research & development

Lifegame is a show that tells the story, and the stories, of a life. It’s a show where personal experiences get turned into theatre and become universal.

The show features a different guest every night. Someone the cast has never met. An interviewer asks the guest about their life: people, places, events. Improvisers turn those people, places and events into theatre. Lifegame is theatrical biography created live and in the moment - right before your very eyes.

The show has toured all over the world. Improbable and Good Chance are now working to re-develop the show for new audiences. 

 Naked Frank Theatre are a physical theatre company, who specialise in arts  engagement to support mental healthrecovery. Founded in 2013 and artistically directed by Carleigh-Ann Portelli and Claire Louise Portelli, the company use performing arts to bring about social change, create opportunities for participation and exploration, reduce social  isolation, promote self expression, instil confidence and self worth, challenge and test boundaries, enrich the experiences of vulnerable  individuals and promote mental health recovery.

 Collapse, renewal, and action in a world affected by climate change are the themed presented in this brand new show; an agglomeration of styles tangled together by the newly created company of talented puppeteers and puppet makers, who all met at the Curious School of Puppetry in 2025. 

The show is at the first stage, after an initial R&D at Riverside Studio, the company will proceed developing the idea further - new exciting dates coming soon!

Inspired by several stories of separation, slow invasion and war, this new physical theatre experimental show is working to redefine how one sees a conflict and the implication in their daily life, with a focus on empathy and the lack of it, which seems nowadays quite the poignant point.