FUTURES mentors and supports new and emerging artists and companies. We advise, mentor, and provide training and facilities - focusing and specialising on support for Visual Theatre practicioners.
INtheMIX nights are salon style, cabaret sessions where artists and performers can present new work, and are part of THE BOO programme.

FUTURES - companies participating in the H+B FUTURES PROGRAMME

NO NONSENSE THEATRE

H+B worked closely with No Nonsense on script development and making processes for
their piece based on 'ROMEO & JULIET', including 6 days mentoring during January and
February 2007 with Bob Frith and Alison Duddle.

KEITH SAHA: 20 STORIES HIGH

H+B supported Keith with his development and devising on 'Babul & The Blue Bear'
as part of the black and Asian writers 'Live & Direct' programme supported by the
Arts Council and held at the Contact Theatre, Manchester 25th -27th January 2007.
H+B helped with the use of masks and puppetry on this stimulating piece of theatre.

Thingumajig are an exciting new puppetry company. H+B have provided a rehearsal
space and management advice to the company for their new production 'WANT', and
towards a new production planned for late 2007/8. This production featured in the first
'INtheMIX' and was booked as a result of this appearance.

RANDOM PRODUCTIONS

H+B have provided management and business development advice to a new North
West based company specialising in new writing. The company has also used the
H+B Centre as a rehearsal space for their development of 'A Story For When We're
Grandads'.

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Mishimou (creative support); Whalley Range All Stars (hire); Dynamic New Animation (build, development); Full Body
& The Voice (music facilities); Lancaster Grand Theatre (business mentoring);
Tor View School (hire) plus many individual artists have also used the H+B Centre
during 2006/7 as part of the FUTURES PROGRAMME.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT BOB FRITH at bob@horseandbamboo.org