On the Edge presents: The End

by Michael Pinchbeck

Inspired by the stage direction from The Winter’s Tale, ‘Exit pursued by a bear’, The End explores endings and exits and asks why we perform and how we will know when to stop. Developed at The Junction (Cambridge), Brighton Dome and Festival, New Art Exchange and Lakeside Arts Centre (Nottingham). Commissioned by Chester Performs. Selected for the British Council’s Edinburgh Showcase 2011.

Michael Pinchbeck is a writer, live artist and performance maker based in Nottingham. He co-founded Metro-Boulot-Dodo in 1997 and now works with numerous artists and companies as a performer, deviser and dramaturg. In 2005, Michael was commissioned by Nottingham Playhouse to write The White Album. He is currently working on a second commissioned play – The Ashes. In 2008, Michael was selected by Arts Council England to represent the UK at the Biennale for Young Artists. In 2009 and 2011, his work was selected for the British Council’s Edinburgh Showcase. Michael studied Theatre and Creative Writing at Lancaster University. He has a Masters in Performance and Live Art from Nottingham Trent University and is currently studying a PhD at Loughborough University exploring the role of the dramaturg. He is a co-director of Nottingham’s performance platform – Hatch.

Enquiries:  m.chatzi@hull.ac.uk

Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Invited by SANM as part of On The Edge