Forced Entertainment
@forcedents.bsky.social
A company of 6 artists who since 1984 have been questioning, pushing & breaking theatre to see what can be built from the wreckage.
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Interested in School's Workshops? www.forcedentertainment.com/participation-overview/
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Interested in School's Workshops? www.forcedentertainment.com/participation-overview/
Next week (Mon 3 Nov) you can see our own @Terryoconnorfe in Jérôme Bel by Jérôme Bel.
One of the most important international dance artists of the past 30 years, French choreographer Jérôme Bel presents a career retrospective he calls his “auto-bio-choreo-graphy.”
One of the most important international dance artists of the past 30 years, French choreographer Jérôme Bel presents a career retrospective he calls his “auto-bio-choreo-graphy.”
October 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Next week (Mon 3 Nov) you can see our own @Terryoconnorfe in Jérôme Bel by Jérôme Bel.
One of the most important international dance artists of the past 30 years, French choreographer Jérôme Bel presents a career retrospective he calls his “auto-bio-choreo-graphy.”
One of the most important international dance artists of the past 30 years, French choreographer Jérôme Bel presents a career retrospective he calls his “auto-bio-choreo-graphy.”
Imagine you can travel through time. Backwards and Forwards. What would you do?
October 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Imagine you can travel through time. Backwards and Forwards. What would you do?
The set for Signal to Noise was lovingly crafted by @autumnmeteorite festival in Tokyo ready for when we arrived.
It's astonishing and disconcerting to find the set in situ - everything the same but just a little bit different.
The festival will repurpose all the elements after the run has ended.
It's astonishing and disconcerting to find the set in situ - everything the same but just a little bit different.
The festival will repurpose all the elements after the run has ended.
October 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The set for Signal to Noise was lovingly crafted by @autumnmeteorite festival in Tokyo ready for when we arrived.
It's astonishing and disconcerting to find the set in situ - everything the same but just a little bit different.
The festival will repurpose all the elements after the run has ended.
It's astonishing and disconcerting to find the set in situ - everything the same but just a little bit different.
The festival will repurpose all the elements after the run has ended.
Opening tonight, Signal to Noise is at Autumn Meteorite Festival in Tokyo.
Same-day tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting 60 minutes before the performance at the venue - https://autumnmeteorite.jp/en/news/inseki20250929.
Same-day tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting 60 minutes before the performance at the venue - https://autumnmeteorite.jp/en/news/inseki20250929.
October 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Opening tonight, Signal to Noise is at Autumn Meteorite Festival in Tokyo.
Same-day tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting 60 minutes before the performance at the venue - https://autumnmeteorite.jp/en/news/inseki20250929.
Same-day tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting 60 minutes before the performance at the venue - https://autumnmeteorite.jp/en/news/inseki20250929.
Imagine you can travel through time. Backwards and Forwards. What would you do?
October 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Imagine you can travel through time. Backwards and Forwards. What would you do?
There is an exceptional opportunity top see FE founder member, Terry O'Connor playing Jérôme Bel in the Sheffield production of his career retrospective called his ‘auto-bio-choreo-graphy’.
For ecological reasons, Bel no longer tours, instead he is played by a different performer in each location.
For ecological reasons, Bel no longer tours, instead he is played by a different performer in each location.
October 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
There is an exceptional opportunity top see FE founder member, Terry O'Connor playing Jérôme Bel in the Sheffield production of his career retrospective called his ‘auto-bio-choreo-graphy’.
For ecological reasons, Bel no longer tours, instead he is played by a different performer in each location.
For ecological reasons, Bel no longer tours, instead he is played by a different performer in each location.
Signal to Noise is part of @autumnmeteorite in Tokyo this October.
An upbeat spectacle which is slowly breaking apart, Signal to Noise summons a delirious late-night churn of fragments – dances, rehearsals, altercations and unexpected weather reports.
https://bit.ly/AMeteorite
An upbeat spectacle which is slowly breaking apart, Signal to Noise summons a delirious late-night churn of fragments – dances, rehearsals, altercations and unexpected weather reports.
https://bit.ly/AMeteorite
October 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Signal to Noise is part of @autumnmeteorite in Tokyo this October.
An upbeat spectacle which is slowly breaking apart, Signal to Noise summons a delirious late-night churn of fragments – dances, rehearsals, altercations and unexpected weather reports.
https://bit.ly/AMeteorite
An upbeat spectacle which is slowly breaking apart, Signal to Noise summons a delirious late-night churn of fragments – dances, rehearsals, altercations and unexpected weather reports.
https://bit.ly/AMeteorite
Signal to Noise will be part of Autumn Meteorite in Tokyo this October.
An upbeat spectacle, breaking apart, Signal to Noise summons a delirious late-night churn of fragments – dances, rehearsals, altercations, scenery changes and unexpected weather reports.
🎟️https://bit.ly/AMeteorite
An upbeat spectacle, breaking apart, Signal to Noise summons a delirious late-night churn of fragments – dances, rehearsals, altercations, scenery changes and unexpected weather reports.
🎟️https://bit.ly/AMeteorite
September 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Signal to Noise will be part of Autumn Meteorite in Tokyo this October.
An upbeat spectacle, breaking apart, Signal to Noise summons a delirious late-night churn of fragments – dances, rehearsals, altercations, scenery changes and unexpected weather reports.
🎟️https://bit.ly/AMeteorite
An upbeat spectacle, breaking apart, Signal to Noise summons a delirious late-night churn of fragments – dances, rehearsals, altercations, scenery changes and unexpected weather reports.
🎟️https://bit.ly/AMeteorite
September 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
September 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We're delighted to be entering a new relationship with @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social as an Associate Company, alongside @rootsmbili, @sbc_theatre and @_thebareproject.
September 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
We're delighted to be entering a new relationship with @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social as an Associate Company, alongside @rootsmbili, @sbc_theatre and @_thebareproject.
Speaking to @chortle.bsky.social from his sell-out Edinburgh show 'Touch Me Not', comedian Sam Williams shares his love of Forced Entertainment's work. He's picked some cracking shows from our archive to talk about, including Showtime and Speak Bitterness.
August 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Speaking to @chortle.bsky.social from his sell-out Edinburgh show 'Touch Me Not', comedian Sam Williams shares his love of Forced Entertainment's work. He's picked some cracking shows from our archive to talk about, including Showtime and Speak Bitterness.
Last week we enjoyed a 2-day workshop with the fabulous young people from @sayitsheffield. We had loads of fun working with big questions, songs and movement and of course, karaoke! We were also joined by @garyclarkeco and are looking forward to our trip to see their show, Detention, in September.
August 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Last week we enjoyed a 2-day workshop with the fabulous young people from @sayitsheffield. We had loads of fun working with big questions, songs and movement and of course, karaoke! We were also joined by @garyclarkeco and are looking forward to our trip to see their show, Detention, in September.
Congratulations to all the young people involved in yesterday’s performance of FACETIMES as part of the Together! Festival @SheffieldTheatres.
You smashed it!
@elementsociety #congratulations #youdidit #DreamArts
You smashed it!
@elementsociety #congratulations #youdidit #DreamArts
August 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Congratulations to all the young people involved in yesterday’s performance of FACETIMES as part of the Together! Festival @SheffieldTheatres.
You smashed it!
@elementsociety #congratulations #youdidit #DreamArts
You smashed it!
@elementsociety #congratulations #youdidit #DreamArts
Our brilliant group of young people from @elementsociety will be sharing a brand new show, Facetimes on Friday 1 August at 2:30pm.
For more information about Together Festival and to reserve your FREE tickets, go to bit.ly/449EbEa
We can't wait to see you there!
For more information about Together Festival and to reserve your FREE tickets, go to bit.ly/449EbEa
We can't wait to see you there!
July 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Our brilliant group of young people from @elementsociety will be sharing a brand new show, Facetimes on Friday 1 August at 2:30pm.
For more information about Together Festival and to reserve your FREE tickets, go to bit.ly/449EbEa
We can't wait to see you there!
For more information about Together Festival and to reserve your FREE tickets, go to bit.ly/449EbEa
We can't wait to see you there!
This Friday you can see FACETIMES created by young people’s group, Dream Arts working with Forced Entertainment and @elementsociety.
The event takes is part of the Together! Festival @SheffieldTheatres. Tickets are free but you need to book.
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/facetimes
The event takes is part of the Together! Festival @SheffieldTheatres. Tickets are free but you need to book.
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/facetimes
July 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
This Friday you can see FACETIMES created by young people’s group, Dream Arts working with Forced Entertainment and @elementsociety.
The event takes is part of the Together! Festival @SheffieldTheatres. Tickets are free but you need to book.
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/facetimes
The event takes is part of the Together! Festival @SheffieldTheatres. Tickets are free but you need to book.
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/facetimes
If you are interested in our collaborative practice, this video is a great place to start.
And watch our socials for updates on our project with @elementsociety as part of the Together Festival with @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social
https://youtu.be/6WmtNkzODVw?si=HP1NjnlvvLBTbdUb
And watch our socials for updates on our project with @elementsociety as part of the Together Festival with @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social
https://youtu.be/6WmtNkzODVw?si=HP1NjnlvvLBTbdUb
July 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
If you are interested in our collaborative practice, this video is a great place to start.
And watch our socials for updates on our project with @elementsociety as part of the Together Festival with @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social
https://youtu.be/6WmtNkzODVw?si=HP1NjnlvvLBTbdUb
And watch our socials for updates on our project with @elementsociety as part of the Together Festival with @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social
https://youtu.be/6WmtNkzODVw?si=HP1NjnlvvLBTbdUb
Calling all Drama Teachers! 📣
Did you know you can book a Forced Entertainment workshop to support your students?
Devising is in our DNA and as a suggested practitioner in the Devising component of Edexcel’s A Level Drama and Theatre syllabus, we’re always happy to share the FE approach.
Did you know you can book a Forced Entertainment workshop to support your students?
Devising is in our DNA and as a suggested practitioner in the Devising component of Edexcel’s A Level Drama and Theatre syllabus, we’re always happy to share the FE approach.
July 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Calling all Drama Teachers! 📣
Did you know you can book a Forced Entertainment workshop to support your students?
Devising is in our DNA and as a suggested practitioner in the Devising component of Edexcel’s A Level Drama and Theatre syllabus, we’re always happy to share the FE approach.
Did you know you can book a Forced Entertainment workshop to support your students?
Devising is in our DNA and as a suggested practitioner in the Devising component of Edexcel’s A Level Drama and Theatre syllabus, we’re always happy to share the FE approach.
Tomorrow we wrap - all 36 of Shakespeare's plays performed on a 1m table top using common household items as characters.
3pm Antony & Cleopatra
4pm Richard II
5pm The Tempest
https://2025.rising.melbourne/program/complete-works-table-top-shakespeare?tab=session-details
3pm Antony & Cleopatra
4pm Richard II
5pm The Tempest
https://2025.rising.melbourne/program/complete-works-table-top-shakespeare?tab=session-details
June 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Tomorrow we wrap - all 36 of Shakespeare's plays performed on a 1m table top using common household items as characters.
3pm Antony & Cleopatra
4pm Richard II
5pm The Tempest
https://2025.rising.melbourne/program/complete-works-table-top-shakespeare?tab=session-details
3pm Antony & Cleopatra
4pm Richard II
5pm The Tempest
https://2025.rising.melbourne/program/complete-works-table-top-shakespeare?tab=session-details
Tim in Pula for Portrait of an Author, part of @in.hr_agenzia_per_il_lavoro.
Today and tomorrow, @Ti_Etchells will present a series of works, including a performance with @SekeChim.
Find out more https://www.ink.hr/tim-etchells-u-puli-britanski-umjetnik-i-pisac-lice-manifestacije-portret-autora/
Today and tomorrow, @Ti_Etchells will present a series of works, including a performance with @SekeChim.
Find out more https://www.ink.hr/tim-etchells-u-puli-britanski-umjetnik-i-pisac-lice-manifestacije-portret-autora/
June 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Tim in Pula for Portrait of an Author, part of @in.hr_agenzia_per_il_lavoro.
Today and tomorrow, @Ti_Etchells will present a series of works, including a performance with @SekeChim.
Find out more https://www.ink.hr/tim-etchells-u-puli-britanski-umjetnik-i-pisac-lice-manifestacije-portret-autora/
Today and tomorrow, @Ti_Etchells will present a series of works, including a performance with @SekeChim.
Find out more https://www.ink.hr/tim-etchells-u-puli-britanski-umjetnik-i-pisac-lice-manifestacije-portret-autora/
Tomorrow is packed with 6 performances of Complete Works: Table Top Shakespeare at @rising.melbourne.
In Complete Works performers create condensed versions of Shakespeare's plays, comically and intimately retelling them, using a collection of everyday objects on the one metre stage of a table top.
In Complete Works performers create condensed versions of Shakespeare's plays, comically and intimately retelling them, using a collection of everyday objects on the one metre stage of a table top.
June 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Tomorrow is packed with 6 performances of Complete Works: Table Top Shakespeare at @rising.melbourne.
In Complete Works performers create condensed versions of Shakespeare's plays, comically and intimately retelling them, using a collection of everyday objects on the one metre stage of a table top.
In Complete Works performers create condensed versions of Shakespeare's plays, comically and intimately retelling them, using a collection of everyday objects on the one metre stage of a table top.
Friday night is a lighter programme of Table Top Shakespeare's @rising.melbourne.
Enjoy The Comedy of Errors, Henry VI pt 2 (OK, this one might be a bit darker 😉) and the luminous classic, A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The festival has special offers for people who attend more than one event.👏👏👏👏
Enjoy The Comedy of Errors, Henry VI pt 2 (OK, this one might be a bit darker 😉) and the luminous classic, A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The festival has special offers for people who attend more than one event.👏👏👏👏
June 12, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Friday night is a lighter programme of Table Top Shakespeare's @rising.melbourne.
Enjoy The Comedy of Errors, Henry VI pt 2 (OK, this one might be a bit darker 😉) and the luminous classic, A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The festival has special offers for people who attend more than one event.👏👏👏👏
Enjoy The Comedy of Errors, Henry VI pt 2 (OK, this one might be a bit darker 😉) and the luminous classic, A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The festival has special offers for people who attend more than one event.👏👏👏👏
Tomorrow evening you can get absorbed by 3 of Shakespeare's most dramatic and violent plays - Julius Caesar, Henry VI Pt 1 and The Merchant of Venice. All told in Forced Entertainment's unique style on a 1m table top.
https://2025.rising.melbourne/program/complete-works-table-top-shakespeare
https://2025.rising.melbourne/program/complete-works-table-top-shakespeare
June 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Tomorrow evening you can get absorbed by 3 of Shakespeare's most dramatic and violent plays - Julius Caesar, Henry VI Pt 1 and The Merchant of Venice. All told in Forced Entertainment's unique style on a 1m table top.
https://2025.rising.melbourne/program/complete-works-table-top-shakespeare
https://2025.rising.melbourne/program/complete-works-table-top-shakespeare
Tomorrow’s Parties is a playful, poignant and delirious look forwards to futures both possible and impossible.
See it 15-16 May @theatregaronne
⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Unbearably sad yet absurdly optimistic ” The Guardian
🎟️www.theatregaronne.com/spectacle/2024-2025/tomorrow-s-parties
See it 15-16 May @theatregaronne
⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Unbearably sad yet absurdly optimistic ” The Guardian
🎟️www.theatregaronne.com/spectacle/2024-2025/tomorrow-s-parties
April 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Tomorrow’s Parties is a playful, poignant and delirious look forwards to futures both possible and impossible.
See it 15-16 May @theatregaronne
⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Unbearably sad yet absurdly optimistic ” The Guardian
🎟️www.theatregaronne.com/spectacle/2024-2025/tomorrow-s-parties
See it 15-16 May @theatregaronne
⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Unbearably sad yet absurdly optimistic ” The Guardian
🎟️www.theatregaronne.com/spectacle/2024-2025/tomorrow-s-parties
“This is truly wonderful, innovative theatre that brings the wildly original stories of Shakespeare to audiences with any elitist trappings stripped away.” Rachel Mead, InDaily 11.03.25
March 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“This is truly wonderful, innovative theatre that brings the wildly original stories of Shakespeare to audiences with any elitist trappings stripped away.” Rachel Mead, InDaily 11.03.25