ABOUT ASHLEY

Ashley's Work

Ashley Marshall - Ashley Marshall is a Theatre maker and researcher based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

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Ashley graduated from York St John University in 2017, gaining a First Class Honours in Theatre. 

He is currently working towards an MA in Theatre and Performance at York St John University.  

Ashley's work focuses upon the deconstruction of narrative theory, telling stories through the post dramatic form. His work often involves a great deal of personal narrative and reflection on his own life bringing a working class drive to his work. Exploring the relationship between text and performance, Ashley creates work that seeks to question the relationship of authorship. 

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Collaboration is at the heart of Ashley's practice, and he sees this as a way to drive performance material into new territories that solo performance just can't achieve. Working with his collaborative partner Joshua Thompson they create work that responds to their own life experiences.

Ashley takes influences from companies such as Forced Entertainment, Gob Squad, Frantic Assembly and Reckless Sleepers, creating work that is scenographicaly pleasing to his audiences, whilst always questioning the need for a deconstruction of narrative structures.