ABOUT EWT
The Elements World Theatre (EWT) is a professional new writing company presenting new ways of looking at old myths, archetypes and cultural conflict.
Our productions often feature cross-cultural collaborations and the merging of diverse art forms and styles of storytelling, poetry, dance and music.
The company has presented new work in local, national and international festivals including the Edinburgh International Festival of Middle-Eastern Spirituality and Peace (MESP), the Biggar Little Festival; the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival; and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
EWT is dedicated to presenting thought provoking, intimate and moving theatre that is sometimes controversial and always as beautiful to see as it is meaningful to experience.
“The Elements World Theatre is an experience as much as a show, though performed with great skill. It’s challenging conventional ideas of theatre and opening up stories and big ideas.” Donald Smith, Director, Scottish Storytelling Centre.
LATEST NEWS:
REFLECTIONS OF A CONSTANT MONK
Blending Storytelling, Poetry and Original Music
Music composed and directed by Robin Mason on cello; Peter Galinsky on clarinet and James Bryce on keyboard complement the poetry written and presented by Lee Gershuny.
November 2017 Tour
- Sat., 11 Nov., 7:30 pm, Pathhead Town Hall, Pathhead. Ticket Prices: £6 In Advance / £10 At the Door
Post Performance Discussion and Coffee. Advanced Ticket Sales @ Wahlberg’s in Pathhead.
- Wed., 15 Nov., 8:00 pm, The Poetry Club, Glasgow BUY TICKETS HERE
- Thurs., 16 Nov., 7:30 pm, Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh BUY TICKETS HERE
Read more on the Productions page.
REFLECTIONS OF A CONSTANT MONK
Poetry, Parables and Live Music
Written by Lee Gershuny
Music Directed and Composed by Robin Mason
Presented by Corinne Harris, Robin Mason, Peter Galinsky and Lee Gershuny
Luminate, Scotland’s Festival for Creative Ageing present the world premiere of a new work by poet and playwright Lee Gershuny.
Reflections of a Constant Monk, which premieres at Summerhall in Edinburgh, is rich with a sense of pilgrimage and possibility – a work born of deep experience.
Venue: Summerhall, 1 Summerhall Place, Edinburgh EH9 1PL | Time: 7.30pm | Tickets: £12/£10 | Dates: 12-14 October 2016 | Suitability: 12+ | Box office: 0131 5601581
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MESSAGES FROM A MENTAL INSTITUTION
Strange messages from a Woman’s missing husband spark her heroic quest to find his true identity and rescue him from a mental institution. Is he the man she thinks he is? Does he even exist?
Presented in an absurd, surreal style, the play is a humorous multi-layered experience of reality where the boundaries between dreaming and waking life dissolve. “You’re getting all upset about a man who may not even exist and may not even be your husband. But I’m flesh and blood. I exist right here and now, making an offer you can’t refuse.”
This production premiered in the 2014 Dream Up Festival of Theatre for the New City, Off Off Broadway theatre in New York City.
By Lee Gershuny
Directed by Corinne Harris with James Bryce
26-27 Nov 2015, 19:30pm,
Assembly Roxy. 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh EH8 9SU
INVITATION OF NEW YORK’S THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY’S ANNUAL ‘DREAM UP FESTIVAL’
Upon the invitation of New York’s Theater for the New City’s annual Dream Up Festival, the Elements World Theatre has premiered five performances of its latest play, Messages From A Mental Institution in late August 2014.
Lee Gershuny, playwright and Artistic Director of the Elements World Theatre sees her return to her native New York City as “an opportunity to deepen my theatrical roots while recognizing the vital role theatre continues to play in my life.” Read full Press Release.
Autumn 2014 Scottish Tour of “LOCKERBIE: LOST VOICES”
EWT returns to Edinburgh in time to begin their Scotland tour of Lockerbie – Lost Voices by Lee Gershuny, last seen on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2013 at the Netherbow Theatre in the Scottish Storytelling Centre. Check Production