the bettybooke is an ensemble of performers, directors, writers and
musicians who train, create and perform together. The company is based in Melbourne, Australia.
Works are generated
from a collaborative investigation and shaped by the primary creator of
the given work. bettybooke works have, up to this point, fallen into
two nearly distinct categories :
theatre works and
audience works. All
works have a pre-occupation with the place and role of the audience.
the bettybooke work is informed, above all, by an emphasis on
relationships - between people, space and the works. The connective and
often intimate
nature of the work reflects the company's interest in engaging audience
members in the activity, and by extension the creation, of an art-work.
The hope is to create invitations and pathways toward a more rich and
personalised experience of live theatre.
The company was created in 2001,
and is about to head into its eighth year.