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CANTERBURY TALES - a work in progress
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Free Theatre's Canterbury Tales for FESTA 2013 was over a year in the making. Working closely with FESTA, Free Theatre developed the multiple strands for the project and worked closely with Christchurch City Council and CERA to bring the event to life.

Below are some images of the process and how it unfolded through the year. Here are some articles relating to the previous FESTA and the Luxcity project that preceded Canterbury Tales.


George Parker writes about the potential of Festa

Philip Matthews writes about the Transitional City

Editor of The Press cites Festa in relation to Chch revival
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Design Sketches for Procession (images by Chris Reddignton), February 2013

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The Knight
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The Friar
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The Merchant
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The Float
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Knight and Float
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The Pesos (variation on backpack puppets)
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The Procession

Conceptual Planning

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Free Theatre Workshop and Rehearsal (December 2013 - September 2014)

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Image: Chris Reddington
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Image: Chris Reddington
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Image: Greta Bond
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FESTA party (July 2013). Image: Ed Lust
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Image: Chris Reddington
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Image: Stuart Lloyd-Harris
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Image: Chris Reddington
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Image: Stuart Lloyd-Harris
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Image: Stuart Lloyd-Harris

Studio Field-trips (August - September)

Free Theatre community workshops (supported by Creative Communities)

Performance Groups - original concepts

Under the fale
The catastrophe

Lismore St workshop

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • A brief history...
    • Peter Falkenberg
    • Ensemble and Collaborators
    • Shirley Horrocks documentary
    • Jarry, Ubu, Pataphysics and Free Theatres
    • Training and Devising
    • Space and Design
    • Manifesto and Writings
    • Free Theatre Advisory Group
    • Te Puna Toi
    • Praise and Awards
  • UPCOMING
    • Erewhon: Over the Range
    • Ubu Nights
    • Woyzeck
  • EDUCATION
    • Kidsfest and Holiday Programmes
    • Schools Workshops
    • Research, Publication and Symposia
    • Adult workshops
  • VENUE
  • ARCHIVE
    • Productions 1979 - present
    • Image Gallery 1979 - present
    • TV3 Clips
    • Selected Reviews
  • SUPPORT
  • BLOG