Upstart – new theatre for the world around us

Theatre Speed Date
Published January 30, 2012 - No Comments
A networking event with a dating twist, Theatre Speed Date is a chance for directors and writers to meet in a quick-fire environment to exchange ideas and build new relationships.
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The Maddening Rain
Published November 1, 2011 - No Comments
Torn between Chilean lithium deals and finding his first love again, one man battles to find his place in the tough worlds of love and finance. Rising from nowhere to become a City trader, when he realises the sky’s the limit he finds his only problems are the people in his way.
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Intimacy
Published August 28, 2011 - No Comments
On Saturday 27th August 2011, Upstart presented Intimacy at the Seven Dials Festival in Covent Garden. Taking stories from the Museum of Broken Relationships as its starting point, Intimacy was a quirkily heartfelt exploration of how we live and love today.
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The Falling Sickness
Published December 16, 2010 - No Comments
Cast as agents of The Syndicate, a multinational, multifaceted corporation with global influence and reach, you will undertake a perilous mission and be taken to the heart of a deadly conspiracy.
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Oh Well Never Mind Bye
Published May 17, 2009 - No Comments
Oh Well Never Mind Bye is a daring, compelling and darkly comic political drama exploring the workings of the media in the era of 24-hour news, against the background of the shooting by police of Jean Charles de Menezes.
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Water Sculptures / Zoo
Published April 15, 2009 - No Comments
Water Sculptures / ZOO, a double bill of two plays by Papatango Award winner Dawn King, played at the Union Theatre, Southwark, London, in May 2008.
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Literary
Published April 11, 2009 - No Comments
“Seeing my plays rehearsed and produced by Upstart over the past two years has allowed me to explore my own writing, and had immense value to me as an artist…Because of Upstart, audiences and industry folk alike who might otherwise never have heard of me have seen my work and know my n ...
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About
Published April 11, 2009 - No Comments
Upstart exists to create compelling and entertaining new theatre that confronts the biggest questions facing the society we live in.
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The Maddening Rain

Published November 1, 2011 at 9:49 am - No Comments

Torn between Chilean lithium deals and finding his first love again, one man battles to find his place in the tough worlds of love and finance. Rising from nowhere to become a City trader, when he realises the sky’s the limit he finds his only problems are the people in his way.

Intimacy

Published August 28, 2011 at 12:12 pm - No Comments

On Saturday 27th August 2011, Upstart presented Intimacy at the Seven Dials Festival in Covent Garden. Taking stories from the Museum of Broken Relationships as its starting point, Intimacy was a quirkily heartfelt exploration of how we live and love today.

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Gallery | IntimacyPublished January 28, 2012 at 1:01 pm
The Maddening Rain – post-show discussion onlinePublished January 3, 2012 at 5:40 pm
The Devil’s GrottoPublished December 23, 2011 at 9:38 am
The Maddening Rain in NYC – continuedPublished November 19, 2011 at 8:33 pm
The Maddening Rain in NYC…Week 3Published November 15, 2011 at 10:19 pm
Maddening Rain Press ReleasePublished November 14, 2011 at 12:17 pm
Theatre Speed Date II – Wednesday 14th DecemberPublished November 8, 2011 at 3:45 pm
The Maddening Rain vBlog – Felix goes to Wall StreetPublished November 7, 2011 at 10:59 am