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Craig Jordan- Baker

Craig Jordan-Baker

Craig Jordan-Baker

Location: South East

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"Food for body and soul" by Simon Dale for remotegoat on 02/10/09 Pint, Plate Performance at Central Station, King's Cross - all for £7? Surely not. Three Person'd God , a monologue written by Craig Jordan Baker and performed by Sophie Talbot kicked off the evening. It was a philosophical examination of a woman, an actress, playing three roles - an activist, a barren woman (her label, not mine) and an actress - which increasingly bleed into one another so that she (and we) are left increasingly uncertain as to who the real person is, where one role stops...
Review of 'Pint, Plate, Performance' event by Simon Dale for remotegoat

"Food for body and soul" by Simon Dale for remotegoat on 02/10/09 Pint, Plate Performance at Central Station, King's Cross - all for £7? Surely not. Three Person'd God , a monologue written by Craig Jordan Baker and performed by Sophie Talbot kicked off the evening. It was a philosophical examination of a woman, an actress, playing three roles - an activist, a barren woman (her label, not mine) and an actress - which increasingly bleed into one another so that she (and we) are left increasingly uncertain as to who the real person is, where one role stops and another begins: which is reality, which is performance. Set in an unnamed dystopia, it also raises questions of state versus individual and the struggle of the human spirit in the face of sweeping state tyranny. Performed with passion and fluency, Sophie Talbot's portrayal of the woman came alive most in the third section as she shifted from the stage to the wings of the audience and delivered her third role in which all roles blurred into one, evoking a powerful sense of personal dislocation and isolation. Next up was Sally Beaumont with her piece The Other Side of Everything...

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About me

Craig writes drama, poetry and fiction. As well has having published reviews and articles on a variety of topics, his drama credits include: Word by Mouth (Skylight Theatre), Beowulf (Barely human Puppets), Troubadour Tales (Silent Announcement), The Monkey Train (Barely Human Puppets), The Tale of Tommy O’Quire (Wireless Theatre Company) and Concerning Light (Marlborough Theatre). Among my current projects, I am working with the Theatre Royal Brighton writing an actor-led called 'Stage Secrets'. In addition, I am writer-in-residence at Barely Human Puppets.

I studied Creative Writing at the University of Bedfordshire and have an MA in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of Sussex. I possess a doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Sussex and I am lecturer in Creative Writing and the University of the Creative Arts.

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