| AdminHistory | LIFT '85 took place between 15 July '4 August and the programme consisted of:
Alberto Vidal (Spain) 'El Hombre Urbano', London Zoo, 20 '21 July
Bahamutsi Theatre Company (South Africa) 'Dirty Work' and 'Gangsters', Lyric Theatre Studio 15 '20, 22 '27 July, Albany Empire 31 July '3 August
Dr Hot & Neon (Netherlands) 'Dr Hot and Neon', Albany Empire, 18-20 July and 25 '27 July
Els Comediants (Spain) 'Alè ', Sadler's Wells Theatre, 30 July '3 August
Els Comediants (Spain) 'The Devils (A Night in Hell)', Battersea Park, 28 July
Ko Oku-Jin (South Korea) 'Ko Oku-Jin', Riverside Studios, 16 '21 July
La Gaia Scienza (Italy) 'Il Ladro Di Anime', Shaw Theatre, 18 '23 and 25 '27 July
Mladinsko Theatre (Yugoslavia) 'Mass in A Minor', Riverside Studios, 23 '28 July and 30 July '3 August
Pelican Players (Canada) 'Dear Cherry, Remember the Ginger Wine' and 'Martha and Elvira', Battersea Arts Centre, 24 '28 July and 31 July '4 August
Teatr Nowy (Poland) 'End of Europe', Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, 31 July '7 August
The 4th Peking Opera Troupe (China) 'The Three Beatings of Tao San Chun' Royal Court Theatre, 24 '27 July, 29 July '3 August
Traci Williams (USA) 'Journey', Battersea Arts Centre, 24 '28 July
Winston Tong (USA) 'Sings Duke Ellington', Institute of Contemporary Arts, 23 '27 July
The Festival Club was in De Spiegeltent (The Mirror Tent), at Camden Lock, London and the programme consisted of:
A Little Westbrook Music; Attic Theatre Company (family shows); Bow Gamelan Ensemble; Burns and Nunn; Cliffhanger; Claire Dowie; De Spiegeltent; Denise Black and the Kray Sisters; Gbakanda Afrikan Tiata; Harvey and the Wallbangers; I Gelati; Japanese American Toy Theatre of London; John Hegley; Johnny Rondo Duo; Magnificent 7; Mark Miwurdz; Merry Mac Funshow; Mint Juleps; Mister B Plays Basie; Model Secondary School for the Deaf (family shows); Natural Theatre Company; Oggle Oggle Box (family shows); Omlette Broadcasting Company; Opera Italiana (family shows); Otis Cannelloni; Pookiesnackenburger; Ra-Ra-Zoo; Rent Party; Rhum Ba Bas; Rose English; Screaming Abdabs; Stand Up Cliffhanger; The Barneys; The Brass Band; The Magnificant Seven; The Merry Mac Fun Show; The Millies.
Discussions consisted of:
Britain and the World of Theatre: Splendid isolation or cultural vacuum, Institute of Contemporary Arts, 20 July;
The Identity of Chinese Theatre Today, Royal Court Theatre, 27 July;
The Role of Theatre in Eastern European Society. Poland and Yugoslavia: A Contrast, Riverside Studios, 28 July;
Theatre and the State, Poland and South Africa, Riverside Studios, 3 August;
Writing for the Theatre in South Africa, Riverside Studios, 20 July.
Workshops were run by the following companies: Alberto Vidal; Ko Oku Jin; Pelican Players; Teatr Nowy; The 4th Peking Opera Troupe. |