Deborah Pearson
Deborah Pearson (born 1983) is a British and Canadian theatre producer, playwright, librettist and live artist born in Toronto, Canada.
Biography
She is founder and co-director of Forest Fringe,[1] winner of the 2009 Peter Brook Empty Space Award,[2] a Fringe First and three Herald Angels.[3] In 2010 she won a Herald Angel[4] for her solo show Like You Were Before at the Edinburgh Festival and was shortlisted for the Total Theatre Award for Innovation and the Arches Brick Award.[5] That year she was also listed as one of the 100 most influential people in UK theatre along with Forest Fringe co-director Andy Field.[6]
She frequently collaborates with Volcano Theatre in Canada for whom she recently wrote a modern English libretto for Handel's Clori, Tirsi e Fileno renamed A Synonym for Love performed at the Gladstone Hotel with CMC.[7][8]
In 2012, she curated the inaugural Live Art Series at the SummerWorks Performance Festival in Toronto featuring a 40-day performance installation by performance artist Nina Arsenault.[9] In 2007 she ran an Advice Booth on Brick Lane giving £1 advice with Morgan McBride.[10] This booth was the subject of a documentary by Current TV and has appeared at Latitude Music Festival.[11][12]
Plays
- The Queen West Project In collaboration with Allison Cummings. 12–23 September 2012 in the Theatre Beyond Walls season at Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto[13][14]
- A Synonym for Love, Directed by Ross Manson. 20–31 August 2012 at the Gladstone Hotel, Toronto[15]
- The Future Show, Written and performed by Deborah Pearson. 7 April 2012 at the Basement; 20 April 2012 at the Gate; 10–12 January 2013 at BAC[16]
- Indiscreet, Written and performed by Deborah Pearson with Eleanor Buchan, Caroline Williams and Rea Mole. 29 March - 20 April 2011 at BAC[17]
- Like You Were Before, Written and performed by Deborah Pearson. April 2010 at BAC; Edinburgh Festival 2010; The Junction, STK Airport, PAC, Arnolfini, Broadway Cinema 2011; Culturgest Lisboa 2012[18]
Podcasts
- The Brain[19] in collaboration with Paul Broks. Produced by Fuel Theatre as part of the "Bodypods" series. 12 April 2012.[19]
Notable publications
- "The Necessity of Narrative?" Exeunt Magazine, 2012[20]
References
- ↑ p. 39, The Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide Methuen Drama, 2012
- ↑ Bosanquet, Theo. "Forest Fringe wins at 20th Empty Space Awards". What's on Stage. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ↑ Pearson, Deborah. "Why is Forest Fringe Free?". Guardian Blog. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ Cooper, Neil. "Let's face it we're winners". Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ Nestruck, Kelly. "Canadians making waves in Edinburgh, London, New York, Chicago". Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ Smith, Allistair. "The Stage 100 in Full". Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ "A Synonym for Love" (PDF). Volcano.ca. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ↑ Kaplan, Jon. "A Synonym For Love | NOW Magazine". Nowtoronto.com. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ↑ J. Kelly Nestruck (2012-08-09). "SummerWorks tears down the fourth wall". Toronto: The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ↑ Londonist. "Interviews…Advice Booth". Londonist. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ↑ "The £1 Advice Booth // Current TV". Current.com. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ↑ Nosheen Iqbal (2010-07-19). "Latitude festival: Shakespeare, Swan Lake and Empire of the Sun steal the show | Nosheen Iqbal | Culture | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ↑ Coulbourn, John (2012-09-17). "Project, Toy Box filled with delights | Stage | Entertainment". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ↑ "Passe Muraille opens season with outdoor fest". Toronto: thestar.com. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ↑ "A Synonym for Love review: Truly delicious". Toronto: thestar.com. 2012-08-21. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ↑ "Postcards from the Gods: Forest Fringe at the Gate – 11". Postcardsgods.blogspot.ca. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ↑ Lyn Gardner (2011-04-08). "One-on-One Festival – review | Stage". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ↑ Lyn Gardner (2010-08-10). "Melanie Wilson & Abigail Conway; Deborah Pearson | Theatre review | Culture | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- 1 2 guardian.co.uk (2012-04-12). "Audio - The Brain by Deborah Pearson and Paul Broks | Culture | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ↑ Wilkinson, Chris (2011-05-05). "Noises off: The other side of the dramatic narrative story | Stage | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
External links
- Deborah Pearson's official website
- Deborah Pearson's Doollee Listing
- Forest Fringe website
- Advice Booth website