MISSION

Since 2008, curious directive has explored life through the lens of science.

curious directive is led by founder Jack Lowe, alongside an evolving family of artists and scientists. As a touring theatre company, based in Norwich, we have conceived and delivered 13 major productions, achieving significant critical acclaim with national and international reach.

Our work has been seen, in person, by 275,000+ people in 120+ venues worldwide.

We have a large theatre-making space, inside a 417m2 medieval church, in the heart of Norwich. From here we host the majority of our annual programme, as well as exploring, experimenting and interrogating theatre form. What does this mean? It is difficult to define a curious directive production. Our work is visually rich, aurally evocative, narratively surprising and subtly reveals the new scientific corners of 21st century life.

Our theatre work doesn’t set out to be ‘didactic’, ‘educational ‘or ‘public engagement with science’ in a traditional sense. Our work is more at home in contemporary theatre programmes, than ‘science’ festivals (although Science Festival programming has gradually changed overtime.

WHERE DO OUR PLAYS TOUR?
We’ve toured across the UK to Sheffield Theatres, Theatre Royal Plymouth, The Lowry and Leeds Playhouse. Internationally, we’ve toured to Melbourne Rising, Singapore International Festival of the Arts, Bergen Festival, Hong Kong Arts Festival and more. Past commissioners including LIFT, Brisbane Powerhouse and GDIF. We’ve developed work with the National Theatre (London), Royal Court Theatre (London) and regularly work with world-leading science institutes such as the Wellcome Trust and NASA’s Conceptual Image Laboratory.  We have delivered workshops at the the National Centre for Performing Arts (Mumbai, India) and toured internationally to South Korea, South Africa, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and more. Current commissioners include Sir Peter Shaffer Commission (National Theatre).

CAN I READ THE PLAYS?
Yes, we have published nine of our plays with Methuen Drama, part of Bloomsbury. Visit our shop.