Contender Charlie and China Plate present

Romeo and Juliet

Mad Blood Stirring
 

By William Shakespeare

Written by Nick Walker

Made for 9 – 13 year olds, by the team behind Macbeth - Blood Will Have Blood.

#MadBloodStirring
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.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR FIRST BITE FESTIVAL 2019 
 

 

 

#FBBS19
10 days of new and inspiring theatre

Pulse Festival

Theatre to fill your brain, bust your belly, shake your faith, and soothe your soul, curated by China Plate, hosted and produced by New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich.

Find out more about PULSE Festival 2019!

#Pulse19
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

 

#TSOTP
China Plate presents

Yvette

By Urielle Klein-Mekongo

A one woman show with original music about a stolen childhood and growing up with a secret

 

 

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Developing the theatre makers of tomorrow...

The Optimists 2018

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

 

 

#Optimists18
Caroline Horton & Co and China Plate present

All Of Me

(The possibility of future splendour)

Work in progress / preview

#Allofmeplay
China Plate and Audible present

On The Exhale

A one-woman play by Martín Zimmerman.

Directed by Christopher Haydon.

FRINGE FIRST WINNER 2018

#OnTheExhale
Warwick Arts Centre and China Plate present

Trying it On

A brand new solo performance by David Edgar, about how our young selves might – and our old selves do – relate to each other. 

Written and performed by David Edgar

Directed by Christopher Haydon

 

 

#TryingItOnPlay
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. 

 

 

#PointofEchoes

Rural Touring Dance Initiative

Making the best dance happen in small spaces

#RuralDance
Take Art, Surrey Arts & China Plate present

Hopper

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

Joan Clevillé Dance presents

Plan B for Utopia

Presented as part of the British Council Showcase and Made in Scotland Showcase, China Plate is bringing this exceptional piece of dance/theatre back to Ediburgh Festival Fringe 2017

 

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

Hull City of Culture 2017

 #Hull2017

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):
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Theatre we help to make
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