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A collection of 16 posts

Interdisciplinary collaboration and good partnership working - reflections on going Wild with Manchester Museum

Interdisciplinary collaboration and good partnership working - reflections on going Wild with Manchester Museum

In the first half of 2024, FF worked with Manchester Museum on a digital interactive for their new exhibition, Wild. The process was smooth - and more importantly, fun and interesting. Here we dig into what makes a good collaboration... and what we learned.

Looking for ‘Looking for Love’

Looking for ‘Looking for Love’

It’s time we all stopped pretending we make perfect work that turns out just as we planned. This is an honest documentation of a process which taught us a lot.

The Strategy Room 2/3: delivery

environmental sustainability

The Strategy Room 2/3: delivery

From May 2022 to March 2023, Fast Familiar’s main focus was a climate action public engagement project called The Strategy Room. This blog documents its structure and delivery context.

Theatre without actors: alternative audience interfaces in interactive theatre

Making interactive theatre

Theatre without actors: alternative audience interfaces in interactive theatre

How to communicate with audiences in different ways - here are some practical exercises to start thinking about alternative sensory channels.

Do’s and Don’ts of making audience-centric theatre

Making interactive theatre

Do’s and Don’ts of making audience-centric theatre

Here’s some pointers on how to devise theatre and look after the audience while you’re putting them at the centre of what you’re creating.

What is the responsibility of the artist? Audience-centric theatre outside its comfort zone

the ethics of interactive theatre

What is the responsibility of the artist? Audience-centric theatre outside its comfort zone

A ‘literature review’ of audience-centric work that sits outside the comfort zone, including artworks by Davis Freeman and Jamal Harewood that are some of the most powerful experiences I’ve had in theatres.

Preparing for the worst: the Chaos list (what to do when theatre goes wrong)

the ethics of interactive theatre

Preparing for the worst: the Chaos list (what to do when theatre goes wrong)

The Chaos List is a way of preparing for theatre going wrong - and having a plan for when it does. Like every scout knows, the key is to Be Prepared.

With great power comes great responsibility: the ethics of interactive theatre

the ethics of interactive theatre

With great power comes great responsibility: the ethics of interactive theatre

How should we care for audiences, what are theatre companies responsible for, and what do we discover when we start asking questions about the ethics of interactive theatre?

The power to choose: adventures with interactive audiences

Role of the audience

The power to choose: adventures with interactive audiences

In traditional theatre, the audience’s main job is to watch. But when you’re making experiences for interactive audiences, there’s a whole lot more to consider.

It's a kind of magic: multimedia theatre and digital performance

interactive theatre and technology

It's a kind of magic: multimedia theatre and digital performance

The how and why of multimedia theatre - and a few tips on what we’ve learned while making digital performance (face-to-face and online).

The Ultimate Guide to Immersive Theatre: nearly everything you need to know

immersive theatre

The Ultimate Guide to Immersive Theatre: nearly everything you need to know

This ultimate guide covers the important aspects of immersive theatre for audience members and aspiring theatre-makers. Get curious in a deep dive with Fast Familiar.

Collaborator interview: Clemence Debaig

collaborator interview

Collaborator interview: Clemence Debaig

In the first of our collaborator profiles/ interviews, Joe and I caught up with artist Clemence Debaig, who we worked with on The Curse of the Burial Dagger.

What language please

What language please

What happens if you apply start-up logic to being an arts organisation? Turns out that looking at what you do through the lens of another sector shows up the baggage you're carrying.

Putting the play into theatre

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Putting the play into theatre

What do we really mean when we talk about playable theatre, immersive theatre, interactive theatre and the like? And what do we hope to get from works in these categories?

Describe your current appearance in one sentence...

Describe your current appearance in one sentence...

When Rachel chaired a panel recently, she asked speakers to describe their appearances for the audio transcription. It was really hard. Here, she and Al try to unpick why – and how to change that.

New forms, old boxes

New forms, old boxes

So theatres are shut - I don’t know if you’d noticed. Some people are making for a new architecture - the internet. But do we have the language to talk about these new forms?