Carran Waterfield
Carran Waterfield is the founder and artistic director of Triangle Theatre Company based in the UK.

Theatre Training
1990 - 2009 Roberta Carreri, Odin Teatret, Denmark (Actor Training)
1994 – 2009 Enrique Pardo, Pantheatre, France (Choreographic Theatre)
1990 - 2009 Ian Cameron, Scotland (Visual Physical Theatre)
1990 – 2002 Venice Manley, Roy Hart Theatre (Voice and Song)
1990 - present Eugenio Barba (Mentor)
1997 Kristin Linklater, Dublin (Freeing the Natural Voice)
1992 - 2003 Clive Barker, Theatre Games (Mentor)

1993 Jonothan Neelands - UK (Ritual Theatre in Education)
1990 Richard Fowler, Odin Teatret, Canada (Devising)
1990 Torgeir Wethal, Odin Teatret, Norway (Improvisation)
1989 Kozana Luca, Argentina (Siren Voices)
1989 Jolanta Cynkutis, Poland (Grotowski Practice)
1989 Dek Leverton, Cardiff (Butoh)
1988 The Kala Chethena Kathakali Company (Kathakali)
1987 Jackie Lansley, Rosemary Butcher, Geraldine Pilgrim, Rose English (Dance Theatre and Visual Theatre)
1987 Frankie Armstrong, London (Open Voice)
1986-1988 Nigel Stewart, Lancaster (Grotowski/Movement/Voice)
1980 Peter Slade, Birmingham (Child Drama, Dance and Theatre in Education)

DIRECTING: THEATRE
2010 To Meet With.... Flash Ley School, Stafford
2007-2009 The Last Women Various and Belgrade Theatre
2008 1871 Charlecote Park - National Trust
2008 A Servant's Christmas Charlecote Park - National Trust
2008 A House Full of Characters Charlecote Park, Manchester
2006 Chico Talks/The Pollard Trail Hillfields, Coventry, Belfast
2006 Don't Play Near the Water Canal Basin Coventry
2005 War is Over Rough Close, Coventry
2005 Beastly Beauties Kindle Theatre, Birmingham, Edinburgh
2005 The Singing Nun Edinburgh
2004 Coventry Kids in the Blitz Coventry, Australia
2004 Kings, Queens, Clowns and Gold Coventry
2004 7777 All Good Girlies Go To Heaven Birmingham
2004 Godiva the naked politician USA
2003 Sin Dex Coventry
2003 Whissell and Williams Home Front Training Camp Coventry
2003 Veiling Coventry
2002 Dugout! Coventry and Birmingham
2001 The Story of Red Hair Coventry
2000 Millennophobia Birmingham
1998 The Kingdom of Nina and Frederick Coventry
1998 Echoes and Omens Coventry
1997 Candles in the Wind (Threshold Theatre) Coventry
1997 Monsters (Bare Essentials Youth Theatre) Coventry
1996 The Playing Ground (Coventry University) Coventry
1996 Vagrants (Bare Essentials Youth Theatre) Coventry
1995 The Chosen Path (Coventry University) Coventry
1994 Olim (Bare Essentials Youth Theatre) Coventry and Denmark
1992 Dream Weavers Coventry and Denmark
1990 Sticks and Stones Coventry, London, Russia
1989 The Land of Shapes (Bare Essentials Youth Theatre) Coventry

DIRECTING/PRODUCING: FILM/INTERNET
2009 The Last Women (in association with Belgrade Theatre
2008 The Last Women Website

2007 Triangle's Work in Times of War DVD ROM
2006 War is Over (20 mins)
2005 Coventry Kids in the Biltz (35 mins)
2004 The Whissell and Williams Home Front Training Camp (26mins)
2004 Dugout! (25 mins )
2002 The Big Picture (20 mins)
2002 Tribute (56 mins)
2002 Godiva, the naked politician (45 mins)
2002 From Archaeology to Art (18 mins)
2001 Journey with the Bare Essentials (6 mins)

PERFORMANCE WORK
2006 Chico Talks/The Pollard Trail - LANCE F.S.
2005 War is Over - MRS WILLIAMS
2004 Coventry Kids in the Blitz - MRS WILLIAMS
2004 Godiva, the naked politician and White Riding MULTIPLE CHARACTERS
2004 Sin, Dex - MULTIPLE CHARACTERS
2004 When the Bough Breaks Transit Festival, Denmark - MRS WILLIAMS
2003 The Whissell and Williams Home Front Training Camp - MRS WILLIAMS
2003 På genhør med Nina og Frederick UK and Denmark - NINA
2002 Undercover - the story of my work - MULTIPLE CHARACTERS
2002 The Singing Nun - a work in progress - ANNIE
2001 Lovers of the World Unite - NINA
2000 Listen to the Ocean - NINA
2000 The Hundred and One Dalmatians - CRUELLA DE VIL dir. Debbie Isitt
1999 The Quiet Life of Nina and Frederick - NINA
1998 Looking for the Tallyman - GRETEL/TOMMY dir. Ian Cameron
1997 My Sister, My Angel MULTIPLE CHARACTERS dir. Ian Cameron
1996 Tales from the Scrapbook- MULTIPLE CHARACTERS dir.Ian Cameron
1995 Godiva - MULTIPLE CHARACTERS dir. Ian Cameron
1994 Tributaries - MULTIPLE CHARACTERS dir. Ian Cameron
1992 The Dig - MARY dir. Ian Cameron
1991 Married Blitz - GWEN dir. Ian Cameron
1989 Omega and the Golden Water - MULTIPLE CHARACTERS dir. Nigel Stewart
1979 Macbeth - Gloucestershire Theatre in Education - LADY MACBETH, THIRD WITCH
1979 Hobson's Choice - Gloucestershire Theatre in Education - Alice

ACTING: FILM
2007 Triangle's Work In Times of War DVD - GWEN, GRETEL, TOMMY, MRS WILLIAMS
2006 The Pollard Trail Renaissance West Midlands, ACE - LANCE F.S.
2006 War Is Over ACE, The Heritage Lottery Fund, Renaissance West Midlands - MRS WILLIAMS
2005 Coventry Kids in the Blitz Renaissance West Midlands, ACE - MRS WILLIAMS
2004 The Whissell and Williams Home Front Training Camp DFES - MRS WILLIAMS
2002 Dugout! Screen West Midlands - MRS WILLIAMS
2002 The Big Picture Coventry LEA - Nina
2002 Tribute ACE - Nina
2002 Godiva, the naked politician Independent film - MULTIPLE CHARACTERS
2002 From Archaeology to Art Independent film - MARY
1999 The Quiet Life of Nina and Frederick Lottery funded - NINA
1998 1A The Foyer Independent film - NINA
1998 Nina and Frederick shop for free in Woolworth's Independent film - NINA
1996 Johnny Watkins Walks on Water (BBC) (1996) - ANGEL GABRIEL

EXHIBITIONS
March 2010 - The Hour of Death - Studio Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
April 2007 - The Loom - Draper's Hall
2006 - Virtual Exhibition - The Pollard Trail
2006 - The Pollard Trail - Various sites - Hillfields Coventry
2006 - Chico Talks - CMP Soc Exhibition - The Herbert May
February 7 - 22 2005 - Chico Talks - assistant to Richard Talbot - The Herbert - Gallery 1
April 2004 Gallery 5 - The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
Sin Dex - a performance installation with The Little Herberts

2001/2002 Staircase Gallery:
Theatre photographs, poster and flyers

2002 Staircase Gallery:
The Little Herberts are the Rainbow People

2003 Staircase Gallery:
Dugout! digital stills

Foyer Gallery:
Theatre Relics - a series.
Theatre Relics 1 - Godiva - Summer 2001
Theatre Relics 2 - Bare Essentials Youth Theatre Oct 2001
Theatre Relics 3 - My Sister My Angel Winter 2001
Theatre Relics 4 - Tributaries Winter 2002
Theatre Relics 5 - The Dig Summer 2002
Theatre Relics 6 - The Tallyman and the Blitz Autumn 2002

Other exhibitions
April 2003 The work of The Little Herberts - photographs, drawings and digital film works

April 2002 The Story of Red Hair - an interactive installation with Triangle associate artists Richard Talbot, Ali Maclaurin and The Little Herberts

Summer 2002 The Little Herberts Workshop photographs - foyer exhibition

Touring exhibitions accompanying performances
Looking for the Tallyman 1998 - artefacts from research
The Dig 1992 - drawings, creative writing, research images
Married Blitz - 1990 - photographs
Omega and the Golden Water 1989 - 1990- photographs and children's work

AWARDS/FESTIVAL CHOICE
2010 Renaissance West Midlands Best of the West Shortlist The Hour of Death exhibition related to The Last Women
2005 Curiosity and Imagination Roots and Wings Award
Coventry Kids in the Blitz
2005 Musuems and Heritage Awards for Excellence - Best Educational Initiative - Coventry Kids in the Blitz
2004 Selection Birmingham Screen Festival - Dugout!
2002 Selection Birmingham Film Festival - Tribute
1992 Edinburgh Scotsman Fringe First - The Dig
1992 Independent Theatre Award Short list - The Dig
1992 James Doel Award - Kevin Skym - Business in the Arts
1990 Best Actress and Most Outstanding Production,
Festival of Experimental Theatre, Volgograd, Russia - Married Blitz
1990 Lloyds Bank Theatre Challenge - Sticks and Stones

 

PUBLICATIONS
Waterfield, C., and Talbot, R., (2007) Triangle's Work In Times of War DVD ROM

Watefield, C., (2007) Feminine Theatre: Training the Young Practitioner in Intuitive Performance The Articulate Practitioner: Articulating Practice DVD ROM Performance Research Books

Waterfield, C., (2006) Through the Threshold Total Theatre Explores, Reflections.

Waterfield, C., (2005) Godiva Rides to America The Open Page Number 10

Waterfield, M., (2004) A Suffolk Punch - out of the darkness - the stories which inspired Looking for the Tallyman - introduction and preface by Carran Waterfield

Waterfield, C., and Waterfield M., (2000) Looking for the Tallyman The Open Page Number 4 March

Waterfield, C., (1999) Being a girl and running home The Open Page Number 3 March

Waterfield, C., (1998) How to die Standing - an interview with Eugenio Barba Total Theatre Vol 10 No 3 Spring

Waterfield, C., (1996) In the Steps of the Masters - the Odin Experience Total Theatre Vol 8 No 1 Spring 1996 Bare Essentials

Waterfield, C., (1993) Finding a Square Box for a Triangle Arts Education October

Waterfield, C., (1993) An Encounter with Odin Teatret - an alternative to a training school Total Theatre Vol 5 No 3 Autumn

Waterfield, C., (1992) The Twins and I Mailout Autumn

WORKSHOPS/CONSULTANCY/LECTURES/PAPERS
Staffordshire Creative Partnerships - Creative Partner - December 2009 - May 2010

The Last Women Training and Development Programme January - March 2008 - Programme Director

The Herbert, Coventry 2001 -2008 - Performance Artist in Residence

Challenging Museum Theatre IMTAL Global Conference Belfast September 2008 - performer

Triangle Training Programme November 2007 - Course Leader

Triangle Training Programme February 2007 - Course Leader

Turning the Tides - National Drama - Sydney, Australia - September 2006 - Presenter

Many Players, Many Parts - Victoria Museum - Melbourne, Australia - October 2006 - Presenter

Triangle Training Programme April/August 2006 - Course Leader

Visiting Artist/consultant: The Glass house - Kindle Theatre 2006

Performance, Learning and Heritage Advisory Board Member

Youth Arts Award Adviser 2006 onwards

Creative Partnerships Coventry Archives Canal Project Spring 2006 - Project Consultant

Triangle Training Programme February 2006 - Course Leader

Extending Our Reach - IMTAL Global Conference - The Whissell and Williams Training Camps - October 2005 - National Museum of Australia

The Little Herberts - 2001 - 2005 - Artistic Director

Mentor/consultant - Kindle Theatre 2005 to present

Feminine Theatre - Magdalena - The Articulate Practitioner July 2005 - Aberystwyth University - Presenter

Unlocking the Stories - PALATINE July 2005 - Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester - Presenter

What's in it for us - PALATINE -May 2005 - Oxford Brookes University - Presenter

Museum Theatre Practice - IMTAL Feb 2005 - Presenter

Devising Theatre - University of Birmingham Oct/Nov 2004 Visiting Director

Devising Theatre - University of Birmingham Feb/Mar 2004 - Visiting Director

Transit Festival - Denmark - January 2004 - Presenter

Godiva and White Riding - USA - 2004 - Presenter

Veiling - Women, veils and mythology June 2003 - Course Leader

The Voice in performance - DeMontfort University Oct 2003 - Course Leader and Visiting Lecturer

Undercover - Women and Sacrifice May 2003 - Conference Leader

Artistic Director - Bare Essentials 1989 - 1999

Belgrade Theatre, Snarling Beasties Theatre Company, Fountain Theatre Company The Shysters Theatre Company 1997 - 2000 - Performer and Devising Consultant

University fo Warwick Department of Arts Education 1995- 2000

Thin Line Theatre Company 1997 - Devising Consultant

Threshold Theatre Company 1996 - Devising Consultant

Snarling Beasties 1995-1997 - Devising Consultant

Pathways Theatre Company 1995 - Devising Consultant

University fo Warwick Department of Arts Education - Creating with Artists - 1997 - Course Leader

Creating as Artists - University of Warwick 1995 - Course Leader

Devising Theatre - Coventry University - 1995 - Course Leader

Finham Park School, Coventry 1995 - Drama Consultant

Leicester Haymarket Theatre - 1995 - Movement consultancy

The New York Summer School - Devising Theatre 1994 - Course Leader

Belgrade Theatre, Coventry - The Odin Experience 1994 - Programme Consultant

Belgrade Theatre, Coventry Intercultural Project 1994 - Course Leader

Nottingham Playhouse 1993 - Movement Consultant

Leicester University - Devising Theatre - Straws Conference 1993 - Course Leader

Theatre of the Unemployed 1989 - Movement Consultant

Coventry LEA Drama in Schools - a physical approach - Course Leader 1989-1993

Publications referring to the work of Carran Waterfield, Richard Talbot and Triangle Theatre Company
contact company for copies

Croall, J., (1991) Finding their Voice Getting into Shape Bare Essentials Youth Theatre National Association of Youth Theatres

Barnfather, H., Forshaw, R. and O'Brien R, (2005) -European Insights - Whissell and Williams - Spring Volume 9, No1

Gardner, L., (1999) Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know, The Guardian 31 July

Hale, S., County Magazine - Triangular Triumphs - Simon Hale - February 1993

Hale, S., (1994) A Mythical Voyage into the Human Soul Birmingham Post - March 5

Ind, J., (1992) Playing the courageous child in tackling tough adult issues Birmingham Post September 9

Jackson, A. and Kidd, J. Performance, Learning and Heritage. A research project funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council. (July 2005-November 2008) University of Manchester

Jackson, J. (1993) Venue Managers....what the play's about Arts Management Weekly 14 October

Johnson, P., (2001) - Carran Waterfield's Millennophobia Project: time, space and ritual theatre Drama Conference paper Lyon, France - Spring

Johnson, P., (2004) - Who is the Tallyman? Identity, family history and quantum mechanics in the work of Triangle Theatre - awaiting publication

Johnson, P., (2007) - How to scare the audience and the curator: a new model for museum theatre - awaiting publication

Johnson, P., (2006) Quantum Performance: Scientific Discourse In The Analysis Of The Work Of Contemporary British Theatre Practitioners Phd Thesis Coventry University

Karafistan, R., (2003) The spirits wouldn't let me be anything else... Shamanic dimensions within theatre practice today. New Theatre Quarterly, Cambridge University Press, May.

Ledgard, A., (1996) Mime in Schools report - Mime Action Group

McMullen, M.,(2000) : Cruella DeVil played by Carran Waterfield - Coventry Evening Telegraph feature article

Naish, J., (2002) The Little Herberts - performance at the heart of the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum - an evaluative document

Naish, J., (2002) Dancing on the Wing of a Plane Paper presented Researching Drama Conference, Exeter University.

Naish, J., (2003) Dugout! The Little Herberts Total Theatre Volume 15 Issue 3 Autumn

Talbot, R. The Clown Who Lost His Memory: Multiple Faces of the Clown in Practice and Theory. PH.D (2008) University of Roehampton

Trowsdale, J., (2002) Reconsidering the role of artists in initiall teacher training - Research in Drama in Education Vol 7 No2 2002 (Carfax Publishing)

Trowsdale, J., (1997) Identity - Even if it is a fantasy: the work of Carran Waterfield New Theatre Quarterly Volume 13 number 51 (Cambridge University Press)

Trowsdale, J., (1996) Harnessing the Potential of Artists in Education University of Warwick.

Trowsdale, J., (1996) The search for a new performance form: Carran Waterfield Accounting for the logic of intuition University of Warwick

Trowsdale, J., (1996) Artist in Education Total Theatre Vol 8 No 4 Winter

Wilkerson, J., (1994) Guide to Mime in Education Case study Mime Action Group