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How To Be Hopeful – new podcast recording on hope and death with Antonia and Lucy
“Death is not the enemy of hope” Back in May, we were delighted to take part in Bernadette Russell’s new podcast ‘How to be Hopeful’. This podcast is available to listen to now, and in advance of the release of Bernadette’s new book ‘How to be Hopeful’ which will be published on the 10th September […]
A Podcast about Death… Why?!?
We are absolutely delighted to launch The Death Show podcast. This is a podcast all about the D-word. Death. A subject matter that we seem to find difficult to talk about, despite the very real fact that it is something that eventually happens to all of us. We’re on a mission to get more people talking about […]
We are recruiting for a Creative Producer (freelance)
Antonia Beck and Lucy Nicholls (Artistic Directors) are looking to appoint an experienced Creative Producer who will support the strategic development of The Death Show, the project’s additional creative assets, and the strategic and creative development of the company’s ongoing practise, as they continue to develop and tour work. In consultation with the Artistic Directors, the […]
Antonia and Lucy Talking Positively about The Death Show
Ahead of Dying Matters Awareness Week which runs from Monday 13 – Sunday 19 May 2019, Antonia and Lucy had a lovely chat with Fiona and Amy at the Positive People Podcast about how talking about death can be positive and life affirming. We’d highly recommend grabbing a cuppa and listening to the podcast as Lucy and Antonia chat […]
The Coffin’s on Tour Again!
We’re delighted to confirm that following the success of last year’s tour of The Death Show the coffin will be back on the road again in 2019! We’d love for you to join us for our funny, surreal, reflective and unashamedly honest show about death, which will take you on a journey of discovery, contemplation and […]
Spring 2018 tour – booking links now live
All the booking links are now live for our Spring 2018 preview tour. Tickets are already selling fast so get booking via the links below: Birmingham Rep Theatre: Saturday 26th January, 8pm Saturday 27th January, 2.30pm and 8pm SlungLow, Leeds: Sunday 18th February, 5pm Artsadmin, London: Wednesday 21st February, 7.30pm Thursday 22nd February, 7.30pm Arnos […]
The Death Show on tour – Spring 2018!
We are very pleased to announce that The Death Show will be going on a preview tour in 2018 starting at the Birmingham Rep on the 26th & 27th January. Book your tickets here: http://bit.ly/2Al5Rr8 We will then be touring to: Sunday 18th Feb 2018 – SlungLow (Leeds) Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd Feb 2018 – […]
The Death Map by Delphine Jones
As part of our initial research and development period for The Death Show, we commissioned illustrator Delphine Jones to create a visual map of our journey. Through intricate illustrations, the map tells the story of the 4 phases of our research: Top right: Taking part in a course exploring the art of ritual and the […]
The Death Show
Brought together initially by a shared fear of death, Lucy and Antonia are embarking on a new performance-based research and development project called ‘The Death Show’. The Death Show will fundamentally be an exploration of society’s relationship with death and dying. Death (as we all know) is an inevitable fact of life, and one of the few experiences that unites […]