THE ART OF DISCONTENT If it is love that makes the world go round; it is discontent that motors the art world. Each new generation of young artists-if they have any serious ambitions to change the world- will be hostile to everything that has now become conventional and acceptable. They will especially want to blow... Continue Reading →
LIMBOLAND – FILM & EDUCATION PROGRAMME
Limboland: 3 year education programme funded by the Danish Government Departments of Education and Integration. The programme was based upon using a documentary filmed during the making of Limboland that was shown to second generation immigrant teenagers in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark, and formed the basis for a discussion with the cast of Limboland,... Continue Reading →
Writer / Director residency, NHS – Local Communities and Minority Groups – Jan 2017 to march 2018 and beyond
Great News! Jeremy Weller has been commissioned as a writer-director to develop a performance involving local communities around Little France and NHS staff including all levels of staff from doctors to cleaning staff. He could also make a film about the process. A little bit about the residency: Currently under construction at Little France on... Continue Reading →
Lost boy found – Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas, the play that tells the story of Thomas ‘Tosh’ McCrudden, has been the talk of the Edinburgh Fringe. Pamela Morrison went on a journey with this ‘lost boy’ to experience a powerful tale of reintegration, responsibility and redemption. As a new member of the CYCJ practice team I am keen to get out and about and learn... Continue Reading →
Sarah Kane on Mad by Jeremy Weller
"I’ve seen one piece of theatre that changed my life – Jeremy Weller’s Mad. It changed my life because it changed me – the way I think, the way I behave or try to behave. If theatre can change lives, then by implication it can change society"
Stories Change Lives -Feras
Sharing Stories , Sharing Lives … "What is love? Love is an expression, an emotion I don’t know about...whatever it is. I ask people what is love and no-one comes with a good enough answer... " Cast member of The Young Foolish Man. Drifting around London, fending for himself. Never had a stable home. An amazing... Continue Reading →
Mark Linder about Jeremy Weller
What Weller can do, as an artist in the “social inclusion” space, is create dramatic engagements around the concepts he is addressing. His work is based on the legitimacy of “front-line” work with the parties in the intimate social process. His drama always has a basis. He develops his insight by going where others cannot,... Continue Reading →
Limboland
Can those we see as other find a place, a home amongst us? Can they live at peace with us, and with themselves? This is the question that confronts a group of second generation immigrants in Jeremy Weller's controversial new film, LIMBOLAND. A group of young, non-professional actors tell the story of their struggle to... Continue Reading →
DOG LIFE – Edinburgh Festival 2017, Thomas McCrudden
Growing up in a loveless environment. Told by the world that his life had no value. He has, he says, been acting his whole life, wearing a mask. Showing his violent past – the beatings he meted out. The damage he did to those around him – alongside his attempts to turn his life around.... Continue Reading →
Art from the Inside – Prison Work
Jeremy Weller has over 10 years experience teaching and and creating educational programmes in a criminal Justice setting, and outside in the community.
TOUCHING THE WOUND
Dr. Richard Ings :"TOUCHING THE WOUND."
Stories Change Lives -Terry Rigby
"The weak must be mixed with the strong for it is the strong who are leading the world into the abyss."Terry Rigby(Philosopher/Ho meless for over 40 years) Lead Actor in GLAD