About
"Theatre right now needs to buzz with a liveness that defies the digital.
It should smell of bodies.
I want audiences to feel seen,
and implicated, and held.
A man came to 'The Light House' alone and sat at the back.
I chose him to play 'Dad'.
Afterwards, he said that he usually hates participation but had found himself hoping to be chosen
because he wanted
"to help, somehow."
He said it had been
"an honour."
That's what streaming from your sofa just doesn't offer.
That's the dream."
Hello
Alys Williams (she/her) is a Lecoq-trained theatre artist from the north of England, now based in Glasgow, producing new work in collaboration with other artists & organisations as Alys Williams & Company.
The Company's work is guided by its 3 priorities:
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CONNECTING PEOPLE - to make work which connects deeply with a wide range of people, addressing experiences and issues which feel universally human and relatable;
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FACILITATING LIVE EXPERIENCES - to embrace and experiment with what makes live theatre unique as an art-form, often through participatory work;
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CREATING BEAUTY - to draw on physical disciplines and design-led processes, creating theatre which is beautiful and visually spectacular.
Alys' highly acclaimed debut play THE LIGHT HOUSE ("a triumph of creativity and audience participation", Yorkshire Times) returns to stages across the UK in 2026, following its highly-acclaimed national tour and London run at Park Theatre in 2023-4. Her latest project CHU CHI FACE is now in development, in collaboration with Duncan MacLeod.
Alys trained at the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq (Paris) and in Meisner technique with Stephanie Morgan (Both Feet), as well as artist development training with Thick Skin, Frantic Assembly, Red Ladder, Paper Jungle (puppetry), Tessa Bide (puppetry) and Vamos (mask). She has a BA in English from University of Cambridge and an MA specialising in feminist and performance theory from Kings College London.