The Victorian in the Wall
Melanie is currently performing in The Victorian in the Wall, a new play with songs written by Will Adamsdale and devised by the company. The show is on tour and will culminate with a run at the Royal Court, London from 11th May - 8th June. More details of tour dates and tickets here.
(Posted 7th April '13)
Melanie wins Best Sound Designer at the Offies
Melanie was thrilled to be awarded the Best Sound Designer award at the Off Westend Awards 2013 ceremony, for her work on Autobiographer.
(Posted 24th February '13)
The Yellow Wallpaper - Schaubühne, Berlin
Melanie is currently designing sound for The Yellow Wallpaper, an adaptation of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's novel, directed by Katie Mitchell. The Yellow Wallpaper premiers in Berlin at Schaubühne on 15th February. Further details here.
(Posted 5th January '13)
Night Train - Schauspeil, Cologne
Melanie is currently designing sound with Gareth Fry for Night Train, a new performance inspired by the writing of Freiderike Mayrocker and directed by Katie Mitchell. Night Train (Reise durch die nacht) premiers in Germany at Schauspeil Cologne on October 13th. Further details here.
(Posted 26th August '12)
Paper Stages - Forest Fringe at Edinburgh Festival 2012
Melanie is a contributing artist to Forest Fringe's 2012 Edinburgh project Paper Stages - a beautifully designed book, co-authored by over 20 Forest Fringe artists, each page of which is a different instruction-based performance for the reader or readers to perform themselves. Details on how to acquire a copy of the book at this year's festival are here.
(Posted 6th August '12)
Landscape II @ Live Theatre Newcastle
Melanie will be presenting Landscape II at the Live Theatre's Scratch Night in Newcastle on Thursday 21st June. Details here.
(Posted 16th June '12)
13 pieces, 17 feet - Henry Moore Institute
Melanie will be performing in a one off remounting of Becky Beasley's 13 pieces, 17 feet at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds on Wednesday 6th June. The piece was originally commissioned by the Serpentine Gallery in 2010 and shown as part of the Park Nights series in the Serpentine Pavillion, designed by Jean Nouvel. Details here.
(Posted 29th May '12)
Landscape II @ Why Rush? festival, Leeds
Melanie will be presenting another work in progress showing of Landscape II at the Why Rush? Festival at Temple Works Leeds this Saturday 12th May. Details here.
(Posted 9th May '12)
Autobiographer @ Mayfest
Autobiographer will culminate its 2012 presentation at Mayfest in Bristol from 22nd - 24th May. Tickets here.
(Posted 9th May '12)
Autobiographer London run - tickets on sale
Melanie's most recent performance Autobiographer is coming to London from 17th April - 5th May at Artsadmin. Tickets on sale now.
(Posted 22nd March '12)
'Double Bill' - Forest Fringe at The Gate
Melanie and Gemma will be presenting their work in progress duo of solo performances 'Landscape II' and 'Towards Venice' at The Gate as part of the Forest Fringe programme, on Saturday 14th April. Details here.
(Posted 21st March '12)
Cupid @ Fierce Festival
Melanie is currently collaborating with Subject to_change on the sound design for their brilliant new participatory show about love and archery 'Cupid'. The show opens at Fierce Festival in Birmingham on 30th April and runs to 8th April. Details here.
(Posted 29th February '12)
Phenomenal People: Women of the World Festival
Melanie will be contributing to Fuel's Phenomenal People weekend, as part of the Women of the World Festival at the Southbank from 9th - 11th March. Details here.
(Posted 29th February '12)
Melanie Wilson and Gemma Brockis - A Double Bill @ BAC
Melanie and Gemma offer the first outing of two new pieces of writing for solo performance at BAC from 23rd - 25th February. Details here.
(Posted 13th January '12)
Platform Journal
Melanie will be speaking at the launch of Royal Holloway University's new Platform Journal on Friday 2nd December, at the Centre for Creative Collaboration. Melanie's performance, 'Iris Brunette' is the subject of an article by Jane Turner: 'Diegetic Theatre as a 'Place' for the Theatricalised Spectator', which features in the new edition of the journal. Melanie will be speaking about the role of spectatorship and participation in her work.
(Posted 29th November '11)
Their Wonderlands at mac
Melanie is part of the upcoming international group exhibition Their Wonderlands, curated by They Are Here at mac. Melanie will present an audio piece that links the internal gallery space to the exterior surroundings of Cannon Hill Park. The exhibition opens on 26th November and continues until 26th January. Details here.
(Posted 25th October '11)
'every minute, always' at Almost Cinema Festival, Ghent
Melanie and Abigail will be presenting 'every minute, always' in Ghent next week as part of the Almost Cinema Festival. Shows run at 8pm and 10pm from 18th - 22nd October. Other highlights in this brilliant festival, run by Vooruit in association with the Ghent Film Festival, include works from Anthony Hampton and Britt Hatzius, and Duncan Speakman. More details here.
(Posted 13th October '11)
Everyday Moments podcast
Melanie's contribution to Fuel's Everyday Moments podcast series is now live online. You can listen or download it through the Guardian Culture podcasts site or Time Out.
(Posted 21st September '11)
'every minute, always' in Edinburgh
'every minute, always', a headphones performance in a cinema by Melanie Wilson and Abigail Conway will shortly be appearing at the Edinburgh Festival in the British Council Showcase at Summerhall venue. Performances run from 21st to 27th August at 18.30 and 20.30, and tickets are sold in pairs. Watch a trailer here.
(Posted 7th August '11)
Autobiographer U.K tour
Tickets are now on sale for the autumn tour of Melanie's new piece 'Autobiographer'. Featuring alongside Melanie in this tender, poetic and thrilling new work of voice and sound, will be Janet Henfrey, Penelope McGhie and Alice Lamb. See the Projects and Performances pages for further details and tour dates.
(Posted 7th August '11)
'Simple Girl' at Transform Festival, Leeds
Melanie will be presenting 'Simple Girl' as part of the Transform Festival at the West Yorkshire Playhouse on 8th and 9th June. More details here.
(Posted 9th June '11)
'Iris Brunette' in South Africa
Melanie will be presenting 'Iris Brunette' at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, South Africa from 30th June - 2nd July. More details here.
(Posted 9th June '11)
'every minute, always' at British Council Edinburgh showcase 2011
Melanie and Abigail are very proud to be able to present 'every minute, always' in Edinburgh this August as part of the British Council showcase. The show will run from 21st - 27th August in partenership with BAC at Summerhall venue. More details to follow soon.
(Posted 13th April '11)
every minute, always @ Flatpack Festival
Catch Melanie and Abigail's impossibly romantic headphones piece 'every minute, always' in Birmingham at the brilliant Flatpack Film Festival this Sunday 27th March. Showings at 11am, 11.45, 12.30 and 1.15pm More details here.
(Posted 20th March '11)
Rules and Regs presentation
Melanie will be presenting the culmination of her month of work on the Rules and Regs residency on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th March at South Hill Park in Bracknell. Her work in progress is entitled 'Handmade' and will be presented alongside exciting new ideas from artists Florence Peake and Jo Bannon. The event is free and you can book your place by emailing: intern@sothhillpark.org.uk.
(Posted 20th March '11)
BAC One on One Festival 2011
Melanie is one of six commissioned artists who have been chosen by BAC to design a bedroom for future resident artists to stay in. The bedroom will be inaugerated as part of the One on One Festival from March 29th to April 9th and will contain a new interactive audio and illustration performance called 'Self Portrait with Frida'. More info here.
(Posted 15th March '11)
Peachy Coochy Nites
On Thursday 27th, January Melanie will be taking part in the formidable institution that is David Gales's Peachy Coochy Nites. The evening will start at 7.30pm at Toynbee Studios. More details here.
(Posted 21st January '11)
Cafe Curio scratch night at Camden Arts Centre
On 16th February, Melanie will be presenting a new performance lecture on the subject of public disinformation as part of the Cafe Curio scratch evening at Camden Arts Centre. Details here.
(Posted 21st January '11)
'every minute, always' at ICA Live Weekends: Shunt
Melanie and Abigail are thrilled to be presenting the new touring version of 'every minute, always' as part of the ICA Live Weekends, curated by members of the Shunt collective. This mini festival takes place on 23rd - 27th February. Details here. 'every minute, always' will also be appearing at the Flatpack Festival in March and at Warwick Arts Centre in May. Details to follow soon.
(Posted 21st January '11)
Everyday Moments - podcast
Melanie is a contributing artist to Fuel's 'Everyday Moment' podcast series, which commenced on 20th January in collaboration with The Guardian. A new podcast wil be released every month, with Melanie's featuring in September. More details can be found here and here.
(Posted 21st January '11)
Autobiographer showings, Roundhouse
On 22nd and 23rd October, Melanie presented showings of her new sound work Autobiographer at the Roundhouse Studio, together with a cast of three supporting performers Catherine Dyson, Sabina Netherclift and Bernadette O'Brien. The piece was received very positively and plans are underway now to complete work on the piece for a scheduled premiere in Spring 2011. Further details on performances will be be posted here and more on the piece itself can be found in the Projects section of this website.
(Posted 1st November '10)
Simple Girl at The Basement, Brighton
Melanie will be presenting her solo show Simple Girl at The Basement in Brighton on November 25th. Details here.
(Posted 1st November '10)
'13 pieces, 17 feet' at The Serpentine Gallery
On Friday 24th September, Melanie will perform at The Serpentine Gallery as part of the Park Nights, in Becky Beasley and Chris Sharpe's performance project '13 pieces, 17 feet'. Further details can be found here.
(Posted 23rd August '10)
'every minute, always' at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The premiere of 'every minute, always', a new headphones performance for cinemas by Melanie, together with Abigail Conway will take place in Edinburgh at the Forest Fringe next week. The piece is on from 9th - 14th August at 4pm and is created for two people to undertake together, seated amongst other participating couples. More details can be found here.
(Posted 1st August '10)
Iris Brunette in Amsterdam, September
Iris Brunette will be appearing at the Amsterdam Fringe Festival from 3rd - 6th September. More details here.
(Posted 27th July '10)
Audio Performance workshop at Forest Fringe Making Days, Edinburgh
On Friday 13th August, Melanie will be leading a workshop on Audio Performance as part of the Forest Fringe Making Days in Edinburgh, together with Duncan Speakman. Further details here.
(Posted 27th July '10)
Theatre Sandbox Award
Ed Collier and Melanie are delighted to have been awarded a Theatre Sandbox commission. Their project 'The Observatory' is an audio led adventurous fairy tale for children aged between 7 and 10 and their adults, staged both on a high street and in a theatrical playspace. More details here.
(Posted 10th June '10)
Melanie in 'Money', June
Melanie will be appearing once again in 'Money' by Shunt, from 15th - 19th June. Details here.
(Posted 29th May '10)
The View From Here, BAC One On One Festival
Melanie's new headphones performance, The View From Here, will be premiered at BAC's One On One Festival from 6th - 18th July. More details can be found here
(Posted 24th May '10)
'Money' performances in May
Melanie will be appearing in 'Money' by Shunt from 30th April to 5th May. Details here
(Posted 24th April '10)
'every minute, always' scratch, Mayfest Forest Fringe Microfestival, Bristol
On 8th and 9th May, Abigail Conway and Melanie will present the first outing of their headphones performance for cinema at Bristol Old Vic as part of the Forest Fringe Microfestival at Mayfest. ‘every minute, always’ is an installation performance that takes place in a cinema (the auditorium of the Old Vic for this outing), and which is created for two participants to undertake together. Seated amongst other participating couples, the experience unfolds for each participant through headphones and in concert with what they see on screen.
(Posted 14th April '10)
'The View from Here' scratch, BAC Forest Fringe Microfestival
On 2nd and 3rd April, Melanie will be scratching a new idea for an audio performance at the BAC Forest Fringe microfestival. 'The View from Here' will be an headphones experience for one person at a time and is an adaptation of a piece Melanie made for radio in 2008. The finished piece will be presented in July as part of BAC's One on One Festival.
(Posted 3rd February '10)
'Simple Girl' in Tokyo and U.K
In March Melanie will be dusting off her sampler, for two outings with 'Simple Girl'. Firstly in Japan for the Tokyo Peforming Arts Market and then onto Manchester Metropolitan University to contribute to a symposium on contemporary text and performance on 26th and 27th March.
(Posted 25th January '10)
Melanie wins Best Production at the Dublin Fringe 2009
After a hugely enjoyable week of Iris Brunette and Mari Me Archie at the Dublin Fringe Festival, Melanie won the judges prize for Best Production.
(Posted 2nd October '09)