image and media pressure, using a unique tragi-comic blend of wit, movement, voice and image reflecting our inner beauty, strength and experiences as women. . . This piece has been created and is performed by Jane Sutcliffe. Directed by Maria Buckley. Thanks to Tanith Noble of 'The Magdalena Project'.

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'I Always wanted you to Admire my fasting. . .said the hunger Artist. . . but you shouldn't Admire it because I have to fast, I can't help it.. because I couldn't find the food I liked. If I found it, believe me, I should have made no fuss And stuffed myself like you or Anyone else.' Franz Kafka 'A Hunger Artist' "Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre the mind shaped itself to the body, And roaming Around its gilt cage only seeks to Adorn its prison.' Mary Wolstonecroft 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'

1st Produced:
Midlands Arts Centre, Moving Parts Festival    1993

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Metaphysique

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Genre:
Physical comedy Piece

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Slender Balance II, The

Synopsis:
"Midnight she went to the fridge. . . she sensed the chocolate. . .. she met the monster.." (can be used as a starter or main course) Take one ripe juicy human and divide into two main halves Drain Lilith and stir up Lily Grate some nerves Bring to the boil and then simmer Put a lid on emotions and leave for fifteen years Heat up mixture under a camera lens Coat with melted media so that it looks glossy and appetising Serves one full-sized audience (Note: Although you can buy processed, chilled personalities, home-made stock is so much better and easier to make)

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Created by Jane Sutcliffe And Maria Whatton. " A really effective fusion of movement, music And visual image with strongly individual humour And it leaves you thinking. . ." Dorothy Wilson Director mac, Birmingham. "Fantastic - A really exciting performance. . .." Sue Beardsmore BBC TV . "A highly original piece of work" Mike Kilblane BBC TV

1st Produced:
Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham    1993

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Metaphysique

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Genre:
Physical Theatre Piece

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Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Soul In A Suitcase

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Soul in a Suitcase is a startling piece of visual comedy that is audacious, poetic and painfully funny. A fascinating melange of Clown, tissu, music and bharatanatyam dance. It s a poignant comedy made from those inconsequential moments of life. On one level it is a play about growing up, getting old and dying and on another it walks the tightrope between pleasure and pain, the profound and the profane, the ethereal and the mundane. . .This solo show is created by Jane Sutcliffe and directed by John Wright.

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Solo show for either male or female. "Creates A poem with her movement. Sutcliffe's physical work on the stage is excellent" The Stage, Edinburgh Festival 2002 ." Sutcliffe's performance is mesmerising throughout Assured, funny And subtle" The Birmingham Post, July 2003

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Genre:
Physical Comedy Piece

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Soul's Grace

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Dante's epic poem is a spiritual autobiography in journey form. The poet travels from the dark circles of the Inferno up to the mountain of Purgatory, where Virgil, his guide leaves him to encounter Beatrice, his eternal beloved in the Earthly Paradise. This physical theatre performance combines aerial performance, physical imagery, music and spoken word. Performed by second year B.A. Honours Drama Students from Cumbria Institute for the Arts. Created and directed by Jane Sutcliffe. www.cumbria.ac.uk

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1st Produced:
Stanwix Arts Centre, Carlisle    2006

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Metaphysique

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Genre:
Physical Theatre/Aerial work Piece

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Male:  8            Female:  15            Other:  -

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Souls Home

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A solo clown piece made in conjunction with Slava Polunin's "Snowshow" exploring the theme of love and celebration.

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1st Produced:
Birmingham Hippodrome    2006

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Metaphysique

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Genre:
Clown/Physical theatre Piece

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