Anna Smallman

Stage Directions




‘Stage Directions’ was first performed on 28/9/2017

4 Plays.
4 Participants.
Theatre in the round.
Shared props.
Audio instructions.
Nothing but stage directions.
No rehearsal.


Four performers are introduced into a space with individual audial instruction. Each performer represents one classic piece of literature. The plays have been stripped of all dialogue, leaving behind the stage directions. The props needed for the performers are scattered within the space and shared between the other performers.