the eleventh hour began because: William Henderson and Anne Thompson wanted to work over time with an ensemble of artists who shared both their fascination with the possibilities of language and theatre space and their wish to rediscover a genuine process of composition in the theatre the eleventh hour comprises: William Henderson, Anne Thompson, David Tredinnick Colin James and Niklas Pajanti the eleventh hour wants: poetry in the theatre theatre in the poetry the eleventh hour is interested in: abstract space and concrete ideas composition and counterpoint making sense of texts and bodies in space & time the word in, and out of, history the eleventh hour enjoys: new forms laughter making art slowly the eleventh hour believes: the working place that is theatre could be a good metaphor for the workings of the wider community the eleventh hour has so far performed works by: Samuel Beckett, Sarah Kane, Bertolt Brecht, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Miller & William Shakespeare the eleventh hour hopes to perform works by: William Henderson and David Tredinnick the eleventh hour has relished working with: Peter Houghton, Tom Considine, Marco Chiappi, Christen O’Leary, John Mccaughey, Miria Kostiuk, Mary Moore, Brian Lipson, Heather Bolton, Richard Bligh, Stephen Horseley, Andrew Bellchambers, Felicity Soper, Jane Nolan, Greg Stone, Mark Winter, Tamara Searle, Julie Renton, Evelyn Krape, Shona Innes, Nicole Nabout, Christopher Brown, Luke Flood, Ponch Hawkes, Kathryn Ross, Wally Gunn, James Patterson, Bruce Kerr, Miwako Abe and Zachary Johnston the eleventh hour accepts financial support from and is thus very grateful to: several private donors who wish to remain anonymous, the Robert Salzer Foundation and Flinders University. the eleventh hour performances and performers: have been described variously by the critics as; mature, exploratory, disciplined, imaginative, excellent, impressive, confident, resonant, ambitious, intellectually challenging, thoroughly seasoned and highly talented, poised and skilled, sparse and restrained, timely, assured, absorbing, theatrically adventurous, thought provoking, enjoyable, finely acted, inventive, intelligent, creative, unnnerving, wonderful, in-your-face, spot on, poetic, rich in metaphor and musicality…… the eleventh hour performances and performers: have In 2006/7 been the recipients of a total of six Green Room Awards for; Best Actor Best Director Best Designer Best Production & Best Adaptation the eleventh hour theatre space, at 170 Leicester St., Fitzroy comprises: 1 church hall, 30’ x 80’ - with 1 new wooden floor and 1 100 year old western red cedar ceiling 1 grand piano 14 doors and 41 windows 1 very small office and - 1 very large toilet