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Jake Oldershaw

JAKE OLDERSHAW

  
Nationality:    British
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Jake Oldershaw doesn't give performances so much as issue personal invitations to individual audience members. This is work so intimate that it feels like a secret, but a particularly pleasing one. He has collaborated with companies like Stan's Cafe that share his interest in the relationships between artists and their audience and in the potential power of the small but perfectly formed Arts experience.

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         Boy Who Bit Picasso, The         For their Own Good         Intimate History         Midland Aquaphiliacs         Story of the Four Minute Mile, The
Boy Who Bit Picasso, The

Synopsis:
My name is Tony and I have the most extraordinary friend. . . Pablo Picasso! Come and play down on the farm with Tony and Picasso. We'll have loads of fun, make crazy pictures and we'll tell the true story of how a young boy became friends with one of the greatest artists who ever lived. Oxford Playhouse presents The Boy Who Bit Picasso, an interactive theatre show for everyone aged four to eight. With storytelling, music and lots of chances to make your own art, this hands-on family show introduces one of the 20th century's most influential artists through the eyes of a young boy. Be sure to wear some play-clothes because it's going to get messy!

Notes:
inspired by the book by Antony Penrose

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TYA

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For their Own Good

Synopsis:
Can the way we kill animals tell us anything about how we deal with our own demise? In a former veterinary demonstration room, two knackermen investigate the pitfalls of being high up the evolutionary chain. Combining puppetry, new writing and documentary material this show tells a moving and darkly comic tale about the only certainty in life: death and how it's become removed from us as a process. Unflinching honesty, genuinely humbling and unique' (Strawberry Line Times). Bitesize commission supported by WAC, mac, Bristol Ferment, China Place and Arts Council England. Part of British Council Showcase.

Notes:
by director Steven Johnstone and performers Jake Oldershaw and Jack Trow, with text from live interviews and elsewhere

1st Produced:
Summerhall, Edinburgh Festival Fringe     01 Aug 2013

Organisations:
Untied Artists

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Genre:
devised 1 hour 5 minutes

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Intimate History

Synopsis:
Inspired by theodore Zeldin's book, Intimate History is a singular experience in every way. Experienced one at a time, each person chooses from a menu of stories and is then treated to a recreation of that story, woven around them using found objects and tiny models and accompanied by an extremely fine pianist. You could be hearing the sorry tale of Tom and his wayward entrails, or eating Turkish delight while watching a minute camel cross the desert. But, whichever story you choose, these are five-minute epics of astonishing sweetness and emotional depth. Resembling a series of beautifully animated cartoons that are somehow happening around you, Intimate History works perfectly in the context of a festival where the word of each audience member's private experience can spread and accumulate.

Notes:
by Craig Stephens And Jake Oldershaw

1st Produced:
BAC , London >>>     2005

Organisations:
Burst Festival

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Piece

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Midland Aquaphiliacs

Synopsis:
Over the last few years Jake Oldershaw has been on a personal quest, travelling around Birmingham  Britains most landlocked city  meeting residents who keep images of the sea on their walls. Combining portrait photography, recorded conversations and a bit of end of the pier charm, this touching show will pick you up like a good sea breeze.

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1st Produced:
Studio 1, Battersea Arts Centre, London     16 May 2006

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Piece

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Story of the Four Minute Mile, The

Synopsis:
Everybody said it couldn't be done. . .6 May 1954. the wind drops and Roger Bannister starts to run. As the crowd hold their breath, the crackled voice of the announcer breaks the silence: 'Result of event 9, the one mile. . . time: 3 minutes. . .' the rest is unheard in the roar of excited cheers and flashing bulbs. He'd done it. On the anniversary of the first sub-four minute mile, Oxford Playhouse presents the fascinating true account of how one dedicated amateur runner achieved what the world thought was impossible. Taking place on the Iffley Road running track, where the four minute mile record was first made, this new Playhouse Plays Out production invites audiences to walk a mile in Bannister's footsteps, exploring one of the city's greatest stories. A tale of courage and ambition; an experiment in mind over matter. From the excitement of the build-up to the magical moment itself, you will be transported back to 1954 in an interactive experience featuring memories and anecdotes from Oxford residents who were there on the day. At the very place where history was made, you will become part of the cheering crowd, hear from the pacemaker and discover what it feels like to cross the finishing line, as you walk a mile in the famous footsteps of Roger Bannister.

Notes:
conceived by Jake Oldershaw And Gareth Brierley

1st Produced:
Oxford: Iffley Road Running Track     04 May 2012

Organisations:
Oxford Playhouse

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Genre:
piece 75 min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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