Creative Europe
Desk UK
for Culture

Pim & Theo will be a new devised theatre promenade performance, exhibition and education programme created across cultural and national boundaries based on the very different but oddly linked lives of Theo Van Gogh and Pim Fortuyn – two Dutch political / public figures with contrasting views and agendas who were both murdered in public by extremists. The lives and deaths of these two figures frame a debate that lies at heart of the European experience at the start of the 21st Century; are we one culture or many cultures or multi-cultures? As we try to work that out, what are the limits of tolerance and what should they be?
The project brings together four organizations of national significance in their home countries: Finland, the UK, Norway and Denmark.
Working together they will exchange working practices and ideas around a common theme.
Research and development work will take place in the UK, Denmark, Finland and Holland. Rehearsal, production and dissemination work will take place in the UK, Norway and Denmark with further dissemination, via touring, planned as the legacy of this project. The project will provide significant professional development opportunities for key artists and workers within the four organizations.
The project outputs will be:
A new theatrical performance that responds directly to current debates in Europe.
European touring of 50 performances to 8 countries.
25 Workshops for students aged 13-26.
An Exhibition that will accompany the tours of Pim & Theo.
14 weeks of research, development and creation between 16 cultural workers from countries.
An on-line education resource that will allow audiences to explore the themes, subject matter, ideas and processes of the Project.
An exchange of ideas, experiences and working practices between diverse artists from a range of European countries.
A focus on young people (13-26 years) as the audience and participants in an outreach and workshop programme.