Latekid (Darius McFarlane) in 'LimBo' at the Bush Theatre. Photography by Johnny Fonseca
What will theatre be like in 2036? Take a look.
Watch the world premiere of three exhilarating showcases from the next generation of theatre designers. Working with a team of writers, creatives and performers, the Project 2036 cohort have used design as a starting point for the stories they want to tell.
Devon Muller’s Pawn: Bullied at school for looking Indian. Profiled with his friends by the police for being Black. Jordan’s mixed heritage turns everyday encounters into a game of politics and power. Spoken word and innovative lighting design collide in Devon Muller’s exploration of race and identity, written with Omar Bynon. Directed by Daniel Bailey and filmed live at the Bush Theatre.
QianEr Jin’s One Day: Can’t sleep. Grab a coffee. Don’t forget Po Po’s funeral flowers. QianEr Jin’s immersive film, written by Kathryn Golding, explores Ashley’s story through the eyes of a mayfly, which lives its whole life in the course of a single day. Directed by Daniel Bailey, with animation by Nicholas Wong and music composed by YingEr Jin.
Latekid’s LimBo: This conceptual music performance video is an interrogation of the ‘self’, racial identity and the anomalies of life, with self produced music and poetry from Latekid (Darius McFarlane) and co-directed by Avenhue. Filmed live at the Bush Theatre.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
20.00 (BST) 22 April – 00.00 29 April, 2036 will be available to watch on demand from anywhere in the world.
It can be watched on your web browser, via Google Chromecast, or on Apple TV, Android TV or Amazon Fire TV. Find out more.
Please note that subtitling (English – UK) is only available on the captioned version of the film.
Looking for show guidance and content warnings?
Read our 2036 pre-show information or email [email protected] if you have specific concerns or questions.
Avenhue is a Creative working in Music, Film and Art. As well as performing/DJing at multiple festivals and venues including Latitude, Boombap, The Jazz Cafe and Roundhouse. Avenhue has made a name for himself in the creative field putting on events and facilitating other artists in achieving their vision in whatever the chosen medium is. He currently hosts Fwrdmtn’s monthly show on Soho Radio as well as running the club night Bunk in Norwich.
Daniel joined Bush Theatre as the Associate Director in 2019. He was Associate Director at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, originally joining The REP as part of the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme and where his work has included artist development programmes; for writers, theatre-makers and directors.
Directing work includes: Blue/Orange, Concubine, Stuff, I Knew You, Abuelo, Jump! We’ll Catch You, Made In India/Britain and Exhale. He has previously been Resident Director at the National Theatre Studio, Associate Artist at Theatre Stratford Royal East and Resident Assistant Director at The Finborough Theatre.
Daniel studied Modern Drama at Brunel University before participating in the Young Vic’s Introduction to Directing. His previous theatre directing credits include: My Darling Wife (Talawa Theatre Company), Pre Judgment Day and Covered (New Heritage Theatre).
Daniel was also Assistant Director on King Lear (Talawa/Manchester Rx/Birmingham Rep) Back Down, Anita and Me, (Birmingham Repertory Theatre), Silent Planet and Rachel (Finborough Theatre), Inherit The Wind(New Vic).
His film director credits include: On Belonging (Young Vic), Malachi(S.E.D), Floating On Clouds (Kingdom Entertainment Group) and Y.O.L.O. Therapy (S.E.D).
Devon is a lighting designer from north London who has studied Drama and Performance at London Southbank University. Upon leaving university, Devon gained experience in the industry volunteering at The Bunker, where he learnt about the technical side of theatre. He then moved on to Project 2036 at Bush Theatre, where he further learnt about the industry as well as what it takes to be a Lighting Designer.
Pawn will be his professional debut as a Lighting Designer.
Duramaney Kamara was the composer, sound designer and resident DJ for Dismantle, a festival of work by Project 2036 at the Bush Theatre.
As music and sound designer, his credits for the Royal Court include: My Mum’s a Twat and Instructions For Correct Assembly. As composer & sound designer, for the Royal Court: Katzenmusik (Young Court); Tottenham Symphony(Beyond the Court).
As a performer, his theatre credits include: Boy (Almeida); The Response (Seagull/Mercury). As a performer, film credits include: Yardie, What Happened to Evie.
Francis Botu is a classical guitarist and sound designer based in London and has recently worked on Cherry (The Vaults), This Is Black (Bunker Theatre) and The Clinic/Chaos (Southwark Playhouse). He trained in composition at Trinity College of Music.
Jai trained at RADA and won the 2016 Association of Lighting Designer’s ETC Award.
Recent designs include Othello (National Theatre); Graceland (Royal Court); The Trials (Donmar Warehouse); Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Lyric Hammersmith/ Sheffield Theatres); Wuthering Heights (St Ann’s Warehouse/National Theatre/US Tour/Wise Children); My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) (Ambassadors Theatre/Garrick Theatre/Underbelly/Turbine Theatre); Chasing Hares (Young Vic); Cruise (Duchess Theatre); The Cherry Orchard (The Yard/HOME); Cherry Jezebel (Liverpool Everyman); House of Ife, Lava (Bush Theatre); Worth (Arcola Theatre/New Earth); Birthmarked (Bristol Old Vic); Big Big Sky, The Hoes (Hampstead Theatre); The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Northern Stage); Out of the Dark (Rose Theatre Kingston); Shuck’n’Jive, Whitewash (Soho Theatre); Anansi the Spider (Unicorn Theatre); I’ll Take You To Mrs. Cole (Complicite); Glory (Duke’s Theatre/Red Ladder); Cuzco (Theatre503); Losing Venice (Orange Tree Theatre); Out There on Fried Meat Ridge Road (White Bear Theatre/Trafalgar Studios 2).
Jerome began his career as a technician at The Albany, Deptford, before later becoming the Chief of Electrics.
Jerome holds a bachelor’s degree in technical theatre arts, from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Credits include: Harm (Bush Theatre), 2036 (Bush Theatre), Alyssa: Memoirs of a Queen (Vaudeville Theatre) and Legends of Lockdown Live (Vaudeville Theatre).
Latekid is a self-taught, anti-disciplinary Sound Artist, Musician, Writer and Vocalist who aims to find the colours within the shaded spaces of Art and postmodern expressionism. Co-founded by Latekid, Alternative Arts collective @fwrdmtn are never too far from the execution of works including musicians, lighting, sound control and artistic inspiration.
Having worked with and performed at institutions such as Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Jazz Cafe + Complicité to name a few, Latekid always aims to bring an alternative angle to music performance, gig theatre or public sonic experimentation
After collaborating with artists and producers such as Caleb Femi, Avenhue (also of @fwrdmtn), Tobi Kyeremateng + the SXWKS collective, Latekid now looks to create his own niche within the industry.
Nicholas Wong is a Video Designer, Programmer and recent Graduate of the Video Design for Live Performance programme at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Originally from Singapore, Nicholas studied and worked as a musician until he started making visual content for his band’s music and live performances, which led him to pursue studies in the field of Video Design.
In addition to working with music artistes across various genres to realise bespoke Visual/Show Design, Nicholas is passionate about designing real-time interactive video systems for installations, Artistic Data Visualisation, and incorporating breakthrough technologies such as Machine Learning and Motion Tracking into Visual Design.
Nicholas has comprehensive working knowledge of 3D and 2D animation, Motion Graphics, Real-time Animation, Interactive Systems, Video Systems, Media Servers, in addition to previous work experience as a Touring VJ,Video System Engineer, Video Operator and Video Designer and Animator for various theatrical performances/installations.
Omar Bynon is a writer, actor and workshop facilitator from East London. He is an alumnus of Theatre Royal Stratford East’s Poets Platform & Youth Theatre, Barbican Young Poets and RADA’s Acting BA. Omar is a recipient of the 2020 Evening Standard Future Theatre Fund in the Theatre-Making/Directing category. Pawn is the first short film that he has both written and performed in.
QianEr is a London and Shanghai based performance designer. QianEr Jin is interested in immersive storytelling and interactive performance, and finds texted based work a great way to inspire the quirkiness within her.
QianEr graduated from the Royal Central School and Speech and Drama, studying Theatre Practice: Design for Stage and is currently working with the Bush Theatre as part of the Project 2036 programme.
Surenee Somchit trained in technical theatre at RADA. Recent stage management credits include: Three Sisters, Barber Shop Chronicles, Twelfth Night, Les Blancs, I Want My Hat Back, Pomona, A Trew Work in Progress, An Oak Tree, We Want You to Watch (NT), The Night of the Iguana (Fiery Angel), White Pearl, Hole, The Prudes, Girls & Boys (Royal Court), Berberian Sound Studio, The Lady from the Sea (Donmar Warehouse), Dance Nation (Almeida), Eclipsed, The Chronicles of Kalki (Gate Theatre), Solace of the Road, The Rise & Fall of Little Voice (Derby Theatre), Oh What a Lovely War, Dick Whittington (Theatre Royal Stratford East), Merrily We Roll Along (Menier Chocolate Factory & Sonia Friedman Productions), The Rape of Lucretia, The Rake’s Progress (British Youth Opera), Boxed (Bristol Old Vic).
