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Forest Forge has been touring work for nearly 30 years. Every year thousands of people gather in theatres, village halls, schools and art centres to be inspired, excited and, above all, entertained by our work. We are based in a purpose-built theatre centre in Ringwood, on the edge of the New Forest National Park.
Our ambition is simple: to create theatre that embraces, reflects and challenges the many communities we engage with. The defining ideas are quality and inclusiveness - in dialogue with artists, audiences and the wider community. We strive to create inspiring, dynamic and innovative work that invests in artists, integrates participatory work and is a vital hub in the theatre landscape for making new work.
Forest Forge creates at least 3 productions a year and has a large creative learning programme attached. We have a strong commitment to new writing and we commission and produce work from both emerging and established playwrights.
We are a regularly funded organisation of the Arts Council as well as receiving funding from Hampshire County Council and the New Forest District Council.
Forest Forge creates innovative theatre that:
Music, rhyme, movement, stories
and crafts for under 5’s and
parents/carers at :
Forest Forge, The Theatre Centre,
Endeavour Park, Crow Arch Lane,
Ringwood, BH24 1SF
Time : 10.30 – 11.30am, Tuesdays
Dates: 26th January, 30th March,
20th April, 25th May, 22nd June,
27th July
What an extraordinary week it has been. The actors arrived on Monday and we did a read through and talked through the model of the set and concept of the visuals. With lots of tea and biscuits we talked about the play and how brilliant the writing is. Then for three days we tussled with the script- seeing what worked and what didn’t. The constant refrain was: the simpler the better. Anytime we tried to incorporate big physical moments it just didn’t work. The key is in the storytelling and allowing the text to breathe.
On Thursday Becky Applin joined us and we did a stagger through of the whole play looking at moments of film and music- this has to be done this far in advance because the film makers need timings and there is a tight turnaround.
Props keep appearing and bits if set- as Dom and David also add their expertise.
At the end of this first week I am really pleased with the shape of the piece and very excited by the prospect of challenging it all again next week!
Now all we have to do is get the opening right…….
They prove that quality theatre can be done in village halls...trouble is they raise the stakes for everyone else who tries it...really wonderful Tina Ellen-Lee (Opera Circus) on A Clearing
3 Men & a Suit © Forest Forge 2010
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