Mountain Language (Ovalhouse) (2000)

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Mountain Language (1988)

Multi-part Production	Landscape and Mountain Language
Date from	29 November 2000 Both plays in the double bill were played in British Sign Language, with voice-over played for hearing members of the audience.
Date to	16 December 2000
No of Performances	Unknown
Language	English

Venues

Ovalhouse

'In Tandem TC’s inaugural production in 2000 was a pioneering double bill of Pinter’s Mountain Language and Landscape, translated and performed entirely in British Sign Language by Deaf and hearing actors. Other hearing actors voiced the spoken text from the audience synchronising with and responding to the BSL interpretation of the onstage performances. A preparatory workshop was held prior to the production.' (Jessica Higgs website)

There appear to be 2 spaces; still need to determine which one was used for this production (BC).

Linked Productions

Landscape (Ovalhouse Theatre)* (2000)

Notes:

Linked People

Jessica Higgs

Creative | Director

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Kate Owen

Creative | Set Designer

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Aideen Malone

Creative | Lighting Designer

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Joni Carter

Technical | Stage Manager

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Jenny Sealey

Technical | Production Consultant

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Sarah Ainslie

Creative | Production Photographer

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Marek Eminowicz

Creative | Flyer Designer

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Jean St Clair

Creative | BSL consultant

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Linked Organisations

Ovalhouse (Producing House | Est. Unknown)

34 Kennington Oval, London SE11 5TN, England

Producer.

In Tandem (Theatre Company | Est. Unknown)

Company.

Characters

Young Woman (Age: Not Specified, Female)

Performer: Jeni Draper

Elderly Woman (Age: Not Specified, Female)

Performer: Caroline Parker

Sergeant (Age: Not specified, Male)

Performer: Neil Fox-Roberts

Officer (Mountain Language) (Age: Not Specified, Male)

Performer: Simon Whitehouse

Guard (Mountain Language) (Age: Not specified, Male)

Performer: Frank Essery

Prisoner (Age: Not specified, Male)

Performer: Steven Webb

Hooded Man (Age: Not specified, Male)

Performer: Simon Whitehouse

Second Guard (Age: Not specified, Male)

Performer: Lee O'Brien

Woman (Mountain Language) (Age: Not specified, Not specified)

Performer: Clare Angel

Woman (Mountain Language) (Age: Not specified, Not specified)

Performer: Mary Farragher

Woman (Mountain Language) (Age: Not specified, Not specified)

Performer: Sandra Mills

Voices (Mountain Language) (Age: Not Specified, Not specified)

Performer: John Paton

Linked Awards

No award have been added to this production record yet.

Resources

No resources have been added to this production record yet.

Sources

Jessica Higgs Official Website

http://jessicahiggs.org/in-tandem-tc/mountain-language-and-landscape/

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Accessed 3 April 2018.

UK Theatre Web Database

https://www.uktw.co.uk/archive/play/mountain-languagelandscape/L01521801778/

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Information about sign interpreted performances taken from database's record for the production [accessed 17 May 2018].