Studying
The Jellyfish Theatre Designer: Martin Kaltwasser and Folke Kรถbberling Location: London, England
The Jellyfish Theatre was a temporary structure built in a playground a 10 minute walk from the Globe Theatre in London, England. The theatre was built entirely from recycled and donated materials. A steel framework forms the structural support for the theatre. Seating capacity was set at 120 people which met all local building, fire and safety regulations. Materials included old school furniture, timber pallets, front doors, recycled nails, large water bottles, and an array of other donated materials. The materials were gathered from local sites and businesses. All of the materials are items that if not part of the theatre, would have been on their way to the dump. Although temporary, the materials were to be recycled again for other projects after the theatre was dismantled.
process. Thousands of volunteer hours were put into the construction by local residents and business people, making it a true community theatre. The actors and directors were involved with the construction and Martin Kaltwasser and Folke Kรถbberling read the scripts for each play. The theatre and plays were part of cohesive concept to alert people to the current issue of global warming.
The goal behind the theatre was to make a statement about our excessive production of waste. The two plays performed in the theatre related to the issues of rebuilding after an environmental catastrophe that is likely to happen if we continue to ignore the effects of our trash production on the planet. Even the name is meant to get people to think about our effect on the planet. Jellyfish Construction of the theatre was loosely are fragile creatures that depend on us based off of a plan, but was mostly to keep their water clean and unpolluted. improvised during the construction 122