31 July - 2 August 2018 , The Yard Theatre | 28 July 2018, Royal Exchange Theatre | 10 - 14 April 2018, The Yard Theatre
Originally developed at The Yard's First Drafts Festival, June 2017 and as A Few Mississippis, part of Assembly 2017
Give her a cheeky smile, let her know you’re interested—
You need to catch her eye, you know flirtatious stuff?
You need to be a little bit vulnerable—
Be confident.
Show her your soft side—
But you don’t wanna be too vulnerable. You don’t wanna be too soft—
Pretend they’re the only one—
Because then they’ll feel special.
The Act is about love between teenagers.
It’s about how you think we look together.
The way things feel, the first time you feel them.
It is awkward, funny, terrifying. It is excruciating anticipation…
Company Three return to The Yard with a new production re-imagined every night by a cast of teenagers.
Expect unplanned connections, live play, and to feel some feelings for the first time (again).
Created and performed by Michael Adewale, Ellie Benmore, Kiki Bowen, Yaamin Chowdhury, KJ Gomez-Danso, Dylan Lubo, Tyrel Phan, Pia Richards Glöckner, Ezra Timson, Delilah Sykes
Created with Doyin Ajiboye, Sama Aunallah, Lewis Dickinson, Chelsea Green, Romeo Mika, Francisco Rodrigues & Syntyche Tongom
Director
James Blakey
Designer
Charlie Damigos
Lighting Designer
Jamie Platt
Movement
Simon Jones
Production Manager
Michael Cunningham
Stage Managers
Anna Sheard
Production Gallery
Rehearsal Gallery
Feedback
Thanks @antgraytness for putting @company_three on my radar. Just caught #c3TheAct @rxtheatre: an excellently well crafted quick-quick-slow piece proving that whilst teenagers have culture, education & 'adults' all around them, their greatest resource is eachother.
— Steph Green (@drama_doctor) July 28, 2018
#C3THEACT is as good a bit of theatre as I’ve seen in ages. Amazing company, amazing trust in each other - @company_three teaching us how it should be done. 1 more chance to catch it tomorrow @YardTheatre
— Jack Bennett (@JackBennettJB) April 13, 2018
The young artists @company_three showing the rest of us how it’s done AGAIN in #C3TheAct @YardTheatre It was PENG (and yes, we are well aware we can’t get away with using the word PENG)
— Outbox Theatre (@Outbox_Theatre) April 13, 2018