ORDINARY MADNESS IS ABOUT THE BEAUTY IN THE DIRT, THE EXTRAORDINARY IN THE MUNDANE, THE HARD SHELL WITH THE SOFT CENTER, ABOUT THAT BLUEBIRD IN OUR SOUL THAT WANTS TO GET OUT.
ORDINARY MADNESS
RIVERSIDE STUDIOS THEATER Saturday 8 February - Sunday 9 March 2025
“THERE’S A BLUEBIRD IN MY HEART THAT WANTS TO GET OUT.”
A TRUE LITERARY LEGEND, THE KING OF THE UNDERGROUND & A “LAUREATE OF THE AMERICAN LOWLIFE”.
1992
BUKOWSKI
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INSPIRED BY THE WORKS AND LIFE OF POST-WAR AMERICAN POET AND NOVELIST CHARLES BUKOWSKI, ORDINARY MADNESS IS ABOUT THE BEAUTY IN THE DIRT, THE EXTRAORDINARY IN THE MUNDANE, THE HARD SHELL WITH THE SOFT CENTRE ABOUT THAT BLUEBIRD IN OUR SOUL THAT WANTS TO GET OUT.
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SOCIAL PROJECT
We believe that everyone has a story to tell and a unique talent waiting to shine. That’s why we created a special social project dedicated to helping adults—who are not professional performers—step onto the stage and unlock their true potential.
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THE LADY WITH THE DOG
THE LADY WITH THE DOG IS A POETIC AND HUMOROUS SHORT TALE OF LOVE, THE UNMASKING OF ONESELF AND HOW SOCIETY SHAPES OUR RELATIONSHIPS & VIEWS. IT WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN 1899 BY WORLD RENOWNED PLAYWRIGHT ANTON CHEKHOV, WHOSE WORKS HAVE LONG BEEN PART OF THE BRITISH THEATRE CANON.
ALL OF OUR STORIES ARE TOLD USING ART THEATRE’S UNIQUE STAGE LANGUAGE
TOGETHER, WE REDEFINE POSSIBILITY – LIKE THE COLLABORATION THAT BUILT THE HOME INSURANCE BUILDING (1884), WE GROW THROUGH SHARED IDEAS, TRUST, AND COLLECTIVE CREATIVITY.
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VISION
LEAD WITH PURPOSE, BUILD WITH PASSION – JUST AS THE FIRST STEEL-FRAMED SKYSCRAPER REVOLUTIONIZED ARCHITECTURE, WE EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO RISE AND CREATE SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY.
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TRANSFORMATION
UNLOCK THE EXTRAORDINARY – OUR STAGE IS A SPACE WHERE ORDINARY BECOMES EXTRAORDINARY, AND EVERY PERFORMER DISCOVERS THEIR INNER ARTIST.
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LEGACY
INNOVATE, INSPIRE, REACH HIGHER – WE HONOR TRADITION WHILE FEARLESSLY PUSHING BOUNDARIES TO CREATE ART THAT STANDS THE TEST OF TIME.
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OUR THEATRICAL PRINCIPLES
DIRECTOR
ANYA VILLER
A THEATRE DIRECTOR TRAINED AT THE BORIS SHCHUKIN THEATRE INSTITUTE IN MOSCOW (4 YEARS) AND EMIGRATED TO THE UK IN 2020 FROM RUSSIA. ANYA USES THE ETUDE METHOD IN HER DIRECTING WORK WITH ACTORS AND METAPHORICAL LANGUAGE TO SPEAK WITH THE AUDIENCE.
ANNA HAS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE WORKING AS AN ACTRESS IN THEATRE, FILM & TV. HER METHODS ARE ROOTED IN MICHAEL CHEKHOV AND STANISLAVSKI’S TECHNIQUES.
• VICTORIA VALCHEVA • ANDREW BUZZEO • FRANCESCA WILSON WATERWORTH • JAMES VILLER • AMY LEESON
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