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News on the move-http://hamfistednews.blogspot.com/ - 08-01-2008

This year we're going to give a blog a go as a way of keeping you up to date with things

Check it out

http://hamfistednews.blogspot.com/


please to let us know what you think

HamFisted! in London-January 26th - 06-01-2008

January 26th at Camden Peoples Theatre as part of Scene Pool.
An opportunity to see Waste of Time featuring Uncle Johnny...

BUG - 03-01-2008

The Bugs are coming!!! - 28-09-2007

Great news !
This month Johnny and Angela will be mostly designing and building giant insects.

We have been by Gigbeth (www.gigbeth.com) to build giant  "GigBugs" to decorate
 Digbeth Highstreet and inside the various venues during the festival
1st-3rd November-

Watch out for giant ants crawling up the buildings and beetles on the lampposts .

Quick Update - 29-06-2007

What a wonderfully busy few months HamFisted! have had.
Creative Spaces have just finished three areas in Frankley Childrens Centre and is currently in the middle of it all again at Lyndon Green Infants school- Great fun is being had I can tell you!
A couple of nights ago saw Uncle johnny's Waste of Time served up to audiences for the first time -at Pilot in the Cutard Factory -thanks to all who clapped and cheered and enjoyed themselves so much.
More news sooner rather than later this time...

SCI FI - R&D-April 2007 - 25-04-2007

So we have been having good times at Millenium Point  cooking up our next large site specific project

SCI FI -13th, 14th and 15th March 2008- MILLENIUM POINT














A story has revealed itself and much design work has happened -

Not too much detail yet cos I don't want to spoil the surprise but rest assured it will be spectacular


To find out more why not check out The Forum

CREATIVE SPACES Spring 2007 - 02-04-2007

Angela and Johnny have been working hard at Frankley Plus Children's Centre

We are working on their playground,entrance way and play and stay room



This is a very exciting and enjoyable project

Looking back looking forward - 21-12-2006

what a year  what a year we had making fun with G.I.A.N.T. and johnny finally learnt to weld
 







and then the beast that was Paradise dreaming













Most recently Johnny has been working for Telford Culture Zone and five schools in Telford




He's been creating sculptures as part of their Remembering past lives project.



See them.
    


















   
























 


















  
      

























     

Aren't they terrific!
















And so roll on 2007
They'll be a performance called Waste of Time to look out for






















Our Creative Spaces project will start delivery to some schools

















 










And we will begin to work on our next large scale project

Science Fiction due for performance at Millenium Point in March 2008

I'll make more of a effort with this news and keep you updated
but for now have a merry christmas and great new year.

Autumn 2006 - 03-10-2006

Altough we are in the MAC brochure we aren't actually in the MAC Gallery!!!

PARADISE DREAMING-Book your tickets now! - 21-05-2006

Paradise Dreaming-A City Fairytale
is taking place in the middle of Birmingham :
8.30pm on 22nd, 23rd and 24th June starting in Chamberlain Square.
Tickets are free, however we advise you to pre-book to avoid disappointment as numbers are limited.
Reserve tickets by emailing your  name, and address to: paradise@hamfisted.org.uk
or you can call 0121 622 1424 and leave details of how many tickets, on what date and a name and address. Tickets will need to be collected on the night from a ticket booth in Chamberlain Square. Performances start at 8.30pm but people are recommended to arrive
between 7.45 and 8.15pm to allow time for ticket collection.

Looking forward to seeing you there

I'm just PARADISE DREAMING! - 06-04-2006

After hours of self taught welding and inventing ways for metal balls to be raised up a couple of feet it is refreshing to say the least to be back to thinking about the excitement that awaits us in June.
Recent meetings have oiled the cogs and we should be free wheeling into action just after Easter.
Watch this space ...

G.I.A.N.T. progress - 02-04-2006

The machine works-

well almost works and what's more it fits inside the crate.

Make sure you come and try your luck and play this giant new game at a museum near you.

You never know you might just win a prize!

Performances are at 12 noon and 3pm on:

27 May at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

28 May at Stoke Museum(perfs at 1.30 & 3pm)

29 May at Blists Hill, Ironbridge Gorge Museum

31May at The Herbert, Coventry

1 June at Bilston Craft Gallery, Wolverhampton

Welcome - 03-03-2006

to HamFisted! The new site is here!
Horay!