In May 2010, Foot and Mouth voice-theatre performed their second show under a single sky, to a keen and appreciative audience at The Belgrade Theatre's B2 Studio in Coventry.

Having worked together for 2 1/2 years, this ensemble of 10 have developed a close working relationship and cultivated a whole set of performance and vocal skills.

Foot and Mouth voice-theatre are now looking for an experienced director to take them onto the next stage.

Please contact Chris if you are interested in taking over the group from autumn 2010.

In February, Foot and Mouth voice-theatre presented their first show all rock and the sandy road to a sell-out audience at The Herbert, Coventry.

Formed by Chris Rowbury in January 2008, Foot and Mouth voice-theatre is a project to experiment with a new form of theatre which places voice and song at its heart.

Meeting weekly in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, 12 performers came together to begin voice, movement and rhythm training. We then began to work on material which was used to make a two short performance pieces about half an hour long each. These were performed to an invited audience in July 2008 and July 2009.

The first of these two pieces was developed into a longer show called all rock and the sandy road. The second piece has been re-worked into under a single sky and was premiered at The Belgrade Studio, Coventry.

Drawing on Chris's 25 years' experience as a theatre performer, director and teacher, Foot and Mouth explores what he is calling voice theatre. That is, theatre with voice at its heart: singing, speaking, chanting, shouting, moving, whispering, rhythm, body percussion, etc. This is an exciting new departure into a form that doesn't really exist at present. Rather than going to a concert and seeing a static group of people singing, Chris wants to use vocal and theatre techniques to create a new kind of performance. It is non-narrative, poetic and ambiguous, and definitely not musical theatre!

To get a taste of what Foot and Mouth is about, you could always book Chris to run his Mouth Dances and Body Songs workshop.