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The Red Room Theatre Company is a theatre company based in
London
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,
United Kingdom
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. In the 1990s, it was an important venue for new play writing.
Description
It was founded in 1995 by Lisa Goldman as a voluntary organization and became regularly funded by Arts Council England in 2002. It then achieved charity status in 2006 (charity number 1110724). The Red Room believes theater should be a truly public art form.
In August 2006,
Topher Campbell succeeded Lisa Goldman as the artistic director.
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''The Stage''. Retrieved 2016-11-16. As a director with widespread experience in theater, film, television and radio, Topher has worked with venues such as the West Yorkshire Playhouse
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London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
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and is co-founder of rukus! Federation Ltd. rukus! Federation Ltd is the UK's award-winning Black Lesbian and Gay arts company.
For over ten years, the Red Room has had a track record of award-winning productions and has been a radical voice of new theatre and film in London. It creates groundbreaking collaborations between writers, artists and communities to provoke and influence a wider social debate.
In addition to its productions, the Red Room has involved itself in the past in debates and activism around culture and politics, such as Going Public (2003), a debate at the
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about theater as a public art form, with contributions from the RSC,
Cardboard Citizens
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and
Outside Edge
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Plot
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. The Red Room also initiated the network Artists Against the War (2003), exhibiting art work and supporting anti-war artists with events including Palestine Verbatim in Trafalgar Square and Shock and Awe cabaret.
Platforms
The Red Room also hosts Red Room Platforms. An open free discussion and performance-based events that bring artists, activists, and the general public together. Recent platforms include:
*"Broken Britain" Featuring UK Hip Hop artist Skittles, playwrights Laurence Wilson and Luke E Barnes, Spoken Word artist Curtis Watt
*"Riot Response" An investigation into the August 2011 UK Riots
*"Gay Africa" A response to the
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and sexuality crisis sweeping the African Continent.
*"Women's Edition" A Platform that sought to revive the energy and optimism of the women's movement
*''Military Families against the War'' Featuring anti-war campaigner Rose Gentle.
*''Injustice'' featuring the film Injustice by Ken Faro.
*''Why are we Afraid of a Young'' An examination of youth violence masculinity and the
culture of fear
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*''Loving Big Brother'', based on John McGrath's book ''Loving Big Brother: Surveillance Culture and Performance Space''
Productions
Of over 20 productions and projects, the most recent works are: "Lost Nation", "Invisible", "The Oikos Project", "Oikos", "Protozoa", ''Unstated'', ''
Hoxton Story
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''Hoxton Story'' is an epic and poetic multi-plot fable marking the 10th anniversary of the multi-award-winning theatre company The Red Room.
Inspiration
Hoxton, England, became notable in the 1990s as a groovy district of loft ...
'', ''Snake Park'', ''Stitching'', ''
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'', and ''
The Bogus Woman''.
*Artistic Director:
Topher Campbell
*Producer:
Bryan Savery
*Administrator: Tanya Campbell
*Digital Projects and Marketing: Debo Adebayo
Awards
* 2011 Small Project Award winner
* 2011 Nominated for The AKA What’s on Stage Theatre Event of the Year Award
* 2010 Nominated for the Urban Intervention Award Berlin
* 2003 Time Out Award 'Best Off West End Production'; Stitching
* 2002 Herald Angel Award; Stitching Runner-up Evening Standard Award 'Most Promising Playwright'; Anthony Neilson for Stitching
* 2001 Manchester Evening News 'Best Fringe Performance'; The Bogus Woman
* 2000 The Scotsman 'Fringe First Award'; The Bogus Woman Runner-up Susan Smith Blackburn Award; Kay Adshead for The Bogus Woman Runner-up Emma Award 'Best production'; The Bogus Woman
* 1997 Time Out Award 'Best Fringe Production'; The Censor Writers Guild Award 'Best Play'; The Censor Guinness Ingenuity Award; The Big Story Season
* 1996 Guinness Ingenuity Award; Coming to Land Season
Current collaborations
*European Culture 2000: @Work with: Sweden: TeaterMaskinen, Finland: RealityResearch, Denmark: TeaterKunst, Norway: KatteniSekken, Germany: ProdesseDelectare
References
External links
The Red Room Official Website
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Theatre companies in England