Complicite

28/05/2026

'It's been a joy to come along every week to connect, laugh, learn and sing' - Grief Chorus Participant

The 2026 round of Grief Chorus came to an end in April, with an informal sharing for family and friends. This year, we gathered with participants from Brent and further afield to work through a range of vocal and breath exercises; to learn to sing together as a group to form a ‘Grief Chorus’.

This was led by theatre artist, voice coach and choir leader Dominie Hooper and dramatherapist Wabriya King.

'This project is a testimony to what Complicité is about on a deeper level. Art is for everyone; and creativity is not only reserved for actors and performers, but it's a fundamental part of what makes us human’ - Weronika Maria, Complicité Associate & Grief Chorus project support

Find out more about Grief Chorus: www.complicite.org/projects/grief-chorus

Images by Sarah Ainslie.

Grief Chorus is kindly supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.

22/05/2026

📣 GCSE and A Level Drama Teachers 📣

You and your students can work with our team of Creative Associates on our Devising in the Secondary Classroom programme, which offers a foundation in creating devised theatre inspired by Complicité’s practice.

Storytelling through the body, creative freedom and layering - Complicité Associates Martins Imhangbe, Kiren Kebaili-Dwyer and Bronya Deutsch share their favourite elements of our devising process.

Registration is now open for the Autumn 2026 instalment until 3 July. Places are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Find out more and sign up: www.complicite.org/education/devising

Videos edited by Kasra Firouzyar.

19/05/2026

'Makes you look at society with sharper eyes, refusing to blink'
Exeunt

Nine Sixteenths arrives at London's Brixton House tonight, for a limited run until 30 May. Journey through '00s nostalgia, and the media circus around Janet Jackson's 2004 SuperBowl halftime show.

Supported by Complicité through the 'Developed with' strand of our Mudlarks idea development programme, it is 'a fast, fun multimedia look at iconic black female role models’ (A Youngish Perspective).

Book now: brixtonhouse.co.uk/shows/nine-sixteenths

16/05/2026

"It was exactly what I was hoping for in terms of the depth of enquiry and variety of practices that I could apply to my own work - I have learnt so much and refreshed old practices and feel like this is just the beginning of the next part of my journey" Workshop Participant Feedback

There is only 1 week left to apply for our summer workshop 'Storytelling with Objects' led by Complicité Associate Josie Daxter.

Drawing on the ways in which objects inspire, facilitate and elevate storytelling in Complicité’s creation process, this three-day workshop will offer practical and playful approaches to using objects as much more than just "props".

Open to artists, teachers and makers at any stage of their career. 18+.

Dates: Fri 3 – Sun 5 Jul.
Venue: ArtsAdmin, London.

Deadline: 9am, Fri 22 May.

Find out more & apply: www.complicite.org/workshops/storytelling-with-objects

📷 Natalie Raaum

15/05/2026

With approaching (5 June), now is the perfect time to host an event in your community; transforming discussions about the climate crisis into action

We’ve created a brand-new, bespoke Q&A to further support your screenings.

Written and performed by BAFTA-nominated actor and activist Fehinti Balogun, Can I Live? is a vital digital performance about the climate catastrophe. The Q&A sits stylistically in the world of the film, while answering some of the most frequently asked questions.

Along with the film and the Q&A, you will also receive a toolkit which provides further guidance on hosting your own screening event.

Find out more: www.complicite.org/work/can-i-live

🎥 Kasra Firouzyar

14/05/2026

[🇵🇱PL poniżej👇] “I Don’t Do Innocents” – radio play
🗓️16.05.2026, 6:30 P.M.
📍BOTO Theatre

“I Don’t Do Innocents” is a short radio play by Anne Carson, directed by Simon McBurney, and produced by Complicite for “The Paris Review”. The action takes place during a wedding reception, from which the bride suddenly disappears. It follows her younger sister, who, hidden on the roof, eavesdrops on the guests, piecing together a disturbing and intriguing picture from snippets of overheard conversations.

📻The radio play’s form focuses its attention on language, rhythm, and understatements, creating an intense and imaginary experience, in which everyday life becomes a poetic tale.

Festiwal Literatury i Teatru Between.Pomiędzy | International Festival of Literature and Theatre

See you there! 💙

Photo: Sarah Ainslie

[🇵🇱PL👇]
„I Don’t Do Innocents” – słuchowisko radiowe
🗓️16.05.2026, 18:30
📍Teatr BOTO

„I Don’t Do Innocents” to krótka forma radiowa autorstwa Anne Carson, wyreżyserowana przez Simon McBurney i zrealizowana przez Complicité dla „The Paris Review”. Akcja rozgrywa się podczas weselnego przyjęcia, z którego nieoczekiwanie znika panna młoda. Historię śledzimy z perspektywy jej młodszej siostry, która ukryta na dachu podsłuchuje rozmowy gości, tworząc z fragmentów zasłyszanych dialogów niepokojący i intrygujący obraz sytuacji.

📻Forma słuchowiska skupia uwagę na języku, rytmie i niedopowiedzeniach, tworząc intensywne doświadczenie wyobrażeniowe, w którym codzienność przechodzi w poetycką opowieść.

Zapraszamy!💙

Fot. Sarah Ainslie

13/05/2026

[🇵🇱PL poniżej👇] Annabel Arden studied English literature at University of Cambridge, where she met Simon McBurney, with whom she co-founded Théâtre de Complicité in 1983. For over two decades, she was one of the key figures of the company as an actress, director, and co-creator of various projects, playing a major role in the company’s development.

🎭She is currently Complicité’s creative associate – she advises them on new productions and dramaturgy, among other things. At the same time, she is developing an international career as a director, particularly in opera, by working with renowned institutions and artists. In recent years, she has also been involved in educational projects and international artistic initiatives, including The Lab – a new project organised in collaboration with the Kharkiv School of Architecture and the Physical Theater Laboratory in Ukraine.

💙As part of the Festiwal Literatury i Teatru Between.Pomiędzy | International Festival of Literature and Theatre, Annabel Arden will lead the workshop ‘Sharing Crafts: Devised Theatre’, co-organised with Complicite.

[🇵🇱PL👇] Annabel Arden studiowała literaturę angielską na Uniwersytecie w Cambridge, gdzie poznała Simona McBurneya, z którym w 1983 roku założyła teatr Complicité. Przez ponad dwie dekady była jedną z kluczowych postaci tej grupy jako aktorka, reżyserka i współtwórczyni projektów, mając duży wpływ na rozwój zespołu.

🎭Obecnie jest artystką współpracującą z Complicité – m.in. doradza przy nowych realizacjach oraz dramaturgii. Równolegle rozwija międzynarodową karierę reżyserską, szczególnie operową, współpracując z uznanymi instytucjami i twórcami. W ostatnich latach angażuje się także w projekty edukacyjne i międzynarodowe inicjatywy artystyczne, w tym nowy program The Lab realizowany we współpracy z Charkowską Szkołą Architektury i Szkołą Teatru Fizycznego w Ukrainie.

💙W ramach festiwalu Between.Pomiędzy, wraz z Katarzyną Pastuszak, Annabel Arden poprowadzi warsztaty “Sharing Crafts: Devised Theatre” organizowane we współpracy z teatrem Complicité.

08/05/2026

We’re : Company Stage Manager & Assistant Stage Manager

We are looking for a Company Stage Manager (CSM) and an Assistant Stage Manager (ASM) for the forthcoming rehearsal periods and national and international tour of our latest production (to be announced).

At Complicité, we make work in a very live way. Nothing is fixed too early, and the production continues to evolve through rehearsal and performance. For us, stage management is not outside that process, but at its heart.

We’re looking for an experienced CSM and ASM who want to be part of making the piece, not just run it.

Deadline: On or before 12 June 2026.

We encourage you to submit your application as early as you are able to, as we reserve the right to close this vacancy ahead of the deadline if we appoint a suitable candidate.

Find out more & apply: www.complicite.org/news/were-hiring-company-stage-manager-assistant-stage-manager

📷 Alex Brenner

We are looking for a Company Stage Manager (CSM) and an Assistant Stage Manager (ASM) for the forthcoming rehearsal periods and national and international tour of our latest production (to be announced). At Complicité, we make work in a very live way. Nothing is fixed too early, and the production ...

28/04/2026

🚨 New workshop opportunity 🚨

Storytelling with Objects - led by Complicité Associate Josie Daxter

Drawing on the ways in which objects inspire, facilitate and elevate storytelling in Complicité’s creation process, this three-day workshop will offer practical and playful approaches to using objects as much more than just "props".

Open to artists, teachers and makers at any stage of their career.

Dates: Fri 3 – Sun 5 Jul
Venue: ArtsAdmin, London
Fee: £360 (Limited number of half price bursary places available)

Josie works as a Director and Movement Director and has worked with Complicité for over 16 years, collaborating with the company as a director (Worn, Northern School of Contemporary Dance), performer (A Dog’s Heart; The Master and Margarita) and facilitator.

Deadline for applications: 9am, Fri 22 May.

Find out more & apply: www.complicite.org/workshops/storytelling-with-objects

📷 Sarah Ainslie

27/04/2026

Just announced: Simon McBurney will be performing as part of Dead Poets Live this June at The Coronet Theatre, reading Basil Bunting’s Briggflatts.

Weaving together the story of Bunting’s astonishing life and the poem he wrote in response to it, this new show will present Briggflatts how Bunting intended it to be experienced; in performance, heard by a live audience.

Sixty years after its first publication, this is a rare opportunity to hear one of the greatest – and most unjustly neglected – poetic accomplishments in English.

19 - 21 June.
Find out more & book: www.thecoronettheatre.com/whats-on/dead-poets-live-briggflatts-an-autobiography

Dead Poets Live have established a cult following at The Coronet Theatre for their dramatised readings of classic poetry, attracting some of Britain’s finest actors including Rory Kinnear, Patsy Ferran, Lindsay Duncan, Denise Gough, Toby Jones, Eanna Hardwicke and Tom Hiddleston. All proceeds from their evenings go to the charity Safe Passage. Dead Poets Live is devised and supported by The T.S. Eliot Foundation.