Autumn 2011Fuel produces freshworkfor adventurous peopleby inspiring artists

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We’re out and about on tour this autumn.You can catch us around theUK andinternationally from Birmingham toBournemouth, Coventry to Canterbury,Stockton on Tees to Sydney.

Don’tmiss new shows fromClod Ensemble,Sound&Fury andMelanieWilson, and thelatest podcasts in our EverydayMomentsseries fromAdrian Howells, LemnSissayandMelanieWilson.

Tell uswhat you think at fueltheatre.com,facebook.com/fueltheatre and on twitter:@fueltheatre.

Louise Blackwell and KateMcGrathCo-directors, Fuel

Autobiographer

Melanie Wilson wraps her audience in a tender, poeticand thrilling new work, featuring a bold and electrifyingscore of voice and sound.

Combining a lyrical text, truly immersive staging, andWilson’s enigmatic and compelling performance style,Autobiographer draws us into the unravelling mind ofthe central character, Flora. Voiced by four performers,Flora reveals a curious and evocative portrait of a liferefracted through the lens of dementia.

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Melanie Wilson and Fuel present

Studio Theatre atSmock Alley TheatreABSOLUT Fringe, Dublin9 & 11 Sept, 8.30pm10 & 11 Sept, 3pmTickets: €15/€13(Previews €12)fringefest.com00353 1 687 7974

Albany, Deptford*15 – 17 Sept, 7.30pmTickets: £12/£8thealbany.org.uk020 8692 4446

Drum Theatre Plymouth20 – 24 Sept, 7.45pmTickets: £13/£9theatreroyal.com01752 267 222

ARC, Stockton on Tees29 & 30 Sept, 7.30pm;30 Sept & 1 Oct, 2.30pmTickets: £10/£8arconline.co.uk01642 525 199

mac, Birmingham*5 – 8 Oct, 8pm;8 Oct matinee, 3pmTickets: £12/£9macarts.co.uk0121 446 3232

*For details of workshops anddiscussions, see fueltheatre.com

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Funded by Arts Council England and the Wellcome Trust. Developmentsupported by ARC, Stockton on Tees. Developed as part of Fuel at theRoundhouse and the Jerwood Residencies at Cove Park, which are supported bythe Jerwood Charitable Foundation.

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Kursk

August 2000. A British hunter-killer submarine is onpatrol in the Arctic.

The crew drill, sleep, eat, long for word from home, andsilently shadow their target. Their lives are at onceextraordinary and mundane – until a tragic event occursthat makes them question everything they are doing.Inspired by the Russian submarine disaster of August2000, Kursk invokes the life of submariners, fathomsbelow the icy seas on the fraying front line of the Cold War.

Following sell-out runs on tour and in London, SydneyOpera House host the first international performancesof Kursk.

A Young Vic and Fuel co-productionSound&Fury’s

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in collaboration with Bryony LaveryCommissioned by the Junction, Cambridge

The Forest

There is a place at the very heart of the forest. A placewhere things are not quite what they seem. Peoplebecome animals, birds become music, day becomesnight-time, leaves become light. It’s all around you. It’sfull of adventure. It’s always changing.It’s The Forest.

The creators of Brilliant and And the Rain Falls Downinvite you to a thrilling, surprising and enchantingperformance for everyone 4 years old and over,combining dance, images, sound and light.

A Fevered Sleep and Fuel production

Created by Fevered Sleep

“Exquisite … It’s like a dreamof a night in a forest.There’s a grace to this show that captivated andmovedme.”���� The Times

Sydney Opera House1 – 4 SeptTickets: $27sydneyoperahouse.com0061 292 507 777

“Themost brilliantly immersive piece of theatre I’veseen all year… An unforgettable homage to themen of the Kursk, and all their kind.”Daily Telegraph�����

“Unmissable” Evening Standard�����

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Sydney Opera House6 – 16 Oct, times vary,see website for detailsTickets: $45/$39sydneyoperahouse.com0061 292 507 777

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Originally funded byArts Council England.

The 14th TaleThe 14th Tale is a free flowing mellifluous narrativethat tells the hilarious exploits of a natural bornmischief growing from the clay streets of Nigeria to theroof tops of Dublin, and finally to London. Inua vividlyrecreates the characters that punctuate his upbringingin deft and beautiful poetry, while challenging theaudience’s expectations of what it is to be a young,black male in London today.

Fringe First Award winner 2009.

A BAC Scratch Commission with Apples & Snakes. A London Word FestivalCommission. Originally funded by Arts Council England. Sign interpretationsupported by the City Bridge Trust.

Fuel presentsInua Ellams’

Tara Theatre, London27 Sept - 1 Oct, 7.30pmSign InterpretedPerformance: 29 SeptTickets: £11.50/£7.50tara-arts.com020 8333 4457

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Electric HotelFuel presents

Conceived and directed by David RosenbergChoreographed and co-directed by Frauke Requardt

Electric Hotel is a lonely, bizarre and beautiful outdoorspectacle; a uniquely designed, fly-by-night hotelbrought to vivid life through dance and sound.Sitting on the outside looking in, the audience snatchglimpses of the do-not-disturb lives unfolding behindthe floor to ceiling windows.

Wearing headphones to eavesdrop on the internalspaces of the building, they watch the residents in theirprivate rooms: natural habits, unnatural fantasies andwildly eccentric housekeeping.

Commissioned by Sadler’s Wells and Without Walls. Funded by Arts CouncilEngland and a Wellcome Trust Arts Award. Supported by the JerwoodCharitable Foundation through the Jerwood Studio at Sadler’s Wells, theJerwood Residencies at Cove Park and a Small Grant. Supported by the RoyalVictoria Hall Foundation. Research supported by the UCL Ear Institute.Subsidised Rehearsal Space provided by Jerwood Space. Built by UrbanSpace Management and Fuel at Trinity Buoy Wharf.

Pavilion Dance andBournemouth Arts bythe Sea Festival23 & 24 September, 9pmTickets: £13/£10paviliondance.org.uk01202 203630

“A playground for the imagination… the aircrackleswith excitement” Metro

“Thrillingly intense… rich and rewarding” Guardian

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Going Dark

How far can you see? A mile? A hundred miles? Or tothe furthest shores of the universe to a far awaygalaxy? It’s Max’s job to ask the cosmic questions.Passionate about astronomy, he works as the narratorat the city’s Planetarium but in a society happier toexplore the stars in a wax works musuem, he feelsincreasingly out of place.

When his own life takes an unexpected turn, Maxdiscovers that understanding the universe requires adifferent kind of vision…

Sound&Fury use their innovative theatre vocabulary ofimmersive surround sound design, total darkness andimaginative lighting in Going Dark to reawaken ourwonder at the cosmos and reveal how one man’svision becomes illuminated by darkness.

Commissioned by Warwick Arts Centre. Developed as part of Fuel at theRoundhouse and the Jerwood residencies at Cove Park, which are supportedby the Jerwood Charitable Foundation. Funded by Arts Council England,Wellcome Trust, Institute of Physics and The Science and TechnologyFacilities Council.

Fuel presentsSound&Fury’s

Warwick Arts Centre,Coventry27 – 29 Oct, 7.45pmTickets: £10.50/£8.50warwickartscentre.co.uk02476 524 524

Rose Theatre, Edge HillUniversity, Ormskirk1 & 2 Nov, 7.30pmTickets: £9/£7edgehill.ac.uk/rosetheatre01695 584 480

Northern Stage,Newcastle*4 & 5 Nov, 8pmTickets: £12/£9northernstage.co.uk0191 230 5151

ARC, Stockton on Tees*8 & 9 Nov, 7.30pmTickets: £10/£8arconline.co.uk01642 525 199

Traverse, Edinburgh*11 & 12 Nov, 7.30pmTickets: £17/£13traverse.co.uk0131 228 1404

Bristol Old Vic*15 – 19 Nov, 8pm;19 Nov, 2.30pmTickets: £12/£8bristololdvic.org.uk0117 987 7877

Gulbenkian, Canterbury*23 & 24 Nov, 7.45pmTickets: £14/£12/£10kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian01227 769 075*For details of workshops anddiscussions, see fueltheatre.com

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An Anatomie inFourQuarters

Set to an original score featuring live strings,percussion and bagpipes, An Anatomie in FourQuarters celebrates the physical structure of thebodies we inhabit and the ways we attempt to see,define, contain, name and value them. The magnificentanatomy of Sadler’s Wells theatre is itself dissected asthe audience promenade to different viewing positionsthroughout the piece, examining what it means to openup and to be opened.

A Sadler's Wells commission. Research supported by Jerwood Studio atSadler's Wells which is supported by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation.Supported by a Wellcome Trust Large Arts Award.

Clod Ensemble

Sadler's Wells, London28 Oct, 9pm; 29 & 30Oct, 5pm, 7pm & 9pmTickets: £16Limited capacity, earlybooking recommended.Please note this is apromenade show. If youhave accessrequirements, pleasecontact the Ticket Office.sadlerswells.com0844 412 4300

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Where you can find usin autumn 2011

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EverydayMoments

We have commissioned a series of podcastscreated especially for you to enjoy at a particulartime and place.

Imagine there was a soundtrack to those smallmoments when you find yourself alone, brushingyour teeth, in the bath, watching the rain streamdown your living room window, or when you’retucked up in bed with a hot drink but unable tosleep.

In the 2011 summer season we brought youmoments by Hofesh Shechter, Nic Green,Nick Whitfield and Josie Long. This season webring you new moments created byMelanie Wilson, Lemn Sissay and Adrian Howells.

To enjoy all the podcasts released so far and todownload the brand new issues (released on the20th of each month throughout 2011) go tofueltheatre.com

Funded by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation andArts Council England.

Fuel presents

For full details, including dates times and prices, seeindividual show pages or fueltheatre.com

And don’t forget, you can download Everyday Momentsfrom fueltheatre.com to listen to anywhere.

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