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A playful, savage adventure.

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Ships of Sand: An eclectic bunch of misfits stranded on a fantastical island struggle to survive.  A playful, savage adventure for anyone who has ever felt at odds with, or simply confused by, the world around them.  

All 8 members of Lyrebird trained at the Lecoq-based London International School of Performing Arts, where we learned to create theatre collaboratively. For each of us this was a profoundly joyous and deeply agonizing journey, the soul of which we would like to share with you in the form of 'Ships of Sand'. 'Ships of Sand' is a survival story in the vein of 'Lords of the Flies', where a bunch of misfits find themselves forced by circumstance to live together on an island. Stripped of the routines and comforts of civilization, they must accept each other if they want to survive. We will be living this journey ourselves as we work, rehearsing with the entire company living and working together under one roof!

'Ships of Sand' will be performed at Venue 13 for the entirety of the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We are asking you for money to help us with our travel, venue, and accommodation expenses for the 8 company members for the festival month. Your donation will be greatly appreciated. Some of our donation gifts are place-specific, but since we have such a far-ranging network of friends and family we would be happy to find a suitable alternative if you are not able to be visit Edinburgh or London.

Lyrebird is a devised theatre company based in London, formed by graduates from the Lecoq-based London International School of Performing Arts. We come from England, Denmark, Greece, Argentina, USA, and India, and thus each member brings a different cultural background to the work. Though we have been working together for the past two years in school, 'Ships of Sand' is our first full work as a company outside of school. We sincerely hope that this is the beginning of a long creative partnership and that the Lyrebird Theatre Company will continue far beyond this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Be a part of laying the groundwork for something wonderful! For more information about us, please check out our blog: http://lyrebirdtheatre.tumblr.com/

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Posted on 14/06/2011

For more information about Lyrebird Theatre Company, please check out the following links: Our Blog: http://lyrebirdtheatre.tumblr.com/ Our Edinburgh Fringe page: http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/ships-of-sand Our IdeasTap page: http://www.ideastap.com/Groups/Group/399945d8-453d-4c73-8988-9ede000d97e4#Overview
Name Amount
Tbonepsych 500
davidandgillian 250
hpearl5 200
ann@mooncats.pl... 200
dpearl5 100
John Cone 100
Autumn Van Ord 100
Tbonepsych 100
Sarah Michelle 75
svanord 75
jameslumsden 50
charlotte richards 50
Olga Akselrad 50
dachshund151 50
carolinegnixon 50
Joanie 50
tzeni_kas 50
kfried9137 50
Sue King-Smith 25
randialyse 25
matthew 25
georgy 25
Tom Brocklehurst 25
samanthajoypearlman 25
Edward Bauer 15
tjhellmuth 15
Ellen Asprooth 15
seanerd 10
margotnewkirkplease 10
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randialyse
matthew
Olga Akselrad
dachshund151

116%

£2315 Wefunded
of £2000 Target
29 Wefunders
42 weeks 1 day ago

  1. Pledge £2 or more

    A Thank You on our blog (http://lyrebirdtheatre.tumblr.com/), our Facebook page, and in the show program.

  2. Pledge £10 or more

    Credit online, and in our program AND postcard from Edinburgh signed by the company.

  3. Pledge £25 or more

    All of the above, PLUS a personalized video postcard from our rehearsals in Greece this July.

  4. Pledge £50 or more

    All of the above, PLUS an origami ship containing a poem.

  5. Pledge £75 or more

    All of the above, PLUS four free tickets to the show in Edinburgh.

  6. Pledge £100 or more

    All of the above, PLUS weekly production diary e-mails in July, containing notes, pics, and video from our rehearsals.

  7. Pledge £250 or more

    All of the above, PLUS you and a friend will join us for a home-cooked dinner! We're great cooks, specializing in Greek and Indian food, and baked goods. You won't be disappointed! We're willing to accommodate any dietary needs. This option is only available in London - if you would like to donate this much and are not in London, please contact us to discuss alternatives!

  8. Pledge £500 or more

    All of the above, PLUS a papier mache mask hand-made especially for you.

  9. Pledge £1000 or more

    All of the above, PLUS we will build a puppet just for you and create a 5 minute performance with him/her/it on a theme of your choice. You will receive the puppet, plus a personal live performance of the piece in London (or a video if you live in another country).

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