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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=100 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0516bc00egerdp.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <A NAME="top"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Atlas Productions</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Century Gothic" >     </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Atlas Productions"><U>Home</U></A>        |     <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Work"><U>Our Work</U></A>   |   <B>Current Projects</B>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Atlas Management"><U>Atlas Management</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us Links"><U>Contact Us & Links</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Current Projects</B></div> <div> Atlas Productions are currently working on several projects including:</div> <bR> <div> UK tour through 2008 of <B>Love and The Gentle Heart</B>:  two new one act plays written by Alison Atkinson.  <A HREF="#love_and_the_gentle_heart_tour" TITLE="Current Projects"><U><B>Click here for Tour dates</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> i) <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Century Gothic" ><B>Love and the Gentle Heart  </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>The Story of Dante and Beatrice</B></div> <bR> <div> Inspired by Dante Alighieri's poetical work:   “La Vita Nuova”.  Live music and dance feature strongly in this production, as do recitals of Dante's poetry in the original Italian.  .  All these elements work together to tell the story of Dante and Beatrice.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <IMG SRC="0c7b5100.jpg" border=0 width="181" height="272" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="0d029d50.jpg" border=0 width="297" height="213" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="0d6c0100.jpg" border=0 width="192" height="272" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    </div> <div> photography (c)  matt jamie</div> <bR> <div> Alison Atkinson writes:</div> <bR> <div> <I>“Dante's first book "La Vita Nuova" is a deeply personal account of his youthful love for Beatrice.  For dramatic purposes, I have added two further characters to this story:  Dante's wife, Gemma and his cousin by marriage:  Corso Donati. </I></div> <bR> <div> <I>"Dante wrote freely about everyone he knew:  relatives, lovers, friends and enemies.  It is notable that he never wrote a single word about his wife, Gemma.  </I></div> <bR> <div> <I>"I feel it was inevitable that in the writing of this play, I should look forward to “The Divine Comedy” with all its references to Beatrice.  According to Dante, his inspiration for “The Divine Comedy” was Beatrice.”</I></div> <bR> <div> A flavour of this play was captured in an earlier, work-in-progress, private performance at Stowe School, Buckinghamshire.  </div> <div> (See:  <A HREF="http://www.rebustouringarts.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rebustouringarts.com"><U>www.rebustouringarts.com</U></A>)</div> <div>    </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="0e046dc0.jpg" border=0 width="326" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">       <IMG SRC="0cb9be90.jpg" border=0 width="155" height="233" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">       <IMG SRC="0e2f0dc0.jpg" border=0 width="240" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> photography (c) matt jamie</div> <bR> <div> You might like to listen to more audio clips from "The Story of Dante and Beatrice"</div> <div> Click the titles below to open the sound file in your default Media Player.        Clips may take a minute or two to download.</div> <div> <B> <a href="http://www.atlastheatre.co.uk/clips/track2cut.mp3"><u>Audio clip 1</u></a>     <a href="http://www.atlastheatre.co.uk/clips/track4cut.mp3"><u>Audio clip 2</u></a>     <a href="http://www.atlastheatre.co.uk/clips/track5cut.mp3"><u>Audio clip 3</u></a>     <a href="http://www.atlastheatre.co.uk/clips/track6cut.mp3"><u>Audio clip 4</u></a>    </B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#love_and_the_gentle_heart_tour" TITLE="Current Projects"><U><B>Click here for Tour dates</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> ii) <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Century Gothic" ><B>Love and the Gentle Heart </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>The Story of Abelard and Heloise</B></div> <bR> <div> About another pair of medieval lovers:  Abelard and Heloise.  The early stage of their love affair is remarkably similar to lovers, Francesca and Paolo, who appear in “The Divine Comedy”.     </div> <bR> <div> Alison Atkinson writes:</div> <bR> <div> <I>“Both Heloise and Abelard were fine wordsmiths and I wanted to reflect that in the way they speak to each other.  </I></div> <bR> <div> <I>"The missing voice in the story of Heloise and Abelard is that of their son, Astralabe.  Astralabe has a significant role in this play as their physical and spiritual creation.   </I></div> <bR> <div> <I>"Last of all (a placement of which he would approve), there is the saintly Peter The Venerable to steer them through the labyrinthine politics of Christendom.” </I></div> <bR> <div> Live music, song and dance are integral to this production, providing atmosphere and pushing the narrative forward.  </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="0e4a2f90.jpg" border=0 width="162" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="0e626c40.jpg" border=0 width="294" height="196" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="0eaa5f70.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="247" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> photography (c) matt jamie</div> <bR> <div> You might like to listen to audio clips from "The Story of Abelard and Heloise "</div> <div> Click the titles below to open the sound file in your default Media Player.        Clips may take a minute or two to download.</div> <div> <B>  <a href="http://www.atlastheatre.co.uk/clips/track8cut.mp3"><u>Audio clip 6</u></a>     <a href="http://www.atlastheatre.co.uk/clips/track9cut.mp3"><u>Audio clip 7</u></a>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="13ae4300.jpg" border=0 width="228" height="304" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <I>Please come back soon or </I><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us Links"><U><I><B>contact the company</B></I></U></A><I> for more information on any of these projects</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#love_and_the_gentle_heart_tour" TITLE="Current Projects"><U><B>Click here for Tour dates</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#top" TITLE="Current Projects"><U><I><B>BACK TO TOP OF PAGE</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I> <A NAME="love_and_the_gentle_heart_tour"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="13456c80.jpg" border=0 width="342" height="456" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Love and The Gentle Heart</B>: Tour Information</div> <bR> <div> <B>Thurs  2 OCTOBER 2008 at 6.30pm</B></div> <div> <I><B>Italian Cultural Institute</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>39 Belgrave Square</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>London SW1X 8NX </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.icilondon.esteri.it/IIC_Londra" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.icilondon.esteri.it/IIC_Londr"><U><I><B><IMG SRC="123d4d40.jpg" border=0 width="212" height="212" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B>With the support of the Italian Cultural Institute</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>__________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Saturday 4 Oct - Weds 8 Oct</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#st_pancras_old_church" TITLE="Current Projects"><U><I><B>St Pancras Old Church</B></I></U></A><A HREF="#st_pancras_old_church" TITLE="Current Projects"><U><I><B> </B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B>Pancras Road</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>London</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>NW1 1LU</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#st_pancras_old_church" TITLE="Current Projects"><U>CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRODUCTION AT St PANCRAS OLD CHURCH</U></A></div> <bR> <div> (Saturday 4th October 7.30pm </div> <div> Monday 6th October 7.30pm </div> <div> Tuesday 7th October 1.10pm </div> <div> Wednesday 8th October 6.30pm) </div> <bR> <div> <B>__________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday 9th October 7.30pm </B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Lakeside Theatre</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>University of Essex</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Wivenhoe Park</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Colchester</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Essex</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>CO4 3SQ</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>__________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday 10th October 7.30pm </B></div> <div> <B>Saturday 11th October 2.00pm and 7.30pm</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>St. Edward King and Martyr</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Peas Hill</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Cambridge</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>CB2 3PP</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>__________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <div> <I>More info to follow soon.  </I></div> <div> <I>Please contact the company if you would like to know more...</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#top" TITLE="Current Projects"><U><I><B>BACK TO TOP OF PAGE</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="st_pancras_old_church"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>St Pancras Old Church</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="14cfabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10"><IMG SRC="150fabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">St. Pancras Old Church is an ideal venue for Love and the Gentle Heart and we are delighted to have opportunity to perform there.  </div> <bR> <div> The poet Shelley first saw and fell in love with Mary Godwin in the churchyard of St. Pancras old Church.</div> <bR> <div> Inside the Church, an exposed section of the original Norman wall forms a natural backdrop to the story of Abelard and Heloise; a scattering of Roman tiles a reminder of Dante’s home.</div> <bR> <div> The antiquity of St. Pancras Old Church would have been appreciated by Dante and Abelard, both of who were fascinated by the lives of the early Christians.   The Old Church is believed to have been a site of Christian worship since 314 AD.  An altar stone, dating from the 6th century, may have served as altar for St. Augustine.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="154f4a30.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="419" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="25" VSPACE="0"></B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Century Gothic" ><I><B>St Pancras Old Church </B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Pancras Road </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>London </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>NW1 1LU </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Saturday 4th October 7.30pm </B></div> <div> <B>Monday 6th October 7.30pm </B></div> <div> <B>Tuesday 7th October 1.10pm </B></div> <div> <B>Wednesday 8th October 6.30pm </B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#love_and_the_gentle_heart_tour" TITLE="Current Projects"><U><I><B>BACK TO TOUR INFO</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B> <embed src="HTMLobj-341/track1CUT.mp3" autostart="true" hidden="true">  </B></I></div> </td> </tr></table></body>