Whole Hog Theatre

Name:

Alexandra Rutter

Gender:

Female

Short Description:

Entrepreneur, Director and Designer

Region:

West Midlands

Email address:

admin@wholehogtheatre.com

URLs:

http://www.wholehogtheatre.com

- We specialise in adaptation.
- We provide a stepping stone between student and professional theatre for emerging artists.
- We promote artistic integrity, theatrical accessibility and freedom of imagination.

Alexandra Rutter - Artistic and Executive Director, and Co-Founder
Polly Boon - Creative Associate and Co-Founder
Charlie Hoare - Creative Associate and Co-Founder
Laura Suzanne Hunt - Digital Officer
Anaïs Higgins - Digital Officer

We graduated from Warwick University in July 2011 in Theatre and Performance, and collaborated on many projects throughout our university careers. Our first large-scale project was an adaptation of Shelagh Stephenson’s radio play Five Kinds of Silence. Having been selected to perform at the National Student Drama Festival in 2011, we won the Fest-Goer’s Award for Best Production.

Whole Hog Theatre was born of a determination to obtain the highest possible standards in everything we do. Our productions employ bold concepts to re-invent existing works of art, merging dialogue, puppetry, and dance theatre. Frustrated by the proliferation of ‘safe’ theatre, we aspire to create committed, honest and imaginative work. Our open company also offers opportunities for emerging artists to gain professional experience in a frequently insular industry.

'To be second is not to be secondary or inferior; likewise, to be first is not to be originary or authoritative. Art is derived from other art, stories are born of other stories...'
- Linda Hutcheon, 'A Theory of Adaptation', 2006


Whole Hog Theatre will present the world's first theatrical staging of Hayao Miyazaki's renowned animated film between 2nd - 6th April 2013 at the New Diorama Theatre in London.
Using giant puppets made from recycled materials, visceral, physical storytelling and original live music, Studio Ghibli's epic ecological fable is retold for the stage.

Princess Mononoke April 2013 Cast List:

Prince Ashitaka – Maximillian Troy Tyler
San/Princess Mononoke – Mei Mac
Moro - Amelie Leroy
Okkoto - Sam Wightman
Lady Eboshi – Elizabeth Williams
Jiko - Jack Gill
Yakul - Oliver Davis
Gonza – Jackie Lam
Toki – Jess Neale
Kohroku – James Blake-Butler
Oracle – Yuriko Miyake
Kaya – Vicky Watson
Ensemble - Adam Cridland, Lilith Brewer, Andrew Elkington

Production Team:

Director - Alexandra Rutter
Producer - Rebecca Targett
Puppet Designer & Assistant Director - Charlie Hoare
Concept Artist & Set Designer - Polly Clare Boon
Technical Manager - Fergus Nimmo
Vocal Coach - Laura Suzanne Hunt
Costume Designer - Yoseph Hammad
Lighting Designer - Georgia Lillie
Hair & Make Up Designer - Scarlett O'Connell
Stage Manager - Sarah Foakes
Production Intern - Fiona Mulligan