Foan & Fortune
All Things Puppetry. Creating dynamic theatre of the highest quality with magic at the heart.
Charlotte is creative producer with Foan & Fortune
Foan & Fortune was born in 2018. Helen Foan & Marie Fortune are theatre makers, performers & designers. They have been collaborating creatively since 2012 in all things puppetry including concept design, make, direction, consultation and performance. Using puppetry to create meaningful & engaging experiences for a diverse range of audiences, their work ranges from interactive puppetry for Shakespeare 400 World Book Night at the British Library to staged productions for Suspense, Mimetic and Latitude Festivals.
As highly experienced facilitators, Helen & Marie regularly run workshops on a variety of topics including Puppetry, Making, Shakespeare, Storytelling and Drama in the UK, Europe, New Zealand, Japan and the USA. They often collaborate with other companies and artists to weave puppetry into their storytelling.
Foan & Fortune was born in 2018. Helen Foan & Marie Fortune are theatre makers, performers & designers. They have been collaborating creatively since 2012 in all things puppetry including concept design, make, direction, consultation and performance. Using puppetry to create meaningful & engaging experiences for a diverse range of audiences, their work ranges from interactive puppetry for Shakespeare 400 World Book Night at the British Library to staged productions for Suspense, Mimetic and Latitude Festivals.
As highly experienced facilitators, Helen & Marie regularly run workshops on a variety of topics including Puppetry, Making, Shakespeare, Storytelling and Drama in the UK, Europe, New Zealand, Japan and the USA. They often collaborate with other companies and artists to weave puppetry into their storytelling.
this is me
'this is me' is a theatre project aiming to create conversations and raise awareness around the often invisible experiences and unique challenges involved when developing dementia as a young person.
The story is told from the perspective of a person living with young onset dementia, weaving together a truthful narrative with the extraordinary, often surreal expressions of everyday experience. Experimenting with puppetry, object manipulation, text and movement to bring these vivid inner and outer lived experiences to life.
It is essential to us that this project is grown from the roots up and we are working closely with the young onset community. We have partnered with Dementia Pathfinders with additional support from Metal, Netpark Wellbeing and Arts4Dementia.
Research & development phases took place in October 2019 as part of the Time & Space Residency with Metal where Helen & Marie spent time collaborating & sharing with a focus group of individuals living with young onset dementia. Further development took place in February 2020 as part of Omnibus, Clapham's Engine Room scratch programme, supported by Arts Council England.
'this is me' is currently in development for a full production in late 2020.
