Presented by China Plate and Warwick Arts Centre
Run time: 30 - 40 minutes (per event)
Age: Please see each event
Content warnings: Please see each event
"an eclectic, jam packed taster menu of theatre from the Midlands"
Coventry Culture
Grab your lunch, sit back and have a taste of some exciting new theatre being cooked up across the Midlands – all delivered directly to your table!
First Bite 2021 was a weeklong online festival of new ideas from some of the most exciting theatre makers working in the region. 4 bite sized, lunch time festival events were served up during the final week of September, each offering an exclusive sneak peek of brand-new work currently in development.
The festival included a chance to hear from the artists themselves and offer them feedback to help further develop the work.
Two of the pieces seen at the First Bite Online Festival will be commissioned by the festival partners and programmed at the Bite Size Festival at Warwick Arts Centre in April 2022. This includes Blood by Georgia Kelly and Pulled by Keiren Hamilton-Amos.
Also on the menu were 3 new pieces of digital work made by young companies and artists as part of Take a Bite – an initiative providing Midlands based 18-23 year olds with professional development opportunities within the UK arts scene.
Be there at the start to help mould the future of theatre in the Midlands!
All events were hosted by Georgie Jones.
Commissioned by Attenborough Arts Centre, In Good Company and Midlands Arts Centre. Supported by Camden People’s Theatre.
Artwork © Matthew Austin
Tuesday 28th September 2021 – 1.30pm | Hosted by Georgie Jones
All festival events were BSL interpreted, captioned and included audio introductions of the work.
Age Guidance: 12+
Content Warnings: References to misogyny, sexism, manipulation and emotional abuse.
Wednesday 29th September 2021 – 1.30pm | Hosted by Georgie Jones
All festival events were BSL interpreted, captioned and included audio introductions of the work.
Age Guidance: 14+
Content Warnings: References to physical abuse, HIV/AIDS stigma, blood, needles, some strong language, themes of death and loss.
Blood by Georgia Kelly and Pulled by Keiren Hamilton Amos have been selected to be commissioned by festival partners and programmed at our Bite Size Festival at Warwick Arts Centre in April 2022.
Thursday 30th September – 1.30pm | Hosted by Georgie Jones
All festival events were BSL interpreted, captioned and included audio introductions of the work.
Age Guidance: 14+
Content Warnings: Strong language, references to bereavement and loss, references to grooming and sexual abuse.
Friday 1st October 2021 – 1.30pm | Hosted by Georgie Jones
All festival events were BSL interpreted, captioned and include audio introductions of the work.
Age Guidance: 18+
Content Warning: Strong language, Strong Sexual references and content, mild reference to manipulation, reference to drug use, references to death and bereavement.
First Bite & Bite Size support, commission and showcase new work from the Midlands.
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Altered Skin © Deniz Soezen
© Out of Office
Fatt Butcher © Emma Jones
Penelope Yeulet and Lilith Harris © Charlie Maree
S. B. Cole, Rukus & Donna Briscoe-Greene © Mellow Baku
Jana Aizupe and Company © Terēze Brence Design
Georgia Kelly © Dom Breadmore
Emily Howlett & Max Runham © Terry Runham
© Omar Khan
Keiren Hamilton-Amos © Dominic Owen
© Daz Scott
Jess Green © Kit Fordham
Radical Body © SLAMbassadors/Radical Body
Three days of eclectic extracts and ideas from some of the region’s most exciting theatre makers.
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Bite Size and its sister festival First Bite support, commission and showcase new work from the Midlands, running across four public events. If you are 18-23 years old, check out our Take a Bite programme, which runs alongside First Bite to champion the work of young creatives.
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