DV8 Physical Theatre

For students and researchers .....

This website provides a comprehensive range of information
about DV8, past and present ......

Here are links to some of the most useful material.

s t a r t w i t h

.... DV8's artistic policy
.... and the project index, which lists the stage productions and films

i n t e r v i e w s w i t h L l o y d N e w s o n

The following links bring individual pages from the archive.

.... Lloyd Newson in Conversation with Jo Butterworth ... revised text 2004 ... covers in depth how the work is made, especially Enter Achilles

.... Lloyd Newson & DV8 ... adapted from an interview by Zoë Boden 2003 ... covers dance in general, DV8's approach, the cost of living

.... Ten Years on The Edge ... Bound To Please programme 1997 ... covers physical theatre, audiences, DV8 methods and philosophy

.... Dance About Something ... Enter Achilles programme 1995 ... covers DV8 methods and philosophy, audiences

.... The Silence of The Man ... Josephine Leask 1995 ... covers sexuality, history of DV8, work methods, My Sex, Dead Dreams, Strange Fish, MSM, Enter Achilles

.... Strange Fish ... Nadine Meisner 1992 ... covers individuality, work methods, using words with dance, Dead Dreams, "...if only", Strange Fish

.... See also ... complete list

a b o u t D V 8' s s t a g e p r o d u c t i o n s

The following links bring up pages from the archive.

can we afford this / the cost of living
For cast, press release, tour, etc., see ... production details
r e v i e w s
.... The Guardian .. Judith Mackrell | 21st Sep 2001
.... The Financial Times .. Clement Crisp | 29th Sep 2001

The Happiest Day of My Life
For cast, press release, tour, etc., see ... production details
r e v i e w s
         .... The Daily Telegraph .. Ismene Brown | 14th Sept 1999
         .... Evening Standard .. Anne Sacks | 16th Sept 1999
         .... Evening Standard .. Anne Sacks | 17th Sept 1999
         .... Independent on Sunday .. Jenny Gilbert | 26th Sept 1999

Bound To Please
For cast, press release, tour, etc., see ... production details
r e v i e w s
         .... The Independent .. Louise Levene | 22nd Mar 1997
         .... The Financial Times .. David Jays | 26th Mar 1997
         .... The Express .. Tom Kyle | 4th Apr 1997
         .... The Scotsman .. Christopher Bowen | 12th Apr 1997
         .... Country Life .. Barbara Newman | 17th Apr 1997
         .... The Birmingham Post .. Richard Edmonds | 26th Apr 1997
         .... West Sussex Gazette .. M.P. | 5th Jun 1997
         .... The Sunday Telegraph .. Nicholas Dromgoole | 8th Jun 1997

Enter Achilles
For cast, press release, tour, etc., see ... production details
r e v i e w s
         .... The Observer .. Keith Watson | 10th Sept 1995
         .... The Guardian .. Judith Mackrell | 22nd Sept 1995
         .... The Observer .. Rupert Christiansen | 24th Sept 1995
         .... The Sunday Times .. David Dougill | 24th Sept 1995
         .... The Daily Telegraph .. Ismene Brown | 25th Sept 1995
         .... The Scotsman .. Christopher Bowen | 16th Oct 1995
         .... Dance Europe .. Lloyd Newson | Feb/Mar 1996

MSM
For cast, press release, tour, etc., see ... production details
r e v i e w s
.... The Times .. Nadine Meisner | 6th Oct 1993
.... The Independent .. Paul Taylor | 12th Nov 1993

Strange Fish
For cast, press release, tour, etc., see ... production details
r e v i e w s
.... The Observer .. Jann Parry | Aug 1992
.... The Independent .. Judith Mackrell | 1st Aug 1992

Dead Dreams of Monochrome Men
For cast, press release, tour, etc., see ... production details
r e v i e w
.... Financial Times .. Clement Crisp | 4th Nov 1988

p r e s s r e t r o s p e c t i v e

For full lists of press notices for all DV8's productions, follow the links provided on the project index.

A R C H I V E project index | bibliography