About awkward

Deborah Pope:

Deborah trained in circus in Paris and London. She has worked with Britain’s premier circus, theatre, opera companies and her solo work includes the Royal Opera, Bill Bryden’s, The Big Picnic and Ra Ra Zoo. Her own company No Ordinary Angels work included International Festivals in Munich, Cadiz, Australia, Edinburgh and New Zealand. Deborah has choreographed and directed for film ,TV, Opera, circus and theatre and produced large scale events for The Docklands, Covent Garden , The Corn Exchange, Cambridge and installations for The Tramway, Glasgow and Three Mill Island, London. She was head coach at The Millenium Dome and Associate Director of Circus OZ (2002-5). Back in NZ, she has created Awkward Productions, unique & NZ.

Returning to New Zealand , Deborah , recognised the physicality of New Zealanders, the interest in new forms of theatre and the ability of circus theatre to create lyrical, spectacular and quirky material, capable of exporting NZ culture to the world aka Circus OZ and Cirque Eloise.

Awkward was formed in 2006 and has developed a range of events, productions, workshops and festivals with a unique and NZ appeal. Derek Simpson: as before

Previous Family Clients

Wellington City Council, Hutt City Council, Porirua City Council

Previous Corporate Clients

Suzuki, Creative New Zealand, Wellington City Council, Porirua City Council, Fulton Hogan, The Conference team, CHCH, Waikanae Doctors Centre, Coastlands Shopping Centre