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THE
OXFORD SAMUEL BECKETT THEATRE TRUST AWARD WINNERS 2004.
The
winners of the 2004 award were Mapping 4D with The Pink Bits.
Mapping
4D is an exciting young company that make immediate and intimate theatre, exploring
the needs and rituals that underpin our society. They consist of Lucy Ellinson,
Wendy Hubbard, Mamoru Iriguchi, Sarah Levinsky and Ben Pacey. The producer is
Jon Harris.
Their award-winning proposal 'The Pink Bits' was for a production
that explores History, and how it is manufactured, distorted and used. Played
out in a classroom installation, it
invites the audience to encounter a world of disintegrating facts and multiple
versions of events, where truth is subject to a constant re-writing.
'intelligent,
ironic text ... clever theatrical imagination ... bitingly funny. The cast is
game and gifted, the production itself intriguing and unsettling ... a group brimming
with talent and promise.' The Times
'impressively done ... intelligently
directed ... excellent lighting and sound work ... committed performances'
Time Out
'the show's format is innovative' The Guardian.
The
final shortlisted candidates were Black Sheep, Sally Gibson and Goat & Monkey,
Jessica Hartley, and Dominic Leclerc.
The Pink Bits by Mapping 4D
Studio 3
Riverside Studios
Crisp Road
Hammersmith
W6
November 22nd - December 11th 2004.
