Devising With...

A series of devising workshops with The Palimpsest Project 

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THE PALIMPSEST PROJECT

The workshop is led by Beckett Gray and Sam Critchlow of The Palimpsest Project, an international, neurodivergent-led theatre company creating interdisciplinary work that combines physical theatre, puppetry, live cinema, and explorations with sound.
Together, they co-created and performed Imprints, an OFFIE-nominated production exploring memory, identity, and belonging through fragmented storytelling and innovative theatrical forms. Their practice prioritises collaboration, playfulness, and accessibility, creating environments where participants feel supported to experiment and develop their own creative voices.

Sam Critchlow is a theatre director, performer, and Lecoq-trained deviser from the North West. They hold an MA in Directing from Rose Bruford College and trained at the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris and Avignon. Their credits include Project Dictator (Rhum and Clay) and Où Reste Encore un Peu (Avignon Off 2024), alongside Imprints. Sam’s work draws on physical theatre, clown, mask, mime, object theatre, and puppetry, with a particular interest in visual storytelling, devised performance, and collaborative creation. He is passionate about helping participants discover new ways of expressing themselves through theatre.

Beckett Gray is a neurodivergent, genderqueer performer and drag artist with an MA in Acting from Mountview. Their work includes Portrait of A Queer in Panic (Kaleidoscope Theatre Festival, King’s Head Theatre) and Bark Bark (Summerhall Arts). As a performer and theatre maker, Beckett is particularly interested in exploring identity, queerness, and the ways theatre can externalise internal experiences, combining autobiographical material with imaginative and physical forms of storytelling.