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  • Comment: 1. Article has no lead, pls see WP:LEAD
    2. References should be about the subject of the article, not just the websites of former staff, for example. These should all be removed.
    3. The list of productions is too long and should only include those that independent sources have written about - and they should be referenced.
    4. IMDB is not a reliable source. Pls see WP:RS
    5. If you write something it needs a source that supports what you wrote, for example if you say "Mike owns a pie shop" then the source must supoort that - it can't just be a website of the pie shop. Flat Out let's discuss it 02:53, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment: References need to be third party coverage, not the subject's own website. Jamietw (talk) 18:30, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Creation Theatre Company is a producing theatre based in Oxford, England.[1][2] [3]. Founded in 1996 by David Parrish Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). the company became a charity in 2007 Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). and produces site specific adaptations of classic stories and Shakespeare.[4]

Management

The founding Artistic Director David Parrish announced his departure in 2010 [5], to take on a producing role at the National Theatre of Norway[6]. He was succeeded by James Erskine, who had previously worked for The Gate Theatre and Shakespeare’s Globe [5]. Erskine left the company in 2012 and since 2012 Lucy Askew has been Artistic Producer of Creation Theatre[7].

Cast and Creative team

Creation does not have a fixed company of actors or artistic staff, instead using a freelance team for each project. The company's Associate Artists are Charlotte Conquest, Matt Eaton, Ashley Bale and Ryan Dawson Laight. Past cast members have included Amy Noble[5]. Past Directors include Laurie Sansom[8] Joanna Read[9], Richard Beecham[10], Gareth Machin[11], Tim Carroll[12] Natalie Abrahami[13] and Jonathan Holloway[14].

Performance venues

Creation has never had a theatre building and produces shows in unusual spaces across the city of Oxford. The first productions, from 1996-2002 were performed open air in the grounds of Magdalen College School. For Christmas performances between 2004 and 2011 the company erected a Spiegeltent in the car park of BMW Group Plant [5] with shows such as Beauty and the Beast[15] and The Winter's Tale. Following its renovation in 2005 Creation has performed seven shows at Oxford Castle. In 2011 Creation was the first theatre company to perform at Blackwell’s Bookshop to perform Doctor Faustus[16], and has gone on to perform Hamlet and The Odyssey, a co-production with The Factory Theatre Company[16], and Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde[17]. Since Christmas 2011 Creation has performed at The North Wall Arts Centre[18] with A Christmas Carol, Aladdin and the Magical Lamp, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and The Wind in the Willows[19].


References

  1. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_theatres_in_the_United_Kingdom#C
  2. ^ "Visit Oxfordshire". Visit Oxfordshire.
  3. ^ "Creation Theatre Company". tripadvisor.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Creation Theatre on Shakespearemag.com". Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d "The Oxford Times". Cite error: The named reference "The Oxford Times" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Contact - nationaltheatret.no". National Theatre of Norway website.
  7. ^ "For Art's Sake with Creation Theatre's Lucy Askew (From the Oxford Times)". The Oxford Times.
  8. ^ "Daily Info Oxford". Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  9. ^ "United Agents". United Agents.
  10. ^ "The Oxford Times". The Oxford Times.
  11. ^ "National Theatre Website". National Theatre Website.
  12. ^ "The Public Reviews". Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  13. ^ "United Agents". United Agents. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  14. ^ "Jonathan Holloway". Red Shift Theatre.
  15. ^ "Beauty and the Beast Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Deep Blue Sea, West Yorkshire Playhouse / Doctor Faustus, Blackwell's Bookshop, review". The Telegraph. Cite error: The named reference "The Telegraph" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  17. ^ "Blackwell's and Creation Theatre Present Jekyll & Hyde". Blackwell's Bookshop website.
  18. ^ "Creation Theatre". Newbury Theatre.
  19. ^ "The Wind in the Willows review – fine, meta-sprinkled adaptation". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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