Adam Kammerling - Shall We Take This Outside?

In 2019 Ox Projects produced the South of England tour of Shall We Take This Outside? Including dates at The Albany, London, Nuffield Theatre Southampton, The Marlowe Theatre Canterbury, Wardrobe Theatre Bristol, Latitude Fesitval and Stratford Circus, London. We delivered a full scale version of the show including BSL interpreted performances, as well as a version of the show suitable for young people, which alongside workshops visited Pupil Referral Units across the South.

2020 will see a redevelopment of the young adults show, alongside development of bespoke workshop packages.

“The students really enjoyed the experience, one in particular who is one of our quieter students, came out of his shell and participated really well.” Teacher Feedback, PRU.

Heroes are usually pretty handy in a scrap. And when heroes fight, they win. And stuff gets sorted. Normal people aren’t always handy in a scrap. And when normal people fight, they lose. And nothing gets sorted.

Adam has to look out for his brothers. He’s the eldest. He’s a good guy so he’ll be fine. Good guys don t get beaten up. Good guys win. That’s how it works. But once you ve learned the language of violence, how do you stop speaking it?

Shall We Take This Outside is a unique and visceral fusion of spoken word and dance. National slam champion, Adam Kammerling, teams up with real life super humans, Eric Mitchell and Jacob Smart, to explore the e ect of hero behaviour on real world attitudes to violence.

A considered and impactful new work, Shall We Take This Outside is Adam Kammerling’s exploration of his own violence; where it found him, why he embraced it, and how it affects him today. As Adam moves through his memories, we discover the myriad ways that violence bleeds into everyday real-life, from hierarchies in the classroom, pub and street, to flippant rejections of feminism, equality and any form of social movement deemed a threat to the status quo.

A spoken word theatre piece animated by two acrobatic dancers; Eric Mitchell and Jacob Smart give physical form to the stories, manipulating Adam and the space, bringing a striking visual impact to the spoken word. The sound-track is equal parts classic pomp and heroism, and electronic, grime-inspired instrumentals, a reference to both the content of the show, and to Adam’s background as an MC.

A massive development for Adam, Shall We Take This Outside takes an important step from the spoken word circuit into longer forms, and a full collaboration with physical artists. The subject matter and the form marry to create an amorphous space from which explosions of physical activity burst, and then swiftly spiral back into the simpler focus of spoken word, poetry and storytelling.

Shall We Take This Outside is created with kind support from Arts Council England, The Albany and Apples And Snakes.