‘DOGLIFE’ – part two of a trilogy devised with Thomas McCrudden who plays himself. Thomas was a gangland enforcer for organised crime who spent 5 years in prison for attempted murder. He passed the writings about his life as a criminal to... Continue Reading →
We are happy to announce that Jeremy Weller is invited to start Practice based PhD in September 2017, with Queen Mary University London. This practice-based PhD project comprises a trilogy of plays written by me, and documentation of process in which Thomas,... Continue Reading →
There’s a scene in Doglife, one of this year’s most talked-about plays at the Edinburgh Fringe, where the wife of a Glaswegian gangland enforcer, confronting him about his job, suddenly writhes onstage as if experiencing the violence he inflicts on... Continue Reading →
Suzanne Lofthus, Cutting Edge Theatre I was already doing passion plays, and had contacted Jeremy to look at the possibility of working together. As we talked, I was inspired by the radical approach he had and that challenged me to take more... 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. Work with theatre, film director Jeremy weller, who directs their story.... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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,... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
