OPEN SKY
CREATING STORIES FOR STAGE, SCREEN AND DIGITAL AUDIENCES.
OPEN SKY CREATES FILM, DIGITAL PERFORMANCE AND THEATRE, COMBINING NEW WRITING, PHYSICAL STORYTELLING AND CINEMATIC TECHNIQUES TO EXPLORE CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES.
Produced by Turtle Key Arts, Open Sky creates work for theatres, screens and online audiences, using digital platforms to reach people beyond traditional performance spaces.
Founded in 2012 by Claire Coaché and Lisle Turner, the company brings together their backgrounds in theatre, writing and filmmaking to explore themes of identity, resilience and human connection.
“dark, delirious and magical" - Hereford Times (THE DISAPPEARING ACT)
Productions including Scorched and The Disappearing Act have toured the UK, while film and digital work has become an increasingly important part of the company's output. The award-winning feature film Cold and MicroPlays series combine theatre and film, with work screened at festivals and distributed online to reach new audiences. Cold has screened at festivals internationally and is now available to watch free online, while the first MicroPlays series reached more than 650,000 online views.
Alongside its productions, Open Sky delivers workshops, mentoring and community projects, sharing its creative practice with artists and participants across the UK.
“Etuk and Meadows do sterling work emoting and expressing the whole gamut of emotions, from hope, to agony and on through madness and resignation” - The Guardian (COLD)
