OUR NEXT THEATRE PRODUCTION ANNOUNCED // THE RESIDENCY - JANUARY EVENTS! // GET INVOLVED IN ENCOMPASS! // SFTH! SHOWS NOW FREE! // 'THE LADY' STILL IN CINEMAS

As we settle into 2012 Encompass has some fantastic announcements and events upcoming. In this latest news snippet we'll be talking about our next theatre production, our upcoming Residency events this month, free SHOOT FROM THE HIP! shows and opportunities for you to get involved with what we do. Read on to know all...

OUR NEXT THEATRE PRODUCTION!

Set during World War III, Who is Moloch? tells the story of three soldiers and a female civilian who barricade themselves, in an underground bunker, with a sleep-inducing drug, a two-way radio and a copy of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. As they await orders following a devastating attack on their base, tensions flare in their struggle for survival, whilst their grip on reality is put to the test as they slide into a surreal, imaginary world.

Following on from the fantastic success of our acclaimed 2011 show 'What It Feels Like', we're very excited to announce this next theatrical endeavour. To find out more information (including cast and crew opportunities!) please visit the 'Who is Moloch?' production page on our website.

JANUARY RESIDENCY LIVE MUSIC EVENTS

We've got not one but TWO live music Residency events this January, starting with The Winter Residency in Surrey on Friday 20th January and finishing off in London with The Residency at the Mascara Bar on Thursday 26th. Both events will feature the latest and greatest in upcoming talent, from BBC playlisted artist  Harry David to the magnificent Blushing Bones - it's all happening at The Residency! For more information on both events and the artists we have lined up visit The Residency page now!

HELP ENCOMPASS PRODUCTIONS!

So you've signed up to our mailing list, follow us on all social media and have come to one of our many events and productions. You might even want to join us via a placement! But what else can you do to help?

Encompass is a non-profit organisation, which means that no-one in the company takes a salary and is a part of it by voluntary appointment. Like many arts organisations we're also currently non-funded which means that we have to fundraise all the money we need to run by ourselves - sometimes even putting our own money in!

Thanks to your support we're quickly approaching our second year anniversary as a company, but we still need your help! We've survived because of our supporters, our hard work and our Encompass patrons - so why not become one? Even the smallest donation (and we really do mean the smallest!) goes a long way and guarantees you cool exclusives like soundtrack CDs, posters and more. We have two productions that need help this year - our first production on film 'Stormin' Norman' and our newly-announced theatre production 'Who is Moloch?' by Pamela Carralero. 

To find out more information and to donate, simply email us. You can also visit the Patrons page on our website.

SHOOT FROM THE HIP! AT TOP SECRET COMEDY CLUB
NOW FREE!

SHOOT FROM THE HIP! have been performing their own brand of off-the-cuff comedy at Top Secret Comedy Club in Covent Garden for a little while now, and can now proudly announce that their shows will be free - so now there's no excuse not to come along! For more information please visit the SHOOT FROM THE HIP! webpage. 

'THE LADY' STILL IN CINEMAS!

'The Lady' chronicles the life of Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (Michelle Yeoh) and her husband Dr. Michael Aris (David Thewlis), with Jonathan Woodhouse (Encompass Founder and Artistic Director) starring opposite the pair as their eldest son 'Alexander Aris'. Directed by legendary auteur Luc Besson, the film is released today (December 30th) in the UK More information, images and trailers from the movie can be found at www.useyourfreedom.com.

Founder and Artistic Director of Encompass Jonathan Woodhouse was recently interviewed in two parts by Philippine Generations on acting opposite Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis in Luc Besson's 'The Lady', Encompass Productions, working at the Theatre Royal Stratford East and advice for those wishing to build a career in the arts. Check out the interviews at the Philippine Generations website by clicking below:

Part 1 - Interview on Encompass, 'The :Lady', Theatre Royal Stratford East & building a career in the arts

Part 2 - Interview on 'The Lady'

Until next time!

Encompass

Web: www.EncompassProductions.co.uk

Facebook/Twitter/YouTube: /EncompassOnline

'THE LADY' RELEASED IN CINEMAS TODAY! // THE RESIDENCY - REVIEWED! // SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT COMING 1ST JANUARY 2012! // CREW NEEDED FOR 'STORMIN' NORMAN'

'The Lady' chronicles the life of Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (Michelle Yeoh) and her husband Dr. Michael Aris (David Thewlis), with Jonathan Woodhouse (Encompass Founder and Artistic Director) starring opposite the pair as their eldest son 'Alexander Aris'. Directed by legendary auteur Luc Besson, the film is released today (December 30th) in the UK More information, images and trailers from the movie can be found at www.useyourfreedom.com.

Founder and Artistic Director of Encompass Jonathan Woodhouse was recently interviewed in two parts by Philippine Generations on acting opposite Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis in Luc Besson's 'The Lady', Encompass Productions, working at the Theatre Royal Stratford East and advice for those wishing to build a career in the arts. Check out the interviews at the Philippine Generations website by clicking below:

Part 1 - Interview on Encompass, 'The :Lady', Theatre Royal Stratford East & building a career in the arts

Part 2 - Interview on 'The Lady'

We've been given our first ever review for an event! The Residency - Live Music at Mascara Bar which took place last month was recently reviewed by HerUni - you can check out the review here!

***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT COMING ON JANUARY 1ST, 2012 - EXCLUSIVELY AT WWW.ENCOMPASSPRODUCTIONS.CO.UK!***

BECOME PART OF THE TEAM - CAST AND CREW NEEDED!

Written & directed by Paul G Raymond, Stormin’ Norman follows Norman, a homeless man living in the London suburbs. We journey with Norman through the ups and downs of his everyday life until he meets Sarah, a young woman who dares to break the routine.

SHOOTING EXPECTED TO BEGIN FEBRUARY 2012 - POSITIONS FOR EXPERIENCED AND NON-EXPERIENCED FILMMAKERS NOW AVAILABLE


AUDITION DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON

MORE DETAILS AND HOW TO APPLY: www.EncompassProductions.co.uk

***HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ALL AT ENCOMPASS!***

Encompass

Web: www.EncompassProductions.co.uk

Facebook/Twitter/YouTube: /EncompassOnline

FESTIVE FUN WITH ENCOMPASS ON MONDAY 19TH & TUESDAY 20TH // INTERVIEW WITH OUR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

 We're heading The Brownswood for an evening of festive cheer and the best live stand-up and improvised comedy, this time raising money for the 'Crisis' charity! It'll be our last Residency event of the year and will feature some great live comedians including: 

Sam Holmes - Jim Stoten - Andy Barr - Phil Boothman - Guy Fletcher - SHOOT FROM THE HIP!

All profits will go to 'Crisis at Christmas' which provides vital services for homeless people over the festive season and is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. So come and join The Residency for one last time this year for a cracking night to celebrate all things Christmas...and all things comedy!

MAP HERE

NEAREST UNDERGROUND STATION: Manor House

CRISIS AT CHRISTMAS

After their brilliant debut last week, SHOOT FROM THE HIP! are hitting London's West End again just in time for Christmas with their weekly improvised comedy show!

Everyone's favourite new comedy troupe will be at renowned Top Secret Comedy Club on Tuesday 20th December. Never the same show twice, everything SHOOT FROM THE HIP! perform on stage is completely unrehearsed and unpredictable. You give the locations, you give the characters...and remember with no script there are no limits!

So bring anyone and everyone with you for a night of improvised chuckles to keep you warm this winter at Top Secret!

MAP HERE

NEAREST UNDERGROUND STATION: Covent Garden

BOOK TICKETS HERE

AN INTERVIEW WITH ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
JONATHAN WOODHOUSE

Founder and Artistic Director of Encompass Jonathan Woodhouse was recently interviewed by Philippine Generations on Encompass Productions, acting opposite Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis in Luc Besson's 'The Lady', working at the Theatre Royal Stratford East and advice for those wishing to build a career in the arts. Check out the interview at the Philippine Generations website here.

'The Lady' chronicles the life of Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (Michelle Yeoh) and her husband Dr. Michael Aris (David Thewlis), with Jonathan starring opposite the pair as their eldest son 'Alexander Aris'. The film is released in the UK on December 30th. More information, images and trailers from the movie can be found at www.useyourfreedom.com.

AND FINALLY...

It's snowing at www.EncompassProductions.co.uk! Check out our website with loads of videos, pictures and information on who we are, what we do and why we're doing it!

We hope to see you at our Christmas events!

Encompass

Web: www.EncompassProductions.co.uk

Facebook/Twitter/YouTube: /EncompassOnline

TWO MORE RESIDENCIES THIS MONTH // ENCOMPASS TO GIVE TALK AT GOLDSMITHS UNIVERSITY // NEW SFTH! COMEDY SKETCH ONLINE // STORMIN' NORMAN ANNOUNCED AS NEXT ENCOMPASS PROJECT

We've already had The Residency: Live Comedy Nights at Mascara Bar, London bringing the funny twice this month and now...THE RESIDENCY HITS THE END OF NOVEMBER IN A BIG WAY WITH TWO MORE EVENTS!

THE MONKEYS FOREHEAD - EGHAM, SURREY

After our Halloween Special last month we're returning to the Monkeys Forehead with another brilliant evening of live music, prizes and fantastic drinks deals. It'll be our last Egham Residency of the year and will feature some great live acts including:

Kelly Oliver - Lucy Gooch - Vivienne Youel - Danial Mahathir, Sophie Foulds & Charlotte Lewis - Grace Holliday - Robbie Brown (new act!)

Is there anywhere better to spend your Friday night? We think not - so come along!

THE RESIDENCY

FRIDAY 25TH NOVEMBER

9PM - 1AM (£2 entry)

The Monkeys Forehead

Egham, Surrey

TW20 0BQ

Tel: 01784-432164

Map link here.

THE MASCARA BAR, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON

We're proud to announce our first London-based music Residency with a return to the Mascara Bar, London! Get ready for a night of astonishing new musical talent featuring both Residency favourites and acts making their Residency debut including:

Elena Bella - Rosie Vize - Lizzie Fisher - Vivienne Youel - Third Conduct - Isla - Del Gentilini - Tom Sochas

What a night! Bring yourself, your friends, your family, your loved ones, the bloke off the street...this music needs to be heard and we want you all there in support of it!

THE RESIDENCY: LIVE MUSIC AT MASCARA BAR, LONDON

TUESDAY 29th NOVEMBER, 8PM - LATE (£3 entry)

72 Stamford Hill 

(2 mins from Stoke Newington Rail Station)

London

N16 6XS

Tel: 07432 255 357

Map link here.

ENCOMPASS TO GIVE TALK AT GOLDSMITHS UNIVERSITY

Encompass Productions will be giving a talk at Goldsmiths, University of London on November 30th. Jonathan Woodhouse (Founder & Artistic Director of Encompass) will be giving an insight into the process of forming a new company - the trials, the tribulations, the highs and the lows, and will also be answering questions from students.

"I'm very honoured to be a guest at the UK's leading creative university. Encompass is only nineteen months old and despite its success so far we are very much a company still in its infancy - however I believe Goldsmiths has the right idea in asking a new company to talk about their experience so far. It keeps things relevant, allowing us to more closely reflect on our process and the challenges of being a new company existing in the current arts climate. It means we can be realistic and optimistic at the same time. We hope the talk will be both informative and inspiring."

Joining Jonathan from Encompass will be Christopher O'Shaughnessy, Researcher and Dramaturge for the company. A portion of the talk will also be dedicated to a Q&A on 'The Lady', the upcoming motion picture from legendary filmmaker Luc Besson. The film chronicles the life of Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (Michelle Yeoh) and her husband Dr. Michael Aris (David Thewlis), with Jonathan starring opposite the pair as their eldest son 'Alexander Aris'. More information, images and trailers from the movie can be found at http://www.useyourfreedom.com/.

NEW VIDEO SKETCH FROM SHOOT FROM THE HIP!

Our resident funny people loved performing at the first two comedy Residency events this month...but they've also been hard at work at writing and filming some new sketches! Check out what life is like with the Pumpkin Queen at the link below - let us know what you think!

We've got more hilarious sketches for you coming soon, as well as an improv show at The Brownswood on Monday 5th December! More details soon!

OUR NEXT ARTISTIC PROJECT!

In case you've missed it, we recently announced our next artistic endeavour. Stormin’ Norman is a short film written and directed by Paul G Raymond, produced and created by Encompass Productions.

Stormin’ Norman follows Norman, a homeless man living in the London suburbs. We journey with Norman through the ups and downs of his everyday life until he meets Sarah, a young woman who dares to break the routine.

The company are incredibly excited about this brave new adventure, which is expected to start shooting in Winter 2012. The piece is currently in research and development and the cast will be announced in December. We'll have vacancies for film crew positions available with more information soon. Interested? Email us!

About the writer/director

Paul G Raymond serves as the media coordinator of Encompass and was most recently seen playing the part of 'Lester' in our hit production 'What It Feels Like'. He is also a performer in our improvised comedy troupe SHOOT FROM THE HIP! - you can find out more information about Paul here.

WEBSITE UPDATES

-A brand new 'videos' page for SHOOT FROM THE HIP! where you'll be able to watch all their brilliant comic sketches!

We hope to see you at one of our many upcoming events and shows!

Encompass

Web: http://www.encompassproductions.co.uk/

Facebook/Twitter/YouTube: /EncompassOnline