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Hospitalworks
for 3–6 year olds
Theatre-Rites, Polka Theatre and Theater der Welt London, UK: May 2005 / Stuttgart, Germany: June–July 2005
| Directed by | Sue Buckmaster and David Harradine in collaboration with installation artist Sophia Clist |
| Music and Soundscore | Olly Fox |
| Lighting Designer | Hansjörg Schmidt |
| Lead Artist | Charlie Tymms |
| Production Manager | Simon Sturgess |
| Technical Manager | Rachel Shipp |
| Company Stage Manager | Sabine Schmidt |
| Theatre-Rites Bursary Artist | Nam Hee Kwon |
| London performers | Laura Cubitt, Desai McGowan, Toby Olie, Bernadette Russell, Roman Stefanski, Frank Wurzinger |
| Stuttgart performers | Laura Cubitt, Desai McGowan, Yana Novakova-Teofilova, Bernadette Russell, Lütje Stutz, Inga Töpperwien, Margrit Wimmer, Frank Wurzinger |
Hospitalworks was first created in London, when Theatre-Rites transformed a disused ward in the Mayday University Hospital, a working London hospital. Co-produced with Polka Theatre and Theater der Welt, Germany’s largest theatre festival, Hospitalworks then transferred to Stuttgart and was recreated in an empty German ward.
Deep inside an ordinary hospital hides an extraordinary place...
Come and be guided through a series of rooms magically transformed by performance, object puppetry and installation. Drawing on children’s fascination with the game of doctors and nurses, this unique performance turns the hospital environment into a playful and enchanting place.