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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · 3d

Signal to Noise is part of @autumnmeteorite in Tokyo this October.

An upbeat spectacle which is slowly breaking apart, Signal to Noise summons a delirious late-night churn of fragments – dances, rehearsals, altercations and unexpected weather reports.

https://bit.ly/AMeteorite

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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · 10d

Mixing performance magic and off-hand deconstruction conjuring a unique space for the thoughts, laughter and reflections of spectators.

"Mind blowing… dizzying virtuosity… Forced Entertainment's sense of burlesque has accents of an undeniable darkness in this devastating show", Le Monde

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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · 10d

Signal to Noise will be part of Autumn Meteorite in Tokyo this October.

An upbeat spectacle, breaking apart, Signal to Noise summons a delirious late-night churn of fragments – dances, rehearsals, altercations, scenery changes and unexpected weather reports.

🎟️https://bit.ly/AMeteorite

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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · 23d

Wigs, chairs and tinsel - another day back in the rehearsal room.

#FENewWork #FERehearsal

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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · 24d

Back in the rehearsal room . . . featuring the usual suspects.

#FERehearsal #NewWork

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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · 29d

Images from Signal to Noise, to Move in Time, Complete Works: Table Top Shakespeare and If All Else Fails. All images by @hugoglendinning.

Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · 29d

Looking forward to being part of this productive, inspiring and supportive new initiative.

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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · 29d

Tim comments that "we’re brought together by a mutual belief that art, performance and stories all play a vital part in in the richness and diversity of the city we live and work in.”

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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · 29d

We're delighted to be entering a new relationship with @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social as an Associate Company, alongside @rootsmbili, @sbc_theatre and @_thebareproject.

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Sheffield Theatres @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social · 29d

We’re thrilled to welcome four local Associate Companies to Sheffield Theatres!

Forced Entertainment, Roots Mbili Theatre, Stand & Be Counted Theatre and The Bare Project will work with the support of Sheffield Theatres in the development of their projects.

📰 bit.ly/3VBKKLO

Six people stand in a line in a white room. Boxes and drapes can be seen behind them.

Three people smile as they stand in front of a white tiled wall.

Eight people smile down from a staircase set against red brick and red leaded windows. Over the handrail, colourful fabric is draped.

Six people and a dog smile as they stand together in a woodland. The photo is in black and white.

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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · Aug 21

"a kind of giddy and delirious atmosphere that involves a lot of laughter"

Read the full article here - bit.ly/46ZtJSW

Thanks Sam 😁

Images from Showtime and Speak Bitterness by Hugo Glendinning

Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · Aug 21

Speaking to @chortle.bsky.social from his sell-out Edinburgh show 'Touch Me Not', comedian Sam Williams shares his love of Forced Entertainment's work. He's picked some cracking shows from our archive to talk about, including Showtime and Speak Bitterness.

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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · Aug 14

Last week we enjoyed a 2-day workshop with the fabulous young people from @sayitsheffield. We had loads of fun working with big questions, songs and movement and of course, karaoke! We were also joined by @garyclarkeco and are looking forward to our trip to see their show, Detention, in September.

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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · Aug 2

Congratulations to all the young people involved in yesterday’s performance of FACETIMES as part of the Together! Festival @SheffieldTheatres.

You smashed it!

@elementsociety #congratulations #youdidit #DreamArts

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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · Jul 30

Our brilliant group of young people from @elementsociety will be sharing a brand new show, Facetimes on Friday 1 August at 2:30pm.
For more information about Together Festival and to reserve your FREE tickets, go to bit.ly/449EbEa

We can't wait to see you there!

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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · Jul 29

This Friday you can see FACETIMES created by young people’s group, Dream Arts working with Forced Entertainment and @elementsociety.

The event takes is part of the Together! Festival @SheffieldTheatres. Tickets are free but you need to book.

www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/facetimes

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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · Jul 29

This Friday you can see FACETIMES created by young people’s arts group, Dream Arts working with Forced Entertainment and @elementsociety.

Part of the Together! Festival @SheffieldTheatres - tickets for FACETIMES are free but you need to book.

www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/facetimes

Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · Jul 11

If you are interested in our collaborative practice, this video is a great place to start.

And watch our socials for updates on our project with @elementsociety as part of the Together Festival with @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social

https://youtu.be/6WmtNkzODVw?si=HP1NjnlvvLBTbdUb

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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · Jul 11

Calling all Drama Teachers! 📣

Did you know you can book a Forced Entertainment workshop to support your students?

Devising is in our DNA and as a suggested practitioner in the Devising component of Edexcel’s A Level Drama and Theatre syllabus, we’re always happy to share the FE approach.

Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · Jun 14

Tomorrow we wrap - all 36 of Shakespeare's plays performed on a 1m table top using common household items as characters.

3pm Antony & Cleopatra
4pm Richard II
5pm The Tempest

https://2025.rising.melbourne/program/complete-works-table-top-shakespeare?tab=session-details

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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · Jun 13

Tim in Pula for Portrait of an Author, part of @in.hr_agenzia_per_il_lavoro.

Today and tomorrow, @Ti_Etchells will present a series of works, including a performance with @SekeChim.

Find out more https://www.ink.hr/tim-etchells-u-puli-britanski-umjetnik-i-pisac-lice-manifestacije-portret-autora/

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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · Jun 13

Tomorrow is packed with 6 performances of Complete Works: Table Top Shakespeare at @rising.melbourne.

In Complete Works performers create condensed versions of Shakespeare's plays, comically and intimately retelling them, using a collection of everyday objects on the one metre stage of a table top.

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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · Jun 12

Friday night is a lighter programme of Table Top Shakespeare's @rising.melbourne.

Enjoy The Comedy of Errors, Henry VI pt 2 (OK, this one might be a bit darker 😉) and the luminous classic, A Midsummer Night's Dream.

The festival has special offers for people who attend more than one event.👏👏👏👏

Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · Jun 10

Tomorrow evening you can get absorbed by 3 of Shakespeare's most dramatic and violent plays - Julius Caesar, Henry VI Pt 1 and The Merchant of Venice. All told in Forced Entertainment's unique style on a 1m table top.

https://2025.rising.melbourne/program/complete-works-table-top-shakespeare

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Forced Entertainment @forcedents.bsky.social · Apr 21

Tomorrow’s Parties is a playful, poignant and delirious look forwards to futures both possible and impossible.

See it 15-16 May @theatregaronne

⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Unbearably sad yet absurdly optimistic ” The Guardian

🎟️www.theatregaronne.com/spectacle/2024-2025/tomorrow-s-parties

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