Birds of Paradise Theatre Company

Scotland's touring theatre company promoting disabled artists and supporting the arts sector

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Miranda & Caliban

The Making of a Monster

What really happened when Miranda met Caliban and Caliban met Miranda and Prospero didn’t approve?

Visit the island. Hear the testimonies. Explore the evidence.

Join TV Judge Ariel-Jacob as he gives Caliban a chance to give his side of the story that lead him to be branded throughout history as some kind of monster. Join the jury. Hear the testimonies. Explore the evidence.

Then vote. Guilty or Not Guilty. You decide!

Written by Jennifer Dick, Garry Robson and some bloke called Shakespeare

Presented as part of the Shakespeare Lives International Festival and inspired by a key incident in Shakespeare’s The Tempest; Birds of Paradise Theatre Company worked with D/deaf and disabled artists in Hong Kong and the UK and with Glasgow hip-hop legends Hector Bizerk to create a thrilling courtroom drama.

Miranda and Caliban explored the meaning of ‘home’, our fear of its ‘invasion’ and our relationship to ‘the other’. Performed in Hong Kong and Glasgow in November 2016 and simultaneously in English, Cantonese, British Sign Language and Hong Kong Sign Language for both a live and digital audience. Miranda & Caliban was performed in Glasgow and Hong Kong simultaneously using live video feeds.

Miranda & Caliban ProgrammeDownload

Team

Garry Robson – Writer, Director
Robert Softley Gale – Director
Jennifer Dick – Writer
Wayne Pickles Norman – Assistant to Director, Audio Description
Kevin Kan – Assistant to Director (Translation and Interpreting)
Joe Stathers – Designer, Caption Designer
Jane Farley – Filmmaker, Designer
Hector Bizerk (band) – Music
Caroline Parker – BSL Consultant
Kevin Cheng – Creative Photography
XEX Limited – 3D Motion Capture, Generative Visual Design
Chris Cheung – Creative/Art Direction for XEX
Gabriel Pulecio – Motion Design for XEX
Peter Lawrence – Choreographer to Jason Wong
Mairi Taylor – Learning and Development Programme
Andy Lee – Theatre Interpreter
Dorothy Ngan – Audio Describer
Greenlight Creative – Website Design & Trailer
Shiu Pui-yan – Deputy Stage Manager (Hong Kong)
Bee Wan – Production Manager (Hong Kong)
Neil Foulis – Production Manager (Glasgow)
Iain Urquhart – Second Production Manager (Glasgow)
Joe Wong – Ariel Storm
Caroline Parker – Antonia
Jason Wong – Caliban
Robert Softley Gale – Ariel Skirl
Paul Cunningham – Prospero
Amy Cheskin – Miranda (Video Diaries)
Gabriella Brisby – Young Miranda (Footage)

Access

This production was a bilingual, multi location and multi platform event and as such the production took a multilateral approach to access by providing English and Cantonese captions and British Sign Language and Hong Kong Sign Language. Audio description was also available as a pre-show recording at both locations and from the website. Live audio description was available in Hong Kong and if required in Glasgow.

AUDIO DESCRIPTION

SIGN LANGUAGE

British Sign Language information

Hong Kong Sign Language information

Dates

Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th November 2016
Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow & Kwai Tsing Theatre Black Box Theatre, Hong Kong

Simultaneous connected performance

Kwai Tsing Theatre Box Theatre

Photos & Videos

A close up of an actor in baggy grey and black clothes. He has lots of orange bands wrapped around his his left arm. He appears to be Asian, in his late 20s and he has brown hair with a long side fringe.
A close up of an man on set in a smart blue suit. He is Asian, appears to be in his mid 30s and has black spiked up hair.
A woman in a black and grey dress and a light blue shirt that is the same colour as her hair, stands by a camera. She appears to be white, middle aged and has short, spiked up hair.
A green wash covers the stage as an actor in raggy clothing dances. He appears to be Asian, in his late 20s and he has brown hair with a long side fringe. A geometric logo is projected on the stage floor underneath him. Behind him there are some scattered wooden chairs. An actor sits in one of them and looks on. He is Asian, appears to be in his 30s, wears a blue suit and has black spiked up hair.
A young Asian actor sits on a chair on stage staring into the distance. A slightly older actor in a suit stands next to him and appears to be talking.
A photo taken from in between rows of audience members, they all appear to be in the middle of clapping. On stage, there are two people, one white man and a white woman who appear to be in the middle of signing. On stage there are a few high backed chairs, a logo that says 'Tv Torm' on both the floor and on a screen suspended at the back. In the middle of the stage there is a large projection screen, showing a man in a suit and glasses giving two thumbs up.
A black and white photo where two actors are on stage. One is on a shoddily made driftwood chair and the other is crouched on the floor. There is a projection on the back of the stage of a man being interviewed on a camera phone. He is giving a thumbs up.
A photo of former artistic director Garry Robson on stage. He is posing with his arms out. He is a white man in a wheelchair, he is bald and appears to be in his early 50s.
3 men and a woman pose with their arms around each other for a photograph. The picture is in black and white. Behind them there is a large Storm TV logo.

Soundtrack

Production Story

A poster for the event in Hong Kong.