The Whalley Range All Stars were formed in 1982 by Edward Taylor and Sue Auty, both of whom had previously worked with Dogtroep of Amsterdam. Scroll down for the full company... We have created over 60 different events in a variety of forms: small scale outdoor theatre touring shows large scale outdoor theatre site-specific work gallery exhibitions installations educational residencies super 8 films lectures. The main emphasis of our work is the combination of performance with visual art techniques. Our work is most commonly seen in outdoor situations and informal public spaces (libraries, foyers, museums etc) ensuring that the relationship between the artist and audience is less formal than it would be in a theatre or art centre. We have toured our small scale work extensively throughout Great Britain and abroad to Eire, France, Spain, Russia, Germany, Luxembourg, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Czech Republic, Portugal, Austria, Brazil, Canada, USA, Oman, Australia, Taiwan and Singapore.   And here's the full company...     Andy Plant Between 2000 and 2006 Andy made an enormous contribution to Whalley Range Allstars, designing and building our rather strange requests. He worked on Head Quarters, Bedcases, Pig and Outside In – The Birds. He continues to create his own large scale public sculptures all over the UK, For more details see www.andyplant.co.uk   Bryan Tweddle Renowned artist/performer/designer and builder, Bryan has worked on Compost Mentis, creating the living compost heap and also on Living Room where together with John Barker he created the living furniture. He is also involved very closely on the Severn River project and our proposed new show, Brainwave. www.bt-things.com     Peter Finegan Performer (Compost Mentis) Peter is a man of many skills, pyrotechnician, HGV lorry driver, bat surveyor, new father... He was half of The Mahoney Brothers, street theatre company with a reputation that went ahead of them.   Chris Davies Musician and performer (Bedcases)   Jack Lockhart, Scott Tomlinson & Kerry McMullen Performer (Bedcases and Pig), Performer (Bedcases and Pig) & Performer (Pig) Jack, Scott (below) and Kerry formed the performing team on Pig in 2007, to great acclaim.   Beka Haigh Puppet maker and performer (Compost Mentis and Living Room). Beka made the finale puppet figures on compost Mentis and, with Rachel Kirby devised and performed the Living Room animations. Beka is also the co-founder of Frolicked, a puppet theatre company. Frolicked devises shows for the outdoors and they have already performed in an old church, on the streets around the north of England and even in the deepest darkest woodland...! Go to www.frolicked.co.uk to find out more...   Rachel Kirby Performer (Living Room). Rachel Kirby is a performer interested in physical theatre, mask, mime and puppetry. She studied at Huddersfield University and co-founded the new puppet company 'Frolicked' with puppet maker and performer Beka Haigh.   Steve Gumbley Performer /deviser/maker (Clock of Conflict, Secret Life of the Dummy, These Foolish Things, Bedcases and Pig) Highly regarded artist and performer, Steve has a pedigree as long as your arm. He has worked with Welfare State International and was a co-founder of IOU Theatre in 1976. He has also created numerous installations and touring exhibitions in his own right. He made an invaluable contribution to Whalley Range Allstars as performer, maker and deviser between 1995 -2006   Pat Selden Musician and Performer (Head Quarters, Bedcases and Pig) Pat worked with us between 2000 -2004 and brought his skills as a musician notably his ability to play the berimbau (Brazilian one stringed percussion instrument) and as a performer of great presence to three of our shows.   Clive Bell (Bedcases, Pig, Compost Mentis) Clive Bell is a musician, composer and writer with a specialist interest in the shakuhachi, khene and other Far Eastern wind instruments. He has travelled extensively in Japan (where he studied the shakuhachi or Japanese flute for two years with the master Kohachiro Miyata), Thailand, Laos and Bali, researching music and meeting local practitioners. A musician who regularly joins David Ross, Sylvia Hallett, Mike Adcock and Peter Cusack in various improvisation duos and trios, Clive Bell has a substantial recording history as both a solo artist (his solo album, Shakuhachi: The Japanese Flute was reissued in 2005 by ARC Records) and as a composer for film, TV and theatrical productions (Complicite, IOU, Whalley Range Allstars). Kazuko Hohki, Jah Wobble, David Sylvian, Steve Beresford, David Toop, Jochen Irmler of Faust, Paul Schütze and Bill Laswell number among Clive Bell's collaborators. Based in London, he writes regularly for the music monthly The Wire. www.clivebell.co.uk   Matt Wand Sound Artist (Compost Mentis, Outside In – The Birds, Living Room) Matt has revolutionised our soundscape! His creative contribution has opened whole new worlds of sound in our shows and installations. www.simplesampling.com   Dave Chadwick Artist/maker and pyrotechnician (Headcases, Pig, Compost Mentis, Living Room,) As well as co-founding Pa-Boom fireworks company Dave has considerable skills as a wood and metal worker and has worked on the design and construction of several of our shows. www.pa-boom.com   Liz Lockhart Artist and educationalist (Pig in primary schools 2004)   Laurence Lane Performer (Angels, Secret Life of the Dummy, Clock of Conflict, Parade of the Senses) Laurence was a regular performer with Whalley Range Allstars between 1995 and 2000. He now runs The International 3,a contemporary art gallery in Manchester.