Gideon Reeling

Penguin Imagines

The GR cast Penguin Imagines. A question was posed Answers were illustrated in myriad ways- as with Aoi en pointe here. Get Lost and Found played word games for us Answers appeared as graphics, characters, interactions and audio during arrivals What sparked your imagination as a 7 year old? Audience considered the question in the weeks/days/minutes up to the event. Darren McGarvey and Kerry Hudson in conversation Kerry Hudson on 'Lowborn' as the sun begins to rise Intro to Malorie Blackman's Noughts and Crosses exclusive. Ever changing visuals and screen configurations 15 yr old Renee Brown Interviews Malorie Blackman and Paterson Joseph Stormzy with his idol Malorie Blackman and the winners of the Merky Prize GR cast created theatrical transitions between authors. Musician Sarah Anderson's moving original compostion of Wham's freedom Bespoke handmade props Markus Zusak leads a panel of new writers with Limbic's visuals flanking them We continued to bring the audiences' answers to life during the interval Small hidden worlds inspired many of us so..What sparked your imagination at 7 years old? Humza Arshad meeting kids from the Puffin world of stories programme Humza tells the children about Little Badman Jojo Moyes beyond the fourth wall Comfort Zones and glass ceilings were breached The Glass Ceiling. An obstacle to be overcome Author Emilie Pine with crazy zig zags Bill Bryson talks about 'The Body' to Adam Rutherford with morphing blood vessel visuals. The inimitable Ai Wei Wei interviewed by Emma Jane Kirby The 3D finale. made by Holotronica using Hologauze technology. Starring two children live and in voiceover. Matt Costain and High Performance lead on the Aerial elements of the show The Ladder escape
Client
Penguin Random House
Brand
Penguin Random House with Riot PR

A show for Penguin Random House Publishers at the London Palladium

For Riot Communications in partnership with senior staff at Penguin Random House  we produced a show for the London Palladium.
Presenting some of the biggest names and forthcoming books of the year to internal and external guests.

"As we all know, it was much more complex than anything we have done before.  ....an extraordinary achievement and it’s down to each of you and the power of teamwork.  We started out as a group of individuals on a collective mission but we became a tight team that supported each other and worked together seamlessly.  I felt immensely proud to be a part of it.”  Rebecca Sinclair Brand and Communications Director, PRH said:

Asked to build on the success of their previous 'Presents' show  and to create an experience that nudged the audience and the organisation out of their comfort zone : we put the character and values of the world's largest publishing house centre stage, 
We built anticipation for the show in advance with pop up performances  in workplaces and thought provoking questions  to create opportunities for the audience to participate in the making of the show  as well as in the event itself.
Top of the brief was to spark emotion and prompt discussion  with a mixed format, highly entertainlng 3 hour show.

We conceived and devised all aspects of the aesthetic and performance with PRH and Riot PR  and brought on-board collaborators and suppliers  Box Deluxe, Holotronica, Limbic Cinema, High Performance and JMW Studio to create the show with us
guests included : Ai Wei Wei, Stormzy, Bill Bryson, Humza Arshad, Dr Adam Rutherford and Cerys Matthews

"  high level of creativity, the playing out of one superb detail after one was hugely impressive.  a true experience.  so many incredible moments but my favourite was perhaps when all the teachers got a standing ovation after the Puffin World of Stories video.  I felt very emotional…Tom Weldon CEO Penguin

Credits:
Core Creative team: Director/Producer: Kate Hargreaves, Producer Lucy Hall,  Art Director: Adam Neville

Production Manager: Ed Borgnis,  Lighting Designer: John Colville,  Direction: Kate Hargreaves, Kathryn McGarr, Hetty Burton,   Design- graphics and interactive: Jim Wright,  Costume Design Alice Lessing with Elisa Nader
Props Design: Caroline Perry with Nick Selleck,   Make Up Anna Inglis Hall and Paul Rogers

Performers for Gideon Reeling:
Matt Costain, Nicola Jallim,  Kathryn McGarr,  Silvia Mercuriali, Aoi Namakura,  Adam Redmore, Kate Ashcroft.

Performers for Get Lost and Found:
Rob Wilson, Hetty Burton, Jack Schweir, Steph Ware

Stage Manager: Matthew Lambart

Finale- Music and 3D visuals by Stuart Warren Hill and Holotronica, Voiceover by Cecily Hargreaves Wright and Live performance by Rosie from South London Partner School.

"even better than I had hoped. Bold, original, surprising… it captured the essence and spirit of publishing and PRH, demanding of the audience in the right way – really making us think ourselves…so many moments of pure delight… high level of creativity…one superb detail after another was hugely impressive. It was a true experience. Tom Weldon CEO