Artistic Director in Ottawa & Toronto

Terra Nova Productions' Artistic Director, Andrea Montgomery, will be in Ottawa on Tuesday 23rd April and in Toronto April 23rd to 30th to attend a raft of meetings with local producers and venues about the company's up-coming projects.

The visit is funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the British Council as part of the company's plans to tour work and build project with colleagues in Canada.  This funding is in addition to the recent core funding which sees Terra Nova joining the Arts Council's annually funded client list.

Terra Nova Secures Core Funding

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has granted Terra Nova Productions core funding for the first time.  Core funding is for one year, April 2013- March 2014.  It is expected that funding will allow the company to hire an administrator and will secure a range of development projects.

Terra Nova Artistic Director, Andrea Montgomery says: 'The Board and I will be meeting with our new arts officer, Gilly Campbell, in May to confirm details of the grant.  We are really delighted.  We feel this decision is a vote of confidence in Terra Nova Productions and a confirmation of the importance of our work as part of the Northern Irish arts ecosystem.'

The Ulster Kama Sutra 2013 - NI Press Night on Valentine's Day

The Ulster Kama Sutra puppet show opens at the Baby Grand, at the Grand Opera House, Belfast on the 12th of Feburary 2013.  Press night is being held on Valentines Day at 8pm.

The Show is being written by Nuala McKeever, Andrea Montgomery and Anthony Toner, directed by Andrea Montgomery, with original music and songs by Anthony Toner.

It starts Caroline Curran, who has just stared in Fifty Shades of Red White and Blue at the MAC, Neil Keery, Nuala McKeever, Shri Patel, and a whole range of puppets.

Laura Willis is handling PR at laura@thursdayschild.info.

The production is playing at the Baby Grand for two weeks, followed by a Northern Irish tour.  For full dates click here.

Funded by the National Lottery Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

Terra Nova AD Attends Script Meeting with Radio 4

Jeremy Howe, Head of Drama at BBC Radio 4 recently invited Terra Nova's Artistic Director & Playwright Andrea Montgomery to a script meeting in London.

Mr Howe was one of the judges of the 2012 Nick Darke Award, which shortlisted Ms Montgomery's script All At Once I Saw A Crowd, one of seven scripts so honoured from hundreds of entries from across the globe. 

When judging the awards Mr Howe said:

On sheer ambition I would give the award toAll at Once I saw a Crowd by Andrea Montgomery. It is creatively the most ambitious of the entries, has a truly global feel, is intensely theatrical and (surprisingly) it is delightfully playful.