"...for having acknowledged that they are Strangers & Exiles on this earth…
…those who speak like this make it clear that they are seeking a homeland…”
STARTLING AND AMBITIOUS
STRANGERS & EXILES IS SOLO THEATRE
One-man, alone on stage, telling a story, playing all the characters, even being the scenery, often all at the same time!
Taking the ancient stories, the words and wanderings of travellers who have gone before, asking the deep questions, sharing the wisdom of old.
Designed to travel and move, performances have taken place in theatres, festivals, basements and churches around the world.
Based in Derby, UK & Tampere, Finland.
Written and performed by Stephen Bathurst, dramatist, actor and 13 year veteran of the European stage and screen.
"Few works of visual arts down the centuries can boast of matching Scripture's vision of Solomon's magnificent desolation as it is rendered in Holy prose. Bathurst's startling and ambitious 'Life Under The Sun is one of them." - Get Your Coats On
STEPHEN BATHURST
A native British actor, trained in the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, with credits in theatre, film, comedy, voiceovers and musicals. As Strangers & Exiles my work has been performed in Britain, Finland, Sweden, Canada, Germany, Australia and Norway. With an MA in Creative Industries Management, I’m also a veteran director and acting tutor, acquainted with sustainably producing a performance, and familiar with performer mentoring and pastoral care.
Credits include The Elephant Bridesmaid (The People's Theatre Company), Salt & Light (The LAMPS Collective), Reckless Abandon (4Front Theatre), Faithful Companions (Rise Theatre), Angela's Ashes: A Musical (Uncontained Arts), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Folksy Theatre).
PREVIOUS WORK - STRANGERS & EXILES
Life Under The Sun - Part 1 / Elämä auringon alla - osa 1
Britain - Bedford Fringe, Guildford Fringe, Shaftesbury Fringe
Sweden - Gothenburg Fringe
Finland - OFF Tampere, Siltoja Festivaali
Church Performances in Canada, Australia, Norway and Germany
That Old Was Sung
Finland - OFF Tampere
While Mortals Sleep
Britain - Bedford Fringe, Shaftesbury Fringe
Eminence: A Tale of Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon
Britain - Church Performances
All performances 2014-2016 as Dawn Grenade Theatre
