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About Us
Unfolding Theatre was founded in 2008 by Artistic Director, Annie Rigby and Producer, Leyla Asadi.
We make theatre by responding to the ideas, personalities and talents of the people with whom we work.
We are based at The Shed Creative Studios in Gateshead, a workspace for artists and creative businesses.
Click here to download a PDF of our 2010 Annual Report.
Annie Rigby: Biography
Before founding Unfolding Theatre, Annie was Resident Director at Northern Stage (2003-08).
Her Northern Stage productions included the large-scale, site-specific piece, On Top of the Town, performed on a car park rooftop at Noordenzon Festival, Holland; theatre for young children, Tattercoats, Thumbelina, and The Golden Bird; and devised work, such as From the Beginning.
Annie was Northern Rock Foundation Fellow (2007/08) on the Clore Leadership Programme. Her fellowship included secondments to the V&A Museum, Edinburgh Festival Theatre and research into theatre made by non-professional performers.
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Leyla Asadi: Biography
Leyla is a freelance producer specialising in theatre and dance.
Alongside her work for Unfolding Theatre, she has produced projects for Northern Stage, Visiting Arts, DanceCity, Zendeh and new work by emerging artists in the North East.
Recent projects include Search, a site-specific piece by Zendeh, and Apples, a Northern Stage and Company of Angels co-production.
In 2008 Leyla was awarded a yearlong Catalyst Producer bursary by Arts Council of England North East.
Leyla previously worked for Red Ladder, in Leeds where she co-ordinated their young actors training programme, Red Grit.
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Working with Unfolding Theatre
Unfolding Theatre prides itself on working with talented, imaginative and exciting artists and technicians.
Since the company was founded in 2008 we have worked with writers, David Almond and Carina Rodney, actors Jane Arnfield, Alex Elliott, Pady O'Connor and Tom Walton, designers Imogen Cloet and Andrew Stephenson, musicians Brendan Murphy and Beccy Owen, sound and AV artists Reed Ingram Weir and Andy Playford, lighting designer, Kev Tweedy, architect Tim Bailey and dancer Tim Rubidge.
Unfolding Theatre Advisory Group
Unfolding Theatre has a fantastic advisory group, who support, advise and guide the company's development.
Leyla Asadi, Producer
Susan Coffer, Northern Stage
Anna Disley, New Writing North
Alex Elliott, Film and theatre maker