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open theatre company open [open]- adjective. available; not limited, ready to be used or ready to provide a service willing to consider ideas and opinions that are new or different to your own Background
otc was established in 1984 and has been led artistically since 1990 by Richard Hayhow. otc has a long track record in promoting training, research and development in two areas of theatre-making: large-scale Community Plays and Learning Disability. Its work has taken place on a national basis through conferences, festivals and training programmes.
Current Work The establishment of the shysters Theatre Company in 1997 has been the most significant development for the company in recent years. Since then otc has supported Richard Hayhow as a director on productions involving large community casts, in which the many innovations within community play work can have an influence on mainstream theatre. For the Belgrade Theatre, Richard has directed A Midsummer Night's Dream in 2001, and co-directed The Millennium Mysteries with Teatro Biuro Podrozy and Mysteries 2003 with award-winning Irish theatre company Macnas. otc is currently developing plans for a Coventry community play based in the Shysters working methods.
•A full list of otc's projects from 1990 is downloadable here (PDF format) Please note: you will need Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files. A download link is available on the Links page.