Past Shows

The Bureau of Silly Sports
The Bureau of Silly Sports
The Bureau of Silly Sports
The Bureau of Silly Sports
The Bureau of Silly Sports
The Bureau of Silly Sports
The Bureau of Silly Sports
The Bureau of Silly Sports
The Bureau of Silly Sports
The Bureau of Silly Sports
The Bureau of Silly Sports
The Bureau of Silly Sports
The Bureau of Silly Sports
The Bureau of Silly Sports

The Bureau of Silly Sports

31st August 2013

No seriousness allowed here at the Bureau of Silly Sports because there’s far too much of that around already

Hailing from the 1950s when good old English competitions were taken seriously, UnderConstruction Theatre bring you The Bureau of Silly Sports. Because ordinary sports stink!

The Bureau of Silly Sports was commissioned by Oxford City Council for Oxford’s Olympic Celebrations and is an interactive game performance which invites audiences to play a programme of very silly games with performers.

BOSS has previously been performed at various festivals and events including Truck, Wilderness, Oxfordshire Play Days and London Bridge Live Arts Festival. The piece is available to hire as part of special events. Email us for more information.

Funded by Oxford City Council and the Arts Council.

Supported by Arts Council England      OCC Logo Black


Mummers, Michaelmas and the Empress Matilda
Mummers, Michaelmas and the Empress Matilda
Mummers, Michaelmas and the Empress Matilda
Mummers, Michaelmas and the Empress Matilda
Mummers, Michaelmas and the Empress Matilda
Mummers, Michaelmas and the Empress Matilda
Mummers, Michaelmas and the Empress Matilda
Mummers, Michaelmas and the Empress Matilda

Mummers, Michaelmas and the Empress Matilda

30th December 2011

Trapped up in the tower to conceal you from sight, think back to the moments that led to this night.

UnderConstruction created a Christmas Performance with a difference at Oxford Castle in 2011.

Inspired by the age old Oxfordshire tradition of performing Mummer’s plays at Christmas time, UnderConstruction wove in and out of the Castle’s Christmas Market and regaled audiences with an exciting tale of imprisonment and heroism as the castle jesters tried save the Empress Matilda who was besieged, trapped in the castle tower, and in need of entertainment!

Cast & Team:

Empress Matilda: Bryony Neilson
Jesters Marcus Davis-Orrom, Guy Killner & Devane Boyd
George the Knight: Jeremy Allen
Baron Von Sparrowlion: Lee Woodward
Father Christmas: Richard Ward
Tamesis: Jodana Van Vuuren
Musicians: Sam Mabbett, Harry Abel & Nick Tingay

Director and Designer: Lizzy McBain
Script: Lee Woodward, Jeremy Allen & Lizzy McBain
Devised by The Company
Costumes: Harriet Moore & Lizzy McBain
Props: Lisa Thomas & Grace Hailstone
Floral Decoration: Helen Jacobs
Photographer: Robert Viglasky


The Old Fire Station
The Old Fire Station
The Old Fire Station
The Old Fire Station
The Old Fire Station
The Old Fire Station
The Old Fire Station
The Old Fire Station
The Old Fire Station

The Old Fire Station

6th November 2011

UnderConstruction was commissioned to create an original performance for the grand opening of the refurbished Old Fire Station, which is home to the Arts at the Old Fire Station and Crisis Skylight in Oxford.

The company created animated tours throughout the building, inspired by its former uses as a Fire Station and Cornmarket since its original unveiling in 1894.

Cast & Team:

Director: Lizzy McBain
Research: Lizzy McBain, Poppy Richards, Jeremy Allen & Lee Woodward
Props & Dressing: Nena Parkes
Costumes: Harriet Moore
Production Assistants: Andrea Revesz & Lisa Thomas
Photography: Robert Viglasky

Performers:
Jeremy Allen
Lee Woodward
Gavin Moore
Marcus Davis-Orrom
Devane Boyd
Jodana Van Vuuren
Blayne George
Carina Hunshamar
Kiki Hopkins
Guy Killner
Celia Trovi
Julia Corbett