Bamboo
Grove Theatre Company was founded in 2002 by Cally Phillips, from
a base in South West Scotland in order to create new work in non-
traditional theatre environments, focussing on inclusion and partnership
working with people who don't normally get to participate in drama.
Bamboo Grove was about finding a way to make drama part of everyday
life experience- always believing that "the destination is
in the journey". Over its four year lifespan Bamboo Grove's
achieved the writing of over 100 new dramatic pieces with over 20
performances and more than 200 drama workshop sessions undertaken. Bamboo Grove was set up as a site specific company and with Cally moving on from Dumfries and Galloway, the company ceased to exist. Below you can see some of the highlights of what was achieved.
PRODUCTIONS/WORKSHOPS/EVENTS
HIGHLIGHTS
2005 Focus on social inclusion projects working with ABC Drama Group and
One Size Fits All.
September Workshop for Choose Life Conference
August Workshop "What makes you mad?" for school Mental
Health
2004 Focus on production of new plays. Partnership work with ABC, Capability
Scotland, ARCs
October (ABC production) Piglet! at Brigend Theatre, Dumfries as
part of Gaelforce Festival. Written and directed by Cally Phillips
July Chasing Waves performed at the Swallow Theatre, Whithorn.
Written by Cally Phillips, Directed by Amanda Walker
July The Other Side of the Mountain performed at Robert
Burns Centre, Dumfries. Written and directed by Cally Phillips
2003 Focus on youth/outreach, production of new plays. Partnership work with
disability groups.
September "Playwrights Live" performance at Swallow Theatre
(Crichton Playwrights)
July The Red Tree (NOF Funded Project youth project at
Ryan Centre, Stranraer) Workshop leader Mona Keeling
May Down the Line (OUDS Oxford) Education, youth production at
Burton Taylor Theatre.
March The Triptych Weekend at Brigend Theatre. Three of Cally Phillips plays
given staged readings over one weekend.
Love
is an Urban Myth directed by Marc de Launay
When
Time Stands Still directed by John Mitchell
The
Other Side of the Mountain directed by Cally Phillips
March One to One With William Buckland (Science Museum
Oxford) Site specific performance
March Lysistrata Project performance, Robert Burns Theatre, Dumfries
2002 Establishment of Crichton Playwrights and partnership working
November Down the Line performed at Minerva Hall, Dumfries as part
of J.M.Barrie anniversary event. Written by Cally Phillips, Directed
by Mona Keeling
February
- October A series of readings "At the Bamboo Grove"
were held as part of a residency at Crichton Campus, University of
Glasgow. Over 40 pieces of new writing were performed at 6 events
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Cally
Phillips.......Telling Our Stories......ABC in rehearsal......."Piglet!"......At
the Bamboo Grove.....Crichton Playwrights...... The Red Tree.....Down
the Line.. Cally Phillips 
