THE BEGINNING OF COMPANY FOUR
Company Four was set up in 2019 by Teesside born actor Gemma Whiteley. It was set up with the desire to produce new and original work in both theatre and film offering Northern based talent a platform from which to develop their ideas. Gemma's desire to create her own work pushed her to develop skills in other disciplines, such as writing, directing and filmmaking. It is with this in mind that Company Four will offer a shadowing opportunity for at least one artist with every project we do. A writer wishing to direct for example, will get the chance to learn from, and work with a director attached to one of our projects.
Company Four performed their debut full length show Three. Two. THIRTY at The Greater Manchester Fringe festival in 2019. The show was Co devised and performed by Gemma Whiteley and Susie Chrystal; who subsequently joined Company Four as Co Artistic Director. Susie is a performer, writer and director from Manchester with a love for comedy.
Company Four was set up in 2019 by Teesside born actor Gemma Whiteley. It was set up with the desire to produce new and original work in both theatre and film offering Northern based talent a platform from which to develop their ideas. Gemma's desire to create her own work pushed her to develop skills in other disciplines, such as writing, directing and filmmaking. It is with this in mind that Company Four will offer a shadowing opportunity for at least one artist with every project we do. A writer wishing to direct for example, will get the chance to learn from, and work with a director attached to one of our projects.
Company Four performed their debut full length show Three. Two. THIRTY at The Greater Manchester Fringe festival in 2019. The show was Co devised and performed by Gemma Whiteley and Susie Chrystal; who subsequently joined Company Four as Co Artistic Director. Susie is a performer, writer and director from Manchester with a love for comedy.
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OUR WORK
Company Four's approach to making work is rooted in devising and we are passionate about creating and presenting theatre and film in the North. We love to bring artists from different disciplines together to experiment and develop exuberant and evocative multi-disciplinary work. We want to surprise in process and performance.
It is important that our work reflects the diversity in our society and we're keen to tell stories about characters of all ages, ethnicity, gender and class.