Transport Theatre, UK in Calcutta

There is something about the edge: the edge of the land and water, of habitation and wilderness, of safety and danger. Here possibilities abound that don’t exist in the security of the interior. Mythically it is the lone explorer that searches out the edge. But in life it is entire populations who learn to live at it, on it, with it.

~ Sunand Prasad, Architect

Ranan and Transport Theatre, UK have been working on a collaborative performance project - The Edge - since February 2011, focussing on human stories emerging from the issues of climate change and migration. Amlan Chaudhuri and Vikram Iyengar visited the UK to work with them in August-September 2011, and Douglas Rintoul (Artistic Director, Transport), Vicky Long (Artistic Collaborator) and Emma Cameron (Producer, Transport) will be in Calcutta in December 2011 to work with Ranan members. 


The schedule includes programmes open to the public - please check for entry information below. 

THE ACTOR, THE SPACE, THE ENSEMBLE AND CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY BRITISH TEXT: a workshop by Douglas Rintoul

This workshop will look at the relationship between the actor, the ensemble, the word and space. Led by Douglas Rintoul, Artistic Director of UK theatre company Transport and long-­‐ standing Associate Director of Complicite, the workshop draws from theatre games, creative exercises, bamboo work, improvisation, group movement, reading, writing and discussion, the workshop is During the workshop participants will explore and experience the potential power of the actor when fully present in the space, inhabiting texts in English (Shakespeare and contemporary) whilst engaging as an ensemble.

Date: Saturday, 17 December 2011


Venue: Ranan (Ground Floor, 8 Sultan Alam Road, Calcutta – 33)

Time: 10am to 2pm


Participation fees: Rs. 400/-

Recommended for those with some experience in contemporary theatre practice and performance, 18 years and above. Limited participation. Please apply with full CV and contact details to rananindia@gmail.com by 5 December 2011. Those selected will be informed by 10 December 2011.