"Laughing Matters"
  by De Castro

A new show in development
In association with London’s Battersea Arts Centre and Bristol Old Vic Theatre

He who laughs…lasts…
Is laughing contagious?
Is laughing infectious?
Angela de Castro wants to find out…

"Poems from the Wardrobe"
  by De Castro

Research and development into an intimate new theatre show based on poems from South America.

A wardrobe is full of memories.
Someone went inside to read a letter and…

"Stagehands"

2-3 clowns take the place of the stage hands and, in between the acts of a cabaret show, help clear the stage for the next act. However, they cause chaos with their unruly antics and keep the audience in tears of laughter, whilst the poor stage manager had to work around them for the next act to start.

“Prepare to be entertained. One blink and you are in danger of missing something ludicrously funny.” The Voice

"The HaHarmonics"

de Castro’s clown choir

“can make you laugh and cry in the same moment, a sign of serious talent.” Everywoman

"Alleluia: the Clown Opera"

A large-scale show, mixing clowning, live music/opera, puppetry and strong design, this show was originally developed in collaboration with The John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts in Washington DC, USA. A work-in-progress looking for partners to develop the show further, this production has the potential to take theatre clowning, visual arts and the dramatic experience to another level.
Supporters: The John F Kennedy Centre, Washington DC, USA; Arts Foundation; ICT Productions

Previous shows include:
The Gift (solo show, supported by the Arts Council, 1991-1998) and My Life Is Like A Yo Yo (Writer: Bryony Lavery from the original stories and poems of Angela de Castro Director: Gail Kelly, supported by the Arts Council, Battersea Arts Centre and the Brasilian Embassy in London, 2003).