SplitMoon was founded in 2001 sparked by a longing to transcend the ordinary & to find a space for imagination to break free. Each attempt is a lotus placed on a stream on its journey into the unknown …
2011 marks our tenth year. Our work strives for a cosmopolitan dimension, we frequently work with large casts & live music. We place particular emphasis on the craft of theatre, the skill of the actor & the importance of language. As well as our strong actors we have also involved professionals from all five continents. We were the first company to sign up to the Equity/ITC Fringe Contract in 2005.
In 2009 our director Peter Stürm was invited to attend the Fadjr Theatre Festival in Tehran, to see contemporary & earlier forms of Iranian theatre. We devised an exchange project with Iranian theatre artists to explore the East / West aspect of the Alexander the Great myth in connection with our trilogy. Offering the possibility to challenge prejudices on either side by bringing different versions and perspectives of the events to light, which could be very exciting creatively. Due to the political uncertainty in Iran the project is on hold but we hope to develop it in future.
Working outside the mainstream without public funds presents it’s challenges – but also has its rewards. We always hope to remain true to our core values whatever the climate.
The company is a Registered Charity (No. 1099644) & is governed by a Board of Trustees who are:
Sidney Cole
John Mackinnon
Nicholas Mercer
Bernadette O’Brien