Our First Production

More to follow, but in the meantime, some comments on our recent production:

"Socio-political theatre re-invented! Absolutely brilliant performance from all the young actors.The director,writer and the production team deserve big kudos in succeeding in merging social debate and theatre. there needs to be more debate amongst our society to tackle such issues. looking forward to the next production by the team"

Prasanth Visweswaran



"With this project I felt that the element of audience interaction following a play on the subject was genius. I was interested as I feel that it engages the brain and that's what is needed to create a proactive generation of people. While discussing the issues surrounding fame culture one can learn a lot; discussion on the roots of fame, why there is such a need for this culture and how to move away from it. I found this a thoroughly enjoyable experience that has revived my interest in public speaking,debate and playwriting and for this I am thankful"

Coco Ehne

Tuesday 6th July

The Scoop Amphitheatre

1pm & 6pm Main Performances

3pm Filmed Debate on Democracy and Public Space

Next to GLA Building and Tower Bridge

More London, SE1

London Bridge Tube

More Info: People in Common

And see below!

Ben on Fame & Media Power

Chloe on Fame

Shakela on Fame

Voice and Power

I'm posting above videos and other items about beauty, fame and the power of the media. And below, on the idea of carnival as a model for the future and the need for a people's art.

For me, Agon like Eno's Carnival can create a new culture, by allowing all the voices young and old, men and women of every class and every shade of beautiful brown to shape culture. As equals within the community. Which is I was happy for my first theatre project to bring the voices, and concerns of young people to the GLA.

As our director Corinne Micallef puts it: "There is a problem about voice, and the fact that people today feel so powerless. For example about the war you can talk until you are blue in the face or march in millions, but nobody listens. Agon could be great if it could actually effect change"

We've chosen the topic of media power because school students, just like adults - and perhaps more so - feel intensely its power over their lives. Pressure to conform to superficial ideals of beauty, and a perfection that is unattainable. But what makes for real beauty?

You can read more about the ancient origins of Agon, and our coming show at the Scoop at our website People in Common

And feel free to post your comments here!

A People's Art

"We proclaim that this being the moment of social transition .. the makers of beauty must invest their greatest efforts in the aim of materialising an art valuable to the people, and our supreme objective in art, which is today an expression of [mere] individual pleasure, is to create beauty for all, beauty that enlightens, and stirs to struggle"

Social, Political & Aesthetic Declaration from the Syndicate of Technical Workers, Painters & Sculptors Mexico City 1922