Work in progress for 2010 / 2011: "Laughing Matters" by Angela de Castro He who laughs…lasts… Is laughing contagious? Is laughing infectious? Angela de Castro wants to find out… ‘The Gift’ ‘This is clowning at its best, and it is especially to see a female clown achieving an effect comparable to the best of the silver screen stars.’ Alison Jones, Festival Times, 1991 ‘The Gift’ is a show about not being scared to look like a fool for love. Angela de Castro’s classic solo clown show is being re-worked for the 21st century Ready to tour festivals from July 2010 ‘No Natal A Gente Vem Te Buscar’ - working title ‘ We Come To Pick You Up at Christmas’ by Naum Alves de Souza Angela de Castro is working on the translation of this magnificent Brazilian text by one of the most loved Brazilian authors. A compelling story about how we deal with our old and distant relatives. Co-direction of the play ‘Iskender’ With Professor Johannes Klaus, diretor of the Bochum Schauspielerschule Promenade show Part of the European Cultural Capital of the Year events. Essen, Germany April 2010 Clown in Serious Theatre research With Professor Louise Peacock from Hull University Research into the use of he state of clowning in serious theatre, aiming to develop a new pedagogy and methodology for acting training Research and Training Second and third years of the Fellowship with the RSAMD - Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama 5 weeks of training and development with actors from the RSAMD Glasgow, Scotland and with the Ernst Busch Schauspieler Hochschule, Berlin Folkwang Hochschule in Essen and Bochum Hochschule in Bochum Germany 2010