Very few theatre directors bring the real alive on stage. Jeremy Weller has the gift of dramatising ordinary life using ordinary people to make both seem real and extra- ordinary at the same time. His work is brave, dangerous and vivid.
Jeremy Weller was invited by Anders Skovbjerg Jepsen and the producers at Final Cut for Real to serve as dramaturge during the development of this debut feature. The film follows director Anders Skovbjerg Jepsen as he seeks out his childhood friend who sexually abused him when they were both children. When the friend hesitantly agrees... Continue Reading →
Project aims to further develop the work researched with the women of Braunstone, that culminated in a short “work in progress” ‘The Mothers of Braunstone’, which took place during the ‘Being Human Festival’ at DMU. This work in progress was co-created by the women of the area and was very well received by a diverse... Continue Reading →
In 2006 the BBC Imagine series made a documentary following the production of a new play commisioned by The Roundhouse Theatre in London, for the grand re-opening of this iconic theatre venue. The crew spent six weeks following the cast and the Grassmarket Project production team, documenting the sometimes harrowing journey of a group of young people, disclocated... Continue Reading →
De Montfort University Jeremy Weller, the Artistic Director of Grassmarket Projects, a theatre and film company, conceived and directed Where it Hurts, a play that was performed by both NHS staff and members of the city community, rather than trained actors. "It focused on individual lived experiences of longstanding issues of addictions, poverty, depression and... Continue Reading →
ART MATTERS: Democracy Art and Freedom conversation with Actor David Harewood and Film/Theatre Director Jeremy Weller with Professor Lala Meredith Vula at De Montfort University Cultural eXchanges Festival 2022 ART MATTERS: Democracy Art and Freedom David Harewood MBE and the film and theatre director Jeremy Weller are discussing art democracy, freedom, and truth in these... Continue Reading →
Jeremy Weller, Morten Arnfred, Denmark, 2014 31 min.DK/Short fiction A story about the difficult love between two young people in the Danish province. Nicklas works as a bartender at a local nightclub and spends his spare time partying with friends, his wreck of a car and regular workout in the gym. On a late shift Katrine... Continue Reading →
They are the generation who have grown up under devolution. Now, nine teenagers from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales share their vision of the system that brought them up. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03bq9d0
ART MATTERS: Democracy Art and Freedom ‘In Conversation’ Cultural eXchanges is thrilled to be hosting actor David Harewood MBE and the film and theatre director Jeremy Weller. David Harewood MBE is an actor, director, author, and activist. With a career spanning almost 35 years, David has performed on stage with some of the most prestigious... Continue Reading →
Jeremy on the set of an as yet “Untitled” feature film Project in Denmark for the DFI(Danish Film Institute). Jeremy was commissioned to do dramaturgical work on the story in September 2020.
A selection of Jeremy Weller’s performance and film work from the last few years. https://youtu.be/rGtH6tWGXAE Jeremy Weller has devoted his life to social action and investigation through performance. He is perhaps best known as the Artistic Director of the innovative and influential GrassMarket Project (GMP) theatre company. Weller’s vision integrates issues of social exclusion and... Continue Reading →
World Mental Health Day is celebrated every year on October 10th, aiming to promote mental health awareness, education and advocacy against social stigma. To mark this year’s theme of Suicide Prevention, Talk for Health collaborated with acclaimed theatre director Jeremy Weller to tell the real-life stories of Talk for Health graduates who have attempted or... Continue Reading →
Survivors available to speak candidly for Mental Health Awareness Day, to support a world-premiere performance built around their own real-life stories Mental Health Awareness Day, 10 October 2019: Suicide Prevention is the focus of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Day, and media can save lives by dismantling the mistaken belief that discussing suicide makes it... Continue Reading →
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