Formation | 2007 |
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Type | Theatre Company |
Purpose | Specialising in acting, advanced stage combat, physical theatre, other performance skills including horse riding and martial arts |
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Affiliations | East 15 Acting School |
Website | www.scarletblade.com |
Scarlet Blade Theatre is a theatre company based in London, England, specialising in acting, advanced stage combat, physical theatre and other performance skills including horse riding and martial arts.
The company formed in 2007, all members studied and trained together at East 15 Acting School, part of the first graduating year of the new, exclusive BA Honours Degree in ‘Acting & Stage Combat’.
They, along with eleven other students, directed by Dr Chris Main, performed a collection of fight scenes from Romeo and Juliet at the 2007 Sam Wanamaker Festival, Shakespeare's Globe. Other productions included The Odyssey, Julius Caesar and The Bay.
Productions devised and performed by Scarlet Blade Theatre.
The Jabberwock, a devised piece based on the nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll. It was performed at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, C Venues. It received good reviews from The Scotsman and a "Critics Choice" award from the British Theatre Guide.
A Pirate's Life for Me, a Pirate Adventure show for children and adults; 'Following the adventures of a young boy on his quest to become a Pirate. Also performed at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, C Venues. It was received well with a favorable review in The Stage, it was also listed as "Best of the Fest" in The Scotsman; one of only two listed children’s shows to achieve this in 2008.