Timeline

With nearly half a century experience creating original productions, IOU has a varied and wonderful history. Use our timeline to scroll back through the years and explore the project archives. 

The IOU shows and projects shown at this initial launch of the timeline, will be added to, to include as much information as possible to create IOU’s complete archive. If you have information or stories connected to any of the past production, please let us know, we would like to hear from you! We would like to eventually include anecdotes and memories of audience members on the timeline.

If you have a specific year you’d like to explore, use the year scroll function on the left. 

1980

Indoor show for Unity Theatre, Liverpool. A one-trick spiv magician tries our patience. A giant octopus joins forces with a spotted dog and a downcast blue horse in an overcoat.

Production

Walk A Deathly Dog

First presented

September 1980

Large Door – site specific show for the Nancy Festival of World Theatre. Summer evening in a monastery garden. A savage duel and the feeding of a monstrous, insatiable face. The Age of Reason is gatecrashed by boat.

Production

Large Door

First presented

May 1980

Outdoor site specific show – Streatham Common, London; specially – A wardrobe descends from the trees. A woman steps out and contemplates a burning bush. A series of unfortunate incidents ensues.

Production

Odd Descending

First presented

July 1980

Installation – music & live images for unsuspecting tourists at Scarborough & Deal Castles.

Production

A Clock Sculpture

First presented

July 1980

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