Kate Wyver

How far can art impact our behaviour towards the climate crisis? Can being reminded of the beauty of nature inspire action to help us hold onto it all? Using new technologies to create immersive experiences, multi-award winning artist David Shearing hopes to make us understand the natural world anew. Environmental sustainability is a priority in his work that aims to inspire both connection and change.

Image: Photo of Mark Evans, writer of Bleak Expectations.

Image: Vicki Dela Amedume, Artistic Director of Upswing

Deadpan satire Common Ground takes aim at the lack of representation of Global Majority performers in the circus industry. Set behind the scenes at a round of auditions, this spoof documentary follows circus performers hoping to be selected as the new face of circus. 

Set in post-war Ireland, Tzarini Meyler’s two-hander grapples with the ideas of freedom and uncertainty in a changing world. Inspired by stories from Meyler's grandmother’s youth, this new show explores the intense friendship between two teenage girls as they navigate the instability around them. 

Naomi Westerman’s mum died unexpectedly in 2018. In her new show, BATMAN (aka Naomi’s Death Show), the playwright grapples with bereavement. And Batman. 

Utilising the story of Bruce Wayne and death as a prompt for transformation, this new show is an interactive quest and satire of the true crime genre. Staged by Nottingham-based theatre company Chronic Insanity, the play will also be available as a digital production.