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The Lawnmowers

‘Retake Remake’

March - April 2021

Retake, Remake explores films that portray people with learning difficulties but are played by actors without learning difficulties.

The Lawnmowers Theatre Ensemble reclaim these films and make them their own.

The actors create a new story-led show that uses lip-sync in a fun and clever way mixing edited audio, live performance and film footage to create a conceptual conversation about representation, ability and ownership.

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Audio Editor / Mix Engineer

  • Unpicked complex, hour long collage of audio and upgraded sound quality

  • Imported higher quality WAV source material

  • Made mono sound signals stereo to spatialise and enhance movement

  • Added effects and creative sound design to increase impact

  • Mixed and mastered full 1 hr audio file for film

  • Made with support of National Lottery Community Fund, Arts Council England and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation


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Directed by Jan-Willem Van Den Bosch

With Creative Collaboration by Melody Sproates

Cast: The Lawnmowers

Produced by Rosa Postlethwaite