Invertigo are proud to present ShedCreative, a space for the exploration and discovery of the genetics of theatrical structure. ShedCreative will be a creative space for artists to converge, develop and showcase some of our most daring work, whether that be musical exploration in our pieces, or initial readings of European premieres of bold style and production. ShedCreative will also invite exclusive guest speakers over the coming year to talk about their areas of expertise and to share their experience with the Lab network. Music and the Mind Music and its effect on the brain will be explored with the precision of Science seen through the prism of theatre, merging accordion and guitars with live action to create a potent alchemy of live entertainment. Our investigations will involve a series of workshops in February, culminating in a public sharing of our work. Vanishing Voices Every two weeks a language dies. Why is this happening? What can we do about it? Should we care at all? Physical theatre combined with verbatim accounts put the spotlight on our attitude to dying languages and linguistic diversity locally and globally.

Saer Doliau (Doll-Mender) by Gwenlyn Parry English premiere 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 February 2013 FINBOROUGH THEATRE Giaffar, dach chi’n gwrando arna i? Deudwch rwbath. Deudwch rwbath tasa fo ddim ond pesychu i ddeud ych bod chi yna. Boss, are you listening to me? Say something. Say something, even if it’s only a cough to say you’re there. Doll mender Ifans is peacefully at work in his wood workshop in rural Wales. Until suddenly his entire life is ripped apart by the unannounced intrusion of two strangers, a Girl and a Lad. As they torment him with their own secret agenda and mind games, Ifans loses his grip on his reality, leaving him adrift in a world which is changed too quickly. As the two strangers play one final deadly game, and he is left deserted by everyone, Ifans is left questioning the purpose of his entire existence… This Welsh-language classic from 1966 is a fascinating study of our obsession with modernisation, the role of women in society and racial prejudice, while also asking searching questions about our conscience and existence itself. Saer Doliau will be performed in Welsh with English surtitles at all performances...