http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/ FoolishPeople create strange, wondrous and dreamlike worlds for you to inhabit, explore and investigate. We manifest living stories within the worlds of Immersive theatre, Film and Literature. FoolishPeople.com brings you the latest news on our work and current projects. en-US Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:45:44 +0100 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/06/strange-factories-will-be-unveiled-at-the-cinema-museum.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/06/strange-factories-will-be-unveiled-at-the-cinema-museum.html This Hallowe'en the doors open and the veil falls, allowing the mysterious and the magical to enter our world. FoolishPeople is proud to announce their collaboration with The Cinema Museum London in the theatrical release of their haunted feature film... Film FoolishPeople FoolishPeople News Immersive Theatre Indie Film John Harrigan Live Cinema Strange Factories Stronheim Lucy Harrigan Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:45:44 +0100 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/03/how-do-you-read-maps-upside-down.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/03/how-do-you-read-maps-upside-down.html I haven't shaved completely in years, because my naked face frightens people. It makes grown men scream like little girls. My shaving is apparently one of the signs of the apocalypse around here. I mention this, purely for informational purposes.... Film Film Fantastique Halloween 2013 Immersive Theatre Indie Film Magick Religion Ritual Stories Strange Factories Stronheim Theatre of Manifestation Craig 'VI' Slee Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:00:00 +0000 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/03/101-things-i-learnt-whilst-directing-my-first-independent-feature-part-i-madness-and-imagination-.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/03/101-things-i-learnt-whilst-directing-my-first-independent-feature-part-i-madness-and-imagination-.html Part I - Madness and Imagination The first in a ten part series sharing 101 things I learnt whilst writing, directing and producing my first feature. Not all ideas are born equal. I completed three screenplays in total before the... Film Film Fantastique FoolishPeople FoolishPeople News Immersive Theatre Indie Film John Harrigan Live Cinema Magick Ritual Strange Factories Stronheim Transmedia John Harrigan Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:40:14 +0000 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/03/which-way-do-you-like-your-answers.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/03/which-way-do-you-like-your-answers.html Someone once told me there were no answers, just things that allow you to ask more precise questions. Back then, I was studying Philosophy, so it sort of made sense. Actually, I say that it sort of made sense, what... ? Film Fantastique Halloween 2013 Live Cinema Magick Strange Factories Theatre of Manifestation Craig 'VI' Slee Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:37:00 +0000 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/03/the-stamp-collective-presents-.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/03/the-stamp-collective-presents-.html I was lucky enough to get an invitation by Ellie of the Stamp Collective to experience their new work Moralgorithm at Theatre Delicatessen. It was a wonderful piece of immersive theatre, that was a pleasure to experience, performed with innocence... Immersive Theatre Live Art Theatre John Harrigan Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:15:24 +0000 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/03/emergence.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/03/emergence.html In 2001 FoolishPeople was re-emerging from the chrysalis, after an extended break of six years (when I attempted to ignore the scream of my own personal truth.) My first son, Finn had just been born and I had a powerful... Film FoolishPeople FoolishPeople News Immersive Theatre John Harrigan Magick Mythology Ritual Singularity Strange Factories Theatre of Manifestation John Harrigan Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:45:42 +0000 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/03/how-do-you-travel-the-strangest-of-roads.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/03/how-do-you-travel-the-strangest-of-roads.html Most of the time we don't really think about moving. We just do it, and the motor functions and muscles do the rest for us out of habit. It's automatism at its finest, muscle memory that works faster than thought.... Environment Film Film Fantastique FoolishPeople News Halloween 2013 Horror Immersive Theatre Live Cinema Meta Event Mythology Pagan Psychogeography Religion Ritual Strange Factories Stronheim Theatre of Manifestation Craig 'VI' Slee Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:24:00 +0000 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/03/the-power-of-nostalgia.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/03/the-power-of-nostalgia.html Before I started work on the Strange Factories script, I knew I wanted to explore nostalgia and the stories that affected me so profoundly as a child. Their themes and the content of the dreams they instigated were so wondrous... Culture & Media Film FoolishPeople FoolishPeople News Horror Immersive Theatre John Harrigan Live Cinema Mythology Psychogeography Religion Science Fiction Strange Factories Stronheim Television Theatre of Manifestation John Harrigan Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:57:05 +0000 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/03/down-periscope-the-immersive-theatre-of-foolishpeople.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/03/down-periscope-the-immersive-theatre-of-foolishpeople.html Sinking into the bath, feeling the water rise around you. Diving into the pool, breaking the surface and passing into another world. One that's all around us, a kind of noticeable density that you can feel against the skin. Light... Audience Film Film Fantastique Immersive Theatre Live Cinema Meta Event Theatre of Manifestation Craig 'VI' Slee Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:07:46 +0000 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/02/what-should-we-be-willing-to-sacrifice.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/02/what-should-we-be-willing-to-sacrifice.html For the last three years, the better part of each waking day has been focused on 'Strange Factories'. Though this isn't a long time in terms of the development of projects within film, for an FP project it seems like... Film FoolishPeople News Immersive Theatre John Harrigan Live Cinema Ritual Strange Factories Stronheim Theatre of Manifestation John Harrigan Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:44:07 +0000 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/02/avoiding-the-missed-call-of-your-soul.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/02/avoiding-the-missed-call-of-your-soul.html Have you ever missed a phone call? Had the icon stare at you accusingly? It's even worse if it comes from an Unknown or Witheld number, because there's a chance it was important. We've all been there, haven't we? Maybe... Film FoolishPeople FoolishPeople News Immersive Theatre Live Cinema Ritual Stories Strange Factories Theatre of Manifestation Craig 'VI' Slee Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/02/do-you-really-know-your-own-story.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/02/do-you-really-know-your-own-story.html Stories are born to instigate dreams and desires, that in turn give birth to new stories. If you’ve taken part in one of FoolishPeople’s immersive theatre events you understand that hunting for the truth of the story is an exciting... Immersive Theatre John Harrigan Live Cinema Strange Factories Theatre of Manifestation John Harrigan Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:30:00 +0000 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/02/takayuki-hara-a-shapeshifting-world.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/02/takayuki-hara-a-shapeshifting-world.html 22 February 2013 – 14 March 2013 UNIT24 20 GREAT GUILDFORD ST, LONDON SE1 0FD, NEXT TO TATE MODERN Private View: 21 February 2013, 7pm – 9pm Talk with Professor Timon Screech: 23 February 2013 FoolishPeople highly recommends venturing to... Acquaintances & Friends Arts Literature Lucy Harrigan Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:37:28 +0000 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/02/this-is-your-brian-on-story.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2013/02/this-is-your-brian-on-story.html FoolishPeople tell stories. Whether that be immersive theatre, film, or transmedia in nature, we're all about bringing you into strange and wonderful worlds. Storytelling is an ancient art, and theatre is not far behind. Film and the magic of the... Film Halloween 2013 Immersive Theatre Live Cinema Strange Factories Craig 'VI' Slee Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:08:20 +0000 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2012/12/thank-you-for-supporting-foolishpeople-in-2012-the-last-year-has-been-unique-and-has-rewarded-me-with-many-memorable-moments.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2012/12/thank-you-for-supporting-foolishpeople-in-2012-the-last-year-has-been-unique-and-has-rewarded-me-with-many-memorable-moments.html This year has rewarded me with many powerful and memorable moments, both creatively and personally. I started the year continuing the post-production for Strange Factories. Strange Factories poster designed by Matt Needle I worked on the edit with Bettina Fung,... 2012 Acquaintances & Friends Books Dark Nights Of The Soul Film Film Fantastique FoolishPeople News John Harrigan Lucy Harrigan Magick Mythology Ritual Strange Factories Theatre of Manifestation Virulent Experience Weaponized Yiannis Katsaris John Harrigan Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:39:18 +0000 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2012/12/salome-by-theatre-lab-company.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2012/12/salome-by-theatre-lab-company.html SALOME, SALOME DANCE FOR ME! DON'T LOOK AT HER, SOMETHING TERRIBLE MAY HAPPEN! FoolishPeople highly recommends a visit to Theatre Lab Company's new show: a site specific theatrical live musical performance of SALOME set in the 1930's where the atmosphere... Acquaintances & Friends Live Art Performance Art Theatre Yiannis Katsaris Lucy Harrigan Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:59:00 +0000 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2012/12/ntslive-interview-with-john-harrigan.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2012/12/ntslive-interview-with-john-harrigan.html Tune in to NTSLive today at 1pm to hear FoolishPeople's Artistic Director John Harrigan being interviewed by artist Rebecca Strickson about the sounds and music that inspire him. Acquaintances & Friends Arts Audio FoolishPeople FoolishPeople News John Harrigan Music Lucy Harrigan Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:36:35 +0000 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2012/11/nova-initia.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2012/11/nova-initia.html Day one in the new office. I'm Looking forward to sharing what's next for FoolishPeople. FoolishPeople News John Harrigan Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:45:49 +0000 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2012/10/rapture-in-ruins-grab-what-you-can.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2012/10/rapture-in-ruins-grab-what-you-can.html This article forms part of the series Rapture & Decay: The New Eschatological Cinema. Read the previous article here. Afternoon skull examination by Benedictine monks at Einsiedeln Abbey, Switzerland. But the game's worth all the candles, since now they're burning... 2012 Articles & Essays Fear In The Community FoolishPeople Geek Magick Mythology Religion Research Virulent Experience Rachael Blyth Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:42:15 +0100 http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2012/08/virulent-experience-reviews.html http://www.foolishpeople.com/foolishpeople/2012/08/virulent-experience-reviews.html "Your journey into the mid 21st century will take you from the museum’s basement to the roof, and past a dizzying array of disturbing art and challenging performances...I found ‘Virulent Experience’ both confusing and exhilarating in equal measure, the most... 2012 Science Fiction Theatre of Manifestation Virulent Experience Yiannis Katsaris Rachael Blyth Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:30:22 +0100