Celebrating and promoting the best new work from the Midlands

First Bite & Bite Size

Bite Size and its sister festival First Bite exist to support, commission and showcase new work from the Midlands. The activity runs across four public events and includes a fully supported commissioning process for three regional theatre makers.

 

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Developing the theatre makers of tomorrow...

The Optimists 2017 / 2018

China Plate's unique training opportunity for emerging theatre makers and producers.

Applications now open for autumn 2017 & spring 2018.

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bgroup and China Plate presents

Point of Echoes

The first commission from the Rural Touring Dance Initiative. A brand new intimate piece of dance theatre from internationally renowned choreographer Ben Wright. 

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Rachel Bagshaw and China Plate present

The Shape of the Pain

'I don't have to remember being in pain. I'm not sure that's something we can do. And in my case, it's irrelevant. You can't remember something that's still happening.' 

FRINGE FIRST WINNER 2017

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China Plate presents

Status

A new play by Chris Thorpe and Rachel Chavkin - the award-winning team who brought you Confirmation

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China Plate are delighted to be Programme Consultants on the 'Back To Ours' festivals for

Hull City of Culture 2017

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Rural Touring Dance Initiative

Making the best dance happen in small spaces

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Take Art, Surrey Arts & China Plate present

Hopper

A new Early Years Theatre Project taking quality creative experiences into rural settings throughout 2017/18

Next Stages

Developing the mid-scale theatre makers of the future

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Creating Innovative Theatre

China Plate is an independent theatre studio working with artists, venues, festivals and funders to make original, exciting theatre that often plays with form and always has narrative at its heart. We achieve this via our three inter-connected strands of work (read more via the links below):
Ladder

Develops

Theatre and artists we develop
Spanner

Makes

Theatre we help to make
Calendar

Programmes

Events & Festivals we programme