In this week’s podcast, Theatrefullstop are joined by Aerial Artist Jessica Andrade. Andrew Winfield’s play, Next of Kin courtesy of Smith Scripts will debut and be performed at the end of the show by Jon McKenna.
Having won the Adopt A Playwright Award from OffWestEnd.com to develop Made In India in 2013, Satinder Chohan’s collaboration with Tamasha Theatre Company has been 4 years in the making. Tackling the topical subject of the surrogacy industry in India, Made in India looks to offer a range of perspectives from an aspiring mother, a surrogate and a female doctor offering the treatment. Journalist and Documentary Researcher/Assistant Chohan talks about her latest play, tackling a sensitive subject and working with Tamasha Theatre Company.
Established 8 years ago, Theatre Re have gone on to stage exciting pieces of theatre, with their previous production, Blind Man’s Song enjoying critical acclaim. Named after the prefix ‘re’, meaning ‘again’, Theatre Re look to ‘breathe life into something that is already there’ rather than create something completely new. Fusing Theatre, Physical Theatre and Mime, Theatre Re’s latest piece, The Nature of Forgetting delves into perhaps one of the most interesting themes in existence… memory. Read on to find out more about Artistic Director, Guillaume Pigé’s thoughts on the show and performing at this year’a London International Mime Festival.
The new puppet theatre company, Les Antliaclastes is lead by Patrick Sims; former creative director of Buchinger’s Boot Marionettes, and based in Maillet, France. The UK premier of Here Lies Shakespeare, supported by Institut Francais and Arts Council England, is currently being shown at Jacksons Lane Theatre as part of the London International Mime Festival.
Courtesy of Jacksons Lane Theatre.
On the 13th of January 2017 the second run of George Benjamin‘s opera Written on skin with words by Martin Crimp began at the Royal Opera House, conducted by the composer. Inspired by the story of a medieval troubadour (Guillem de Cabestaing) the core of the plot is an age-old love triangle – a standard opera plot device (think Norma, Tristan und Isolde, Il Trovatore, etc.) here given an unusual and fresh treatment.
Courtesy of the Royal Opera House.
Roald Dahl is one of the most beloved children’s authors of our time. His many stories have been planting seeds in the imaginations of children for over 100 years that it isn’t any wonder that theatre adaptions are becoming more popular.
Courtesy of The Curve Theatre.
Described as being one of the most complained about books in 2008 by the American Library Association, Khaled Hosseini‘s 2003 critically polarising tale The Kite Runner offers a glimpse into the emotionally torn world of Amir, a well to do young boy taking in the constant injustices casting a sinister shadow over his hometown of Kabul, Afghanistan.
Alex Walton’s performance as Martin is faultless, taking us on his journey in the footsteps of his absent father, and David Bowie, the musician’s music being perfectly used to enhance our connection with this troubled young man.
Courtesy of The Old Market Theatre.
PlatformPlug is the new secure performer and events service bookings site. Co-founders Wayne and Daniel talk briefly about the service.
What inspired you to create a company like this?
Daniel: I was an events organiser and encountered many issues around finding performers and event services, securely paying for them and working out who the reliable ones are. I found that the issues I was facing were shared by other event organisers and people around me who wanted a DJ for their birthday or magician for their work do. We all know the performers are out there! The company was created to match performers & event services with organisers.
How does the service work?
Wayne: Performers and event services sign up for free and gain bookings with secure payment. Organisers can find, book and enjoy performers and event services.
What is meant by the term Hip Hop Theatre? The genre can be described as telling a contemporary story via one or more of the 5 Hip Hop elements. These are: Rap, Djing, B-boying, MCing and Graffiti art. A music movement brought to life by the legendary Kool Herc in the 70s, the genre has recently enjoyed mainstream success and is vastly becoming a theatrical genre to be reckoned with. From Lin Manuel Miranda‘s record breaking Hamilton, to Kate Prince‘s award winning Hip Hop theatre company Zoonation, read on to see how this Bronx based genre became a worldwide movement.
