Belt Up Theatre

Belt Up Theatre are a British theatre company based in the north of England. After all attending the University of York they set up in 2008 in the city of York. Run as a collective, the company is led by directors Dominic J Allen, Jethro Compton, James Wilkes and Alexander Wright.

Productions

• May 2010 saw a staging at the York Theatre Royal of James Wilkes' The Tartuffe, described by Charles Hutchinson as "young Monty Python does Moliere"^[1]

• At the Edinburgh Festival fringe in August 2010, Belt Up staged a set of eight productions in the C Soco venue, all original compositions or adaptations. The plays were Metamorphosis, Lorca is Dead, Odyssey, Atrium, Antigone, Quasimodo, The Boy James and Octavia^[2]

• The old vault of Clerkenwell Prison was the location for Belt Up Theatre's site specific production of Shakespeare's Macbeth in April 2011.^[3]

• The Boy James by Alexander Wright is the company's first production to tour internationally. It will be performed at the Adelaide Fringe Festival after a three week in London in early 2012.

Awards

NSDF FestGoer's Award for Metamorphosis

NSDF Buzz Goodbody Award for best Director for Alexander Wright for Metamorphosis

NSDF Spotlight Award for Best Actor for James Wilkes as Gregor Samsa in Metamorphosis

NSDF Judges' Award for Best Lighting Design for Jethro Compton for Metamorphosis

NSDF Judges' Award for Best Ensemble for Metamorphosis

ThreeWeeks Editor's Award 2008^[4]

Edinburgh International Festival Award 2008^[5]

Residency at York Theatre Royal

In autumn 2009, Belt Up Theatre were announced as a resident company at the York Theatre Royal^[6]

References

1. ^ York Press review of The Tartuffe, May 2010
2. ^ Viewreview August 2010
3. ^ Londonist Review: Macbeth at Clerkenwell House of Detention
4. ^ Threeweeks awards 2008
5. ^ Edinburgh International Festival award 2008
6. ^ creative partnerships at York Theatre Royal

External links

• Guardian review of The Trial