Writing for Immersive Theatre - Owen Kingston - Writing for Immersive Experiences

Immersive Experience Network - Huddle 1 - London February 2023

Owen Kingston - https://www.parabolictheatre.com/

Owen is the Artistic Director of international award winning company Parabolic Theatre -  pioneers of immersive and interactive performance. He is also a writer and director with over 20 years experience working in the theatre and film industries. Owen is passionate about interactivity within theatre and innovation within immersive performance. He sees it as a truly 21st Century art form.

Parabolic Theatre is an immersive theatre company with a strong emphasis on interactivity - Parabolic shows are known for their extreme levels of interactivity, and for adapting their narrative on the fly in response to audiences. Most Parabolic shows to date have been for small audiences of under 50 people with a high actor-to-audience ratio of around 1:5. Examples of their work include "For King and Country", "Crisis? What Crisis?" and "The House of Cenci". Parabolic runs a dedicated immersive theatre space in Bethnal Green called CRYPT.

Part of the Immersive Experience Network huddle program of networking and knowledge sharing events. Find out more and the dates of future events at https://immersiveexperience.network

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