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Theatre Conspiracy is an independent professional theatre company located in Vancouver, British, Columbia. Conspiracy taps the crosscurrents of international culture, society and politics to create, interpret, translate and curate theatre shows that speak beyond borders.

The company explores internationalism theatrically by: creating original work that explores international themes; interpreting work by international playwrights; reaching beyond the English-speaking world with projects involving contemporary world drama in translation; and curating and producing events featuring local, national and international artists.

Theatre Conspiracy is committed to enhancing a rich dialogue between the city of Vancouver, the province and the international community. The company is committed to working with other arts organizations and community leaders to achieve artistic excellence, engage audiences, raise the profile of theatre and share resources.

HISTORY AND PRODUCTIONS
Theatre Conspiracy was co-founded by Richard Wolfe and Tim Carlson, incorporated in 1995 and is a registered charity. Richard Wolfe left the company in 2008, whereby Tim Carlson became artistic producer.

Conspiracy has produced 19 mainstage plays, 14 of which were Canadian or World premieres, eight of which were created and developed by the company, including four collective creations. The work has drawn 24 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards nominations over the years, including four for best production and won eight awards in total. Since 2009, Theatre Conspiracy has co-produced Club PuSh, a two-week platform of new theatre and music at Performance Works on Granville Island during the annual PuSh International Performing Arts Festival from mid-January to the first week in February.

Theatre Conspiracy is the winner of the fourteenth annual Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award for Extraction , premiering at The Cultch in March 2013.

Production highlights include:

 * Co-curating and co-producing Club PuSh at the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013), including Bill Richardson and Veda Hille's Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata, which premiered at PuSh 2009 and went on to a sold-out run at the Arts Club Theatre during PuSh 2012, and singer-songwriter Rick Maddocks’ The Meal, which premiered at PuSh 2011 and went on to a sold-out run at Pacific Theatre in 2012;
 * Collaborating with Progress Lab on the groundbreaking theatre installation HIVE events (2008, Magnetic North Theatre Festival, 2010 Cultural Olympiad) and innovative and playful Obstructions series (2011-13)
 * Co-producing The Saints Project (Monster) with artist-in-residence Jeremy Waller/Craning Neck Theatre, premiering at Chapel Arts in 2013.
 * Commissioning and producing the world English premiere of Heiner Müller’s Macbeth: nach Shakespeare (Carl Weber trans.), in co-production with resident company GasHeart Theatre (2011).
 * The world premiere of Tim Carlson’s dystopian thriller, Omniscience (2004), produced in Vancouver, Berlin, Magdeberg, Lisbon and Chicago. Published by Talonbooks (2007) and in German translation by Theatre der Zeit (2008).
 * Co-producing David Harrower’s Blackbird with Rumble Productions (winner of outstanding director, actor and actress at Jessie Richardson awards 2009).
 * The Canadian premiere of productions including: New Yorker Will Eno’s Pulitzer-nominated Thom Pain (based on nothing), UK dramatist Jez Butterworth’s hilarious rock n roll show, Mojo and Raphael Spregelburd’s Stupidity (La Estupidez). Vancouver premieres of Patrick Marber’s Closer, Joe Penhall’s Blue/Orange and Martin McDonagh’s A Skull in Connemara.
 * The North American premiere of Nobel laureate Gao Xingjian’s Fugitives.
 * Member and guiding force in the See Seven marketing initiative for Vancouver independent theatre.

OTHER ACTIVITIES
Since its inception, Theatre Conspiracy has created several cabaret nights and since 2008, has produced Secret Spaces, an ongoing series of cocktail parties and intimate dinners in historically important buildings and inspiringly offbeat locations.