"Laughing Matters"
  by De Castro

A new show in development for 2009.
In association with Battersea Arts Centre, London

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

Scratch night 15 minutes only
Friday 12th December 2008 at 7pm
at Battersea Arts Centre, London
www.bac.org.uk

"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.
Director: Angela de Castro
Performers: Angela de Castro, Sue Broadway, Bim Mason, Hilary Ramsden
Ideal for cabaret/mixed bill nights as an ‘entre actes’ 2001 WOMAD festival, England.
2001 Festival do Pallases, Andorra
2000 Anjos do Picadeiro, Clowns Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

“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 ‘Oh Carols!’ Winter 2001-2 at The Globe, Covent Garden Plaza, Brixton Town Centre Christmas lights opening ceremony, Phoenix Arts centre Leicester, Theatre Royal Winchester
‘Summer Holiday’, June 2003 at the Gateway International Performance Summer School in Edinburgh).
Supporters: ArtsEd (the Arts Educational Schools) London

“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.
De Castro has tried out scenes and images from this project at a number of festivals and venues, including:
2001 Festival du Pallases, Andorra
2000 opening ceremony of Anjos do Picadeiro, Teatro Glauce Rocha , Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
2000 work-in-progress John F Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts, Washington DC, USA
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).