Monolog makes a dramatic contrast to Chickenshed’s recent Christmas production, which – as is traditional – featured a cast of hundreds. But despite the simple staging and intimate venue, there’s just as much diversity, talent and food for thought to be found in this very enjoyable showcase championing powerful new writing.
‘I started hearing voices, character voices, on an EasyJet flight to Bulgaria’: Tom Powell on writing Little Echoes
A drunken cycling accident inspired Tom Powell to become a playwright; an Easyjet flight to Bulgaria inspired his latest play Little Echoes, premiering this month at London’s Hope Theatre. He tells us more about other unlikely connections, observations and being wowed by others’ creative talent. Read our interview with him – and then get booking!
NEWS: Pentire premiere Tom Powell’s Little Echoes, partnering with Beyond the Streets
Pentire Productions follows success with Rubber and Spiders with the world premiere of Tom Powell’s Little Echoes, which runs at London’s Hope Theatre from 19 February to 9 March 2019, with a press night on 21 February. Full casting, creatives and a charity partnership with Beyond the Streets have been announced. Time to get booking!
‘I wanted to create something of my own’: Esme Lonsdale tells us about founding UnTied Productions & staging Out of Step
Esme Lonsdale, co-founder of UnTied Productions, is one of a growing breed of performers who don’t want to wait around for the chance to work so create the work themselves. As UnTied Productions prepares to stage its first show, familial comedy Out of Step, at Drayton Arms Theatre, she tells us about the show and what she’s learned in her first job as a producer…