OutHouse Collective
OutHouse Collective are an exciting and innovative associate theatre company of the Roundhouse, Chalk Farm. We are a group of young emerging artists.
We have our own technical team who work closely with the performers and director throughout the devising process. We work collaboratively, utilising combined skills to create new ensemble based theatre that works to challenge audience expectations of traditional scripted work.
As an artist driven ensemble we look outside the mainstream. We believe in playing, inventing and testing ourselves and our audience; in the power of storytelling; in theatrical alchemy.
We want to tell small stories in incredible ways and big stories simply. We want to expand our horizons, to show you our imaginations and to enjoy life, adventure and artistry.
History
Formed in 2009 as the first Roundhouse Theatre Company, we worked closely with director Jim Pope and writer Philip Osment to create ‘Your Number’s Up’.
We were lucky enough to perform this at the Assembly Rooms George Street as part of the Edinburgh Fringe 2009, selling out numerous performances and receiving several “★★★★” star reviews and an NSDF nomination.
In 2010 we collaborated with director Elgiva Field to create ‘A Neon Fairytale’, a surreal and macabre world of fairy tales with gruesome endings.
We were one of only six European companies selected to be a part of Contacting the World 2010 at Manchester Contact Theatre and went on to perform a series of sell out shows at the Camden Fringe Festival.
In fact ‘A Neon Fairytale’ was the second highest grossing production at the Camden Fringe Festival in 2010.
2011 has seen OutHouse Collective joining forces with director Dominic McHale for a newly devised production ‘Proper Night’.
OutHouse Collective, Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH E: [email protected]
Steven Farah - M: 07725 898458 E: [email protected] Arielle Brown - M: 07749 124980 E: [email protected]
Past Productions
’Your Number’s Up’ – 2009
Camden: magic circus or sleazy cesspit? A man lies comatose in the street. Nine people gather round. Was it fate that brought them together or were they just in the wrong place at the wrong time? Shortlisted to the final five for the NSDF Award with commendations for performance going to company members Angus Scott Miller and Piers Robinson.
‘A Neon Fairytale’
The Slam has thrown sacred bedtime to waste.
Beautiful maiden finds Prince Charming and they live happily ever after; that's the fairytale right? But what happens when that story book romance consumes and overwhelms, when desire turns dark and when love becomes a very unhealthy obsession?
A princess awakes to find her world has stopped turning; all she needs is a bedtime story to restart it. Trapped between asleep and awake, night and day our Princess is lost with only a red balloon to guide her.
Press Reaction
“★★★★” – British Theatre Guide
“★★★★” – The Stage
“★★★★” – Manchester Review
“The Roundhouse's inaugural theatre company have produced a frank, comic and thoughtful play that covers a lot of ground. The back-stories and calamities of the ten characters survey a myriad of issues: racial profiling; incest; gender inequality; destiny; lesbianism. At moments the writer inflects the gaze upon himself, making fun of theatrical cliché and artifice. The effect is a sense of playfulness that allows the play's comedy and pathos to be fully embraced.”
OutHouse Collective, Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH E: [email protected]
Steven Farah - M: 07725 898458 E: [email protected] Arielle Brown - M: 07749 124980 E: [email protected]
‘Your Number’s Up’ - “Offers a surfeit of concerns and intents without ever seeming over- loaded. The writing is adroit, in-touch and often hilarious. The direction allows the strands of the narrative to mesh seamlessly: scene transitions are swift, conversations overlap, and characters clamber over (and onto) one another.
To single out individual performances would be to do a disservice to the collective excellence. Each cast member optimizes the vitality of their character; there is a sense of balance and proportion, and thus maturity.
This is a promising debut from a company obese with talent. At the end of the show, being utterly enamoured, I wished to take the cast home with me and make them lunch. But then I remembered that if I were to do this I would most likely get stabbed, become pregnant or contract pubic lice.” - Ben Aitken, The British Theatre Guide.
“Cleverly tracking back in time - with some dark secrets being revealed in the process - we discover that this is not the first time this crowd have crossed paths. Exploring the controversial topics of illegal immigration, rape, drug abuse and teenage pregnancy amid scenes of adolescent confusion, this production also aims to raise awareness of the sensitive issue of knife crime, a widespread problem on the streets of north London.
Slick scene integration, some audience interaction and a youthful cast bring humour to the serious subject matter, injecting a lighter tone to what could otherwise become an all-too-gritty experience.” - Mark Petrie,
The List.
‘A Neon Fairytale’ – “The planet has been divided. No longer do we spin on an axis under sunrise and sunset. The world has been knocked off kilter and the planet has been divided. There now exists the Flare Zone and the Dark Zone which has left the world separated.
‘OutHouse Collective’ – “One of only twelve international companies selected to perform at Contacting the World international theatre festival 2010, ‘A Neon Fairytale’ made audiences search inside themselves on what they perceive as dangerous, entertaining and comical. Premiered at Contact Theatre Manchester, then performed as part of the Camden Fringe Festival at the Roundhouse, Chalk Farm.” - Manchester Review.
OutHouse Collective, Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH E: [email protected]
Steven Farah - M: 07725 898458 E: [email protected] Arielle Brown - M: 07749 124980 E: [email protected]
Future Productions
‘Proper Night’
Proper Night is the third instalment from OutHouse Collective and is a collaboration with writer and director Dominic McHale. Over several months, meeting once weekly, the actors created characters which were strengthened through improvisation and various excursions in and around London. From this a story emerged and basic scenarios were drip fed to the actors who reacted and improvised in character which led to the ultimate finished scenes.
A group of young people meet. They're up for it but out of their comfort zone. They don't know each other yet but that's OK. They just want a proper night. Dancing. Partying. Getting wrecked. Taking risks. Everyone's invited...
Influenced by Mike Leigh, David Mamet and combined with surrealism, gallows humour and the dark side OutHouse Collective aim to experiment with the idea of taking too much of a good thing to its extreme.
Company Members
Bamshad Abedi-Amin – Actor Theatre credits: 'Verona Road' (IYT Theatre); A Neon Fairytale (Contact Theatre & Roundhouse); 'Wasted' (IYT Theatre): Your Number's Up (Roundhouse & Assembly Rooms, George St); 'Brief Encunters' Old Red Lion; 'Blood Wedding' Millfield Theatre, 'Hitting Home' Cockpit Theatre. TV Credit: Taggart, Holby. Film: 'Colin' (2008).
Bam has also been involved in various Royal Court Writers Groups, and filmmaking projects.
Sarah Barnes – Company Manager / Stage Manager / Set Designer Currently studying Physics at Queen Mary, University of London.
Technician - Block 9 London Underground Queue Jump (Glastonbury Festival 2011 - Block 9 in association with Roundhouse/ David Rosenberg - Shunt). Stage Manager - A Neon Fairytale (Contact Theatre Manchester and Roundhouse). Set and props design and build - A Neon Fairytale (Contact Theatre Manchester and Roundhouse). Set design and build, Turning Point Festival 2010 (Roundhouse). Production Assistant - Your Number's Up (Assembly Rooms, George Street). Lighting design, Turning Point Festival 2009 (Roundhouse).
OutHouse Collective, Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH E: [email protected]
Steven Farah - M: 07725 898458 E: [email protected] Arielle Brown - M: 07749 124980 E: [email protected]
Arielle Brown – Actor Trained Dance School of Scotland and London Studio Centre. Was awarded Dame Anna Neagle, Cameron MacKintosh Most Outstanding Graduate prize 2007.
Theatre: Young Mary.(Mary Queen of Scots, Sair Feet Company). Abigail Williams (The Crucible, Tron Theatre Glasgow) Lead Soloist. (Holocaust by Oliver Handle, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow). Carly (Made for a Woman by Alan Ball, DeValois Theatre). Lily (Your Numbers Up, Roundhouse London) Coroner/Mother Courage (A Neon Fairytale, Roundhouse London). Workshopping with Young vic Associate director Daniel Kramer.
Film and TV: April (D-Bird), Kate (lead, Laughing Through Life), Sarah (lead, Impertinence of the Heart), Alex (Quarantine), Beauxbaton (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire). Arielle has numerous dance credits having worked with choreographers, Oliver Hindle, Robert North, Robbie O'Reilly, Wayne McGregor, Ashley Wallen, Katie Prince and Lee Alexander. She also presents regularly for PopGirl TV.
Greta Gould – Actor BA (Hons) in Set Design for Stage and Screen, Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts London. Greta will begin training at Drama Studio London 2011/12. Theatre: A Neon Fairytale (Contact Theatre & Roundhouse); The Haunted Hub (Roundhouse); Your Number’s Up (Roundhouse & Assembly Rooms, George St.). Greta has also been developing short play and film scripts.
Carly Halse – Actor Trained at Central School of Speech and Drama. Recent theatre: A Neon Fairytale (Contact Theatre & Roundhouse); The Haunted Hub (Roundhouse); Your Number's Up (Roundhouse & Assembly Rooms, George St); The Failure Project (The Space & Camden People's Theatre); Meanwhile... Garden. (site-specific, Swiss Cottage); Urban-I-City (Centre George Pompidou); Brief Encounters (T.I.E. tour); Women of Troy (Brunel University). TV: Presenting for TinyPop. Cabaret: Carly has been performing as Juicy du Jour for four years and has performed at various cabarets and venues such as The Roundhouse, The Victoria and Albert Museum, Camp Bestival and Leicester Square Theatre.
OutHouse Collective, Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH E: [email protected]
Steven Farah - M: 07725 898458 E: [email protected] Arielle Brown - M: 07749 124980 E: [email protected]
Reni Kay – Actor Founding member of OutHouse Collective. Worked with Jim Pope and Philip Osment as part of the Roundhouse Theatre Company in the first of the company's collaborations to create 'Your Number's Up'. Performed sell out shows at the Roundhouse, Chalk Farm and then at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh. In the second year, OutHouse worked with Elgiva Field and devised a magical piece 'A Neon Fairytale' which was selected to take part in the Contacting the World event in Manchester. Currently working with Dominic McHale on a piece called 'Proper Night' which is due to preview in Lost theatre, London and then at Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Piers Robinson – Actor Piers is an actor and musician and a founding member of The OutHouse Collective. He has performed at venues across London and the UK including The Young Vic, The Roundhouse and Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh, as well as internationally, having performed in Lagos, Nigeria in 2010.
Piers is also a singer/songwriter and when he isn't acting he can be found performing with his band LazyTalk at music venues and festivals around the UK.
Angus Scott Miller – Actor Angus Scott-miller is a graduate of the Bath Spa University Performing Arts Degree, where he specialised in Acting. Credits Include 'Your Numbers up' (Assembly Rooms- George St & Roundhouse), 'Grandmas Footsteps' (BIS World Stage, Jakarta, Albany Theatre, LIPA (Liverpool), Hackney Empire, tour of schools/ prisions across the UK), 'Alice' (Egg, BSU Theatre, Bath), 'Journey Man' (Albany Theatre, Deptford, CTW, Manchester & BIS World Stage, Jakarta), 'Gang A Bong Get It On' (Schaubuna Am Liener Platz, Berlin), 'The Belly of The Beast' (Hampstead Theatre, Swiss Cottage), 'Wepon of Choice' (Hackney Empire, Bloomsbery, Shunt, Unicorn, Rose Bruford 'Drama School'),
Angus works full time at Roundhouse as part of Youth Strategy Team, He also works as a theatre facilitator who works regally with NYT, Pan Arts, Arc Theatre, Playing On and OutHouse Collective.
OutHouse Collective, Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH E: [email protected]
Steven Farah - M: 07725 898458 E: [email protected] Arielle Brown - M: 07749 124980 E: [email protected]
Cem Pakiry-Turgut – Actor Cem Pakiry-Turgut is a graduate of the Bath Spa University Performing Arts Degree, where he specialised in Performance for Live and Recorded Media in his final year. Since 2009 Cem has toured to Indonesia and Nigeria as well as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Theatre: 'Ajai The Boy Slave' (Muson Arts Centre, Lagos), '@Virtually_Real' (Assembly Rooms-George St & Roundhouse), 'The World At My Feet' (BIS World Stage, Jakarta & Gedung Kesinian,Jakarta), 'Agamenon' (Cockpit Theatre, Edgeware Rd), 'Journey Man' (Albany Theatre, Deptford, CTW, Manchester & BIS World Stage, Jakarta), '2 Be The 1' (Bloomsbury Theatre, Euston), 'Gang A Bong Get It On' (Schaubuna Am Liener Platz, Berlin), 'The Belly of The Beast' (Hampstead Theatre, Swiss Cottage), 'Stardust' (Lime Light Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue), 'Mourning Becomes Electra' (BSU Theatre) Short Films: 'You Messed Up' (OH Film Productions), 'Jumping Off Bridges' (Irreplaceable Films), 'As You Are' (Free Running Pics), 'Mack' (Noire Films), 'Liquid Soap' (BSU).
Cem is also an accomplished musician, singer/songwriter and is currently playing with emerging Camden based band Sabres.
Sarah-Jane Brion – Actor Trained RADA (Summer School) and at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film institute, New York. She has been involved with OutHouse Collective from its inception in September 2009 and is one of its founding members. As well as performing, Sarah-Jane is also a designer, producer and music promoter for several other companies.
OutHouse Collective, Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH E: [email protected]
Steven Farah - M: 07725 898458 E: [email protected] Arielle Brown - M: 07749 124980 E: [email protected]
Quotes
“I have known the OutHouse Collective since I started working with its members in 2008 and I know them to be a group of people with great talent, energy and imagination. With the backing of the Roundhouse they have emerged as a group of artists who are producing exciting new work drawing on a wide range of experience in theatre, dance and music. I’m looking forward to their next production under the direction of Dominic McHale which I’m sure will surprise and delight audiences in equal measure.” - Philip Osment
OutHouse Collective, Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH E: [email protected]
Steven Farah - M: 07725 898458 E: [email protected] Arielle Brown - M: 07749 124980 E: [email protected]