In 2016, Hydrocracker and Blast Theory brought Operation Black Antler to Medway. In 2017, they returned with their new project REACT. On Saturday 11 February, Ideas Test went along to Fort Amherst to watch the performance… Spaces and places are full of untold histories, woven into the walls over periods of time. The React project… Continue Reading
A play for today: Larah Simpson, freelance project manager, reflects on the collaboration behind creating the highly political immersive theatre piece Operation Black Antler in Chatham. June has been a busy month of big questions and opinions, most notably with the build up to the EU Referendum. Here at Ideas Test we’ve had other big questions to… Continue Reading
Ahead of the launch of Operation Black Antler in Chatham on Thursday 23 June, we spoke to one of the Community Cast, Rosie James about how she’s finding being part of such a pioneering production. Ideas Test: How have you found the rehearsal process so far? RJ: I have really enjoyed the rehearsal process so… Continue Reading
You might have heard about our latest exciting opportunity to be part of the cast for a site-specific immersive theatre production coming to Medway. Ideas Test has co-commissioned four-times BAFTA nominated Blast Theory and critically acclaimed immersive theatre company Hydrocracker to collaborate in a new work for 2016. Here Matt Adams, from Blast Theory explains the thinking behind this… Continue Reading