China Plate
Birmingham, GB
Bio
China Plate is a theatre producing studio based in Birmingham and working across the UK. As an arts charity, we help people to make creative projects happen – from theatre shows, to audio anthologies, to bus stop galleries. Our mission is to develop a new model of creating and producing theatre that opens up the way performance is made, who makes it and who it’s experienced by. We have recently made work with Caroline Horton, Inspector Sands, David Edgar, Chris Thorpe, Rachel Chavkin, Rachel Bagshaw, Urielle Klein-Mekongo, Roy Williams, Chris Haydon, April De Angelis, Lucy Rivers, Tim Sutton, Casey Bailey and BBC iPlayer. We are Associate Producers at Warwick Arts Centre and were partners in Derby CAN - Derby Theatre’s Arts Council England Producing Hub, which was shortlisted for a Charity Award in the Arts, Culture & Heritage category.
Bio
China Plate is a theatre producing studio based in Birmingham and working across the UK. As an arts charity, we help people to make creative projects happen – from theatre shows, to audio anthologies, to bus stop galleries. Our mission is to develop a new model of creating and producing theatre that opens up the way performance is made, who makes it and who it’s experienced by. We have recently made work with Caroline Horton, Inspector Sands, David Edgar, Chris Thorpe, Rachel Chavkin, Rachel Bagshaw, Urielle Klein-Mekongo, Roy Williams, Chris Haydon, April De Angelis, Lucy Rivers, Tim Sutton, Casey Bailey and BBC iPlayer. We are Associate Producers at Warwick Arts Centre and were partners in Derby CAN - Derby Theatre’s Arts Council England Producing Hub, which was shortlisted for a Charity Award in the Arts, Culture & Heritage category.
Producing Practice
Our mission is to develop a new model of creating and producing theatre that opens up the way performance is made, who makes it and who it’s experienced by.
Examples of recent work include Humans Not Heroes – a co-created series of audio pieces, made with artists and healthcare workers, exploring their experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic. The series was exhibited as part of the UNMASKED: Real Stories of Nursing in Covid-19 exhibition at the Royal College of Nursing Library in London and the Royal College of Nursing Scotland Learning Hub in Edinburgh.
On Our Way by Nilupa Yasmin, transformed 8 bus stops along the iconic 74 bus route on the Soho Road in Birmingham into art galleries; co-created with residents’, community groups and organisations in the local area.
Areas of Expertise
Long-term producing solutions
Training & Development
Making & Touring
Strategic approaches to sector wide challenges
Working with communities & organisations within and beyond the arts & cultural sector
Collaboration Interests
We want to see creative communities work together to deliver extraordinary theatre experiences that fire the imagination, affect positive change and are open to all.
