Theatre
WEATHER
Clare and Jon and baby Alice are trapped in their attic as flood waters and tensions rise.
Round Peg Theatre, Drayton Arms Theatre, London
Performers: Eleanor Felton, Leo Graham
& Nikoletta Soumelidis
Director: Adam Hypki
Green Light @ Bordeaux Quay, Bristol
& St James Wine Vaults, Bath
Performers: Alicia Pollard, Alex Knight, Kay Francksen
& Tom Stentaford
Director: Kerry Irvine
PIE LOTTERY
Big prize money meets desperation when two contenders battle it out, seeing who can eat the most pies. The trick is to avoid the poisoned pie.
The Egg, Theatre Royal Bath
Performers: Samuel De La Torre, Poppy Hocken
& Matt Rushton
ALICE SEEKS SILENCE
Scch. Sometimes Alice needs silence to be able to hear herself think.
Out of Your Mind Festival
The Egg, Theatre Royal, Bath
Performer: Anne Mowbray
Director: Jenny Davies
Superwoman New Writing Festival
Theatre 53two, Manchester
Performer: Rhiannon Symonds
Director: Georgia Affonso
CITY
It’s night. It’s cold in the big city. Frank sells the Big Issue. And down the mean streets, events unfold. A demonstration kicks off. Keeley loses her dog. Mrs B brings tea and succour. Security guy wants the quiet life. In CITY, overblown pulp noir meets improbable chess moves, and events get sorted almost, except for unrequited love, and Frank still homeless, still walks those mean streets.
Alma Theatre, Bristol
Performers: Russell Eccleston, Stephanie Harte
& Geoff Mills
Director June Trask
Arden Theatre, Faversham
Director Chris Hayes
Script Mix, Burdall’s Yard, Bath
Director Kerry Irvine
LAST TREE STANDING
There’s a heatwave, a plague of rats, and Pam is living in an apple tree in the back garden and won’t attend to the family. Trouble is Derek can’t find his clean shirts and his business is about to go bust. Then two strangers turn up in the garden.
Green Light @ Bordeaux Quay, Bristol
Performers: Kay Francksen, Lisa Stapleton
& Tom Stentaford
Director: June Trask
BRAIN WAVES
In the aftermath of a car accident, Sal and Mark seek ways to manage their grief. Brain Waves is work in progress and part of a bigger piece exploring if neuroscience can provide human answers.
Rondo Theatre, Bath
Performers: Dan Gaisford, Moira Hunt, Madelaine Ryan
Director: Shane Morgan
HAPPY PETS
Want to go on holiday but no-one to look after your pet at home? No problem. Bring your pet with you to Donna and Gary’s friendly guest house. Relax secure in the knowledge that pampered pets means happy holidays. What could possibly go wrong? Quite a lot it seems.
Theatre Royal, Bath
Performers: Gerard Cooke, Jackie Popay, Gemma Reynolds, Stephanie Weston
Director: Ian McGlynn
TREES
Carly and Matt are expecting their first baby. All is well until they see the first scan and discover that trees are taking revenge and taking over their lives.
Modern Heresies Festival
Marlowe Theatre Studio, Canterbury
Performers: Emily Husk, Ryan Hill, Peter Morgan
& Alda Daci
Director: Paul Ainsworth
TOUCH & GO
What happens when your baby is having an urgent operation and you’ve been asked to wait away from the hospital. Part of New Writing 14 Monologues.
Short Film - You can watch it here.
Produced by Screenology & Theatre Royal Bath.
Performer: Áine de Siún
Director: Fiona Cassidy