Listed below are some of the most frequently asked questions about Little Earthquake. Click on a question or scroll down to read our answers.

- What or who is Little Earthquake?
- Why is the company called Little Earthquake?
- How do you choose your projects?
- How do I get in touch with Little Earthquake?
- How do I give feedback about a production I've seen?
- What, when and where are you next performing?
- How can I support Little Earthquake?
- What or who is The Happiness Patrol?
- How do I ask a question not listed here?

Q:- What or who is Little Earthquake?

Little Earthquake is a theatre company based in Birmingham, England. Led by Creative Director Gareth Nicholls and Artistic Associate Philip Holyman, it creates productions for intimate theatre spaces using collaborative working methods. An informal team of collaborators are assembled for each project undertaken by the company.
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Q:- Why is the company called Little Earthquake?

Credit for the name has to go to Philip, who has a Tori Amos album of a similar name in his CD collection. It was specifically chosen, though, because a little earthquake has a special place in the chain of events which led to the company being formed...

Gareth first visited Birmingham (where the company is based) on 23rd September 2002 to begin rehearsals of a play. On his very first night, he was woken at 12:35am by an earthquake rattling his bed. The first recorded in that area for years, the quake registered 4.8 on the Richter scale - so it wasn't so little; a newspaper in County Wicklow, Ireland, reported that its reverberations had even been felt there. Late night radio chat show hosts from the BBC even laughed at listeners' claims that there had been an earthquake when they phoned their local stations to report the incident.

The name also links in some way to the kind of work we're interested in producing. We're intrigued by those moments in life that make you see things in a new way, or cause you to take stock of the things you've been taking for granted. That earthquake in Birmingham knocked a framed photograph off the wall in Gareth's bedroom and the next morning his landlady realised that she hadn't really looked at it properly for years.
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Q:- How do you choose your projects?

They tend to choose themselves. While creating and developing one project, it's interesting how certain themes or ideas begin to emerge and point to other stories waiting to be explored. It's like one big game of six-degrees-of-separation. Answers on a postcard if you can spot the links.
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Q:- How do I get in touch with Little Earthquake?

If you have a specific question for Gareth, Philip or anyone else involved with Little Earthquake, email us at epicentre@little-earthquake.com and we'll pass it on.
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Q:- How do I give feedback about a production I've seen?

Each project undertaken by Little Earthquake goes through several stages of development, and the feedback we receive from audience members provides us with crucial information about how we can develop our work further. If you have any feedback about one of our productions, please email us at epicentre@little-earthquake.com stating the name and date of the production plus the venue at which you saw it.
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Q:- What, when and where are you next performing?

Details about our current and future performances are located on our Diary page.

If you'd like to receive regular news updates about Little Earthquake including details about future performances as soon as they're confirmed, please email us and we'll add you to our mailing list.
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Q:- How can I support Little Earthquake?

There are many ways in which you can support us. Find out how by exploring the Richter Scale, our sponsorship section.
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Q:- What or who is The Happiness Patrol?

The Happiness Patrol is an associate company of Little Earthquake. Under the direction of Philip Holyman, it is currently researching and developing its first production, Edgar Allan Poe's The Masque of the Red Death, which will be seen in Birmingham during 2007. To find out more about the company, send your enquiries to allsorts@happiness-patrol.com.
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Q:- How do I ask a question not listed here?

Email us at epicentre@little-earthquake.com. We'll get back to you as soon as we can.
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