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.

Christchurch should be transition capital
George Parker, The Press, October 18, 2012​

Hope blooms in Christchurch
Philip Matthews, The Press, December 30, 2012

Plenty to raise a smile about in Chch
Joanna Norris, The Press, December 24, 2012


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


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

Lismore St workshop