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The Chicken Has Many Elbows

In 2006 Tom Barry embarked on his first project as a sole director

While training at drama school he worked with four actors (including Ben Moores) on a project based around workshops and improvisation

During the intensive improvisations the name of the project evolved: "The Chicken Has Many Elbows", the only phrase the actors were allowed to use during one of the sessions

The work reached a conclusion as a one hour open improvisation in front of a lunch time audience who came and went as they pleased

Not only did the project provide Tom with a platform to begin his process as a director, but it also expanded into the companies third Edinburgh Fringe production: "To Be Conformed".

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