Sincera Productions
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Sincera Productions is a British based theatre company, formed in 2002 by Alistair Gillyatt and Philip Desmeules. The company has performed nationally and internationally, touring to Brazil and the Lebanon as well as appearing in London and at the Latitude Festival
in Suffolk.
Their previous productions have included revivals of classics such as Shakespeare's Hamlet
, Bernard Pomerance
's The Elephant Man (play)
, and Peter Hall's adaptation of George Orwell
's Animal Farm
. Original work developed by the company has included BY PARTIES UNKNOWN: the crypt project, a site-specific piece, devised by the company, which told the various stories that linked to the recently excavated crypt of the Christopher Wren
church of St Andrew, Holborn
. Historical characters that appeared in the play included: Thomas Chatterton
, Sally Salisbury
, Edward Coke
and Henry Sacheverell
. The company also has experience in new writing, having produced the work of playwright Tom Morton-Smith
for the 2007 Latitude Festival
.
Latitude Festival
The Latitude Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, England. It was first held in July 2006....
in Suffolk.
Their previous productions have included revivals of classics such as Shakespeare's Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
, Bernard Pomerance
Bernard Pomerance
Bernard Pomerance is an American playwright and poet whose best known work is the play The Elephant Man. Pomerance was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1940. He studied at the University of Chicago and moved to London in 1968....
's The Elephant Man (play)
The Elephant Man (play)
The Elephant Man is a 1977 play by Bernard Pomerance. The production's Broadway debut in 1979 was produced by Richmond Crinkley and Nelle Nugent, and directed by Jack Hofsiss...
, and Peter Hall's adaptation of George Orwell
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair , better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist...
's Animal Farm
Animal Farm
Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George Orwell published in England on 17 August 1945. According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading up to and during the Stalin era before World War II...
. Original work developed by the company has included BY PARTIES UNKNOWN: the crypt project, a site-specific piece, devised by the company, which told the various stories that linked to the recently excavated crypt of the Christopher Wren
Christopher Wren
Sir Christopher Wren FRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.He used to be accorded responsibility for rebuilding 51 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710...
church of St Andrew, Holborn
St Andrew, Holborn
St Andrew, Holborn is a Church of England church on the northwestern edge of the City of London, on Holborn within the Ward of Farringdon Without.-Roman and medieval:Roman pottery was found on the site during 2001/02 excavations in the crypt...
. Historical characters that appeared in the play included: Thomas Chatterton
Thomas Chatterton
Thomas Chatterton was an English poet and forger of pseudo-medieval poetry. He died of arsenic poisoning, either from a suicide attempt or self-medication for a venereal disease.-Childhood:...
, Sally Salisbury
Sally Salisbury
Sally Salisbury , real name Sarah Pridden and also known as Sarah Priddon, was a celebrated prostitute in early 18th-century London. She was the lover of many notable members of society, and socialised with many others....
, Edward Coke
Edward Coke
Sir Edward Coke SL PC was an English barrister, judge and politician considered to be the greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. Born into a middle class family, Coke was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge before leaving to study at the Inner Temple, where he was called to the...
and Henry Sacheverell
Henry Sacheverell
Henry Sacheverell was an English High Church clergyman and politician.-Early life:The son of Joshua Sacheverell, rector of St Peter's, Marlborough,...
. The company also has experience in new writing, having produced the work of playwright Tom Morton-Smith
Tom Morton-Smith
Thomas Edward Morton-Smith, is an English playwright.Morton-Smith, originally from Exeter, grew up in East Grinstead. He studied Drama at the University of East Anglia before training as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.In 2001 his play Black Boxes & Amber Rooms was...
for the 2007 Latitude Festival
Latitude Festival
The Latitude Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, England. It was first held in July 2006....
.
Productions
- The Hygiene Hypothesis by Tom Morton-Smith - 2007, Latitude Festival
- BY PARTIES UNKNOWN: the crypt project - 2006, St Andrew's Church, Hoborn
- Hamlet by William Shakespeare - 2005, Al Bustan Festival, Beirut
- The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance - 2004, São Paulo, Brazil
- Animal Farm by George Orwell, adapted by Peter Hall - 2002, São Paulo, Brazil