associateartists2023 | Bathway Theatre

Elizabeth Peace is a multidisciplinary artist, facilitator, and producer from Thamesmead, South London. Having graduated from the University of Manchester with a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics in 2019, and obtained an Acting Diploma from the Oxford School of Drama in 2020, she is currently working as an actor, writer & freelance creative producer with projects in theatre & film whilst being a part-time carer.

The motivation behind her work is an enduring interest in people; in the human spirit, its emotional resonance, and the way over time it manifests in our relationship with others. Her recent producing work includes, The Wicked Problem, a co-production with Contact Theatre supported by Season for Change, Julie’s Bicycle, Artsadmin, and C-Change. Match/Play, a tiata fahodzi theatre programme created to celebrate its 25th anniversary and The Golden Boy, a short film exploring autism within the Black-British community executively produced by the Academy-Award winning, Slick Films.

As an actor, she has starred in numerous short films, working with Qatari-American artist, Sophia Al-Maria, in Beast Type Song (2019) & Tiger Strike Red (2022) and featured in motion-capture games under Supermassive Games, The Devil In Me & SwitchBack VR.

Often referencing her experiences as a 1st generation immigrant, Elizabeth touches on the African diaspora, racial environmental justice, intergenerational trauma, Black British history, and the LGBTQ+ community. Currently, she is supported by Purple Moon Drama, Arts Council England, and Foundation for Future London to research and develop a new epic play, The Women's War, as part of an artist incubator exploring the untold rebellion against the British Empire by Igbo women in 1929.

She is excited to start developing a new performance piece centred on Black women's experience of anger, PTSD & mental health as Associate Artist at Bathway Theatre.

Elizabeth is represented by JBR Creative Management

Instagram:

@elizabethpeace_

@thegoldenboyshort

Twitter:

@iraiseyouapeace

Magda Stawman-Tuka - Polish theatre maker, performer, researcher and performing arts teacher. Her main interest is contemporary performance, in theatre of the 20th and 21st centuries - its theory and practice, with a special emphasis on devising, physical expression and interdisciplinary work. In June 2023, Magda received the award of doctor of philosophy in drama: practice as research. In her thesis entitled 'Towards a Burning Method: how might the contemporary performer build on the legacy of Grotowski’s Total Act?' she is conducting a dialog with Jerzy Grotowski following method of practical and theoretical confrontation.

Her work has been variously supported through a succession of grants, scholarships, residencies, co-productions and festival selections, presented in theatre, gallery, cinema, church, and online; in Poland, UK, Netherlands, Denmark, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, USA and Germany.

For more information please visit: https://magdatuka.com

WISE RAM THEATRE

Making theatre about the climate crisis with nerve, humour and heart

Wise Ram Theatre is a new neurodiverse theatre company. Our first production, Decommissioned, “heart-warming, comical, and intimate” (Amy Tickner, London Pub Theatres) premiered at the Pleasance Theatre.

We run monthly workshops on Staging the Climate Crisis at the Glitch, as part of VAULT Creative Arts.

We make theatre about the climate crisis that explores what it means to be alive now

Sofia Bagge is a theatre director and dramturg, and co-director of Wise Ram Theatre.

Molly Anne Sweeney is a script writer and co-director of Wise Ram Theatre.

Insta: @wiseramtheatre

Max Ferguson is a neurodiverse (dyslexia/adhd) Actor, Theatre maker and Puppeteer. He is especially interested in telling neurodivergent stories and improving access in rehearsal rooms. Max is originally from the Yorkshire Dales but moved down to London and in 2018, he graduated with 1st Class Hons from Acting - Collaborative and Devised Theatre at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He is a associate member of 'Pocket-Sized Theatre Collective' and the production company 'No Eye Deer'. He has worked with companies such as BBC, BFI, Sonya Friedman, The Wardrobe Ensemble, Hope Theatre, Tristan Bates, Out of Ink and Complicite Associates.

As an Actor he is in The Bay S5 (series regular/ Tall Story/ITV), To Kill a Mockingbird (Gielgud Theatre, Sonia Friedman), FELT (Southwark Playhouse, Vaults), O and I (Trish Wadley productions), BBC Casualty (2019), Cost of Living (2021).

As a theatre maker, he’s focusing on telling neurodivergent stories whilst investigating how access can better take a central role in the devising process. Past work includes “Growing Nowhere” (Hot Coals Productions), “Ecce Homo” (Wardrobe Ensemble).

Max is a freelance visiting lecturer who specialises in teaching movement, devising and psycho-physical acting techniques. During Max’s training at The Central School he encountered the psycho-physical acting techniques of Michael Chekhov, Jaques Lecoq and Moshe FeldenKrais which have deeply influenced both Max’s acting and teaching practices. Key fellows Max trained under: Sinead Rushe, Catherine Alexander, Lucinka Eisler. As a Facilitator he trained at the Almeida (Intro to Facilliation) ran by Simon Stephens and also trained through The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama whilst working in their Outreach and Short Courses programs. He taught the BA at ALRA and Rose Bruford (BA Acting) , Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Richmondshire Youth Theatre.

links & Social media

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Instagram: Max_george_ferguson

Twitter: @maxgferguson