The Invitation - Theatre 503 - September 2009
Eleanor and Carter are getting ready to host a dinner party. The only problem is that neither of them know who invited the guests. Was it a simple misunderstanding, or something more sinister?
The Invitation is a satire on social class in modern-day America.
Written by Reen Polonsky
Eleanor - Genevieve Adams
Carter - Jeff Peterson
An extract of The Invitation was devloped as part of the London Playwrights' Collective directors' project and was subsequently selected to be performed at the LPC's Crash Test Audience at Theatre 503.
The London Playwights' Collective is a collaborative, supportive and proactive community for writers.
www.londonplaywrights.co.uk
The Invitation is a satire on social class in modern-day America.
Written by Reen Polonsky
Eleanor - Genevieve Adams
Carter - Jeff Peterson
An extract of The Invitation was devloped as part of the London Playwrights' Collective directors' project and was subsequently selected to be performed at the LPC's Crash Test Audience at Theatre 503.
The London Playwights' Collective is a collaborative, supportive and proactive community for writers.
www.londonplaywrights.co.uk
Miss Julie - King's Head Theatre - July 2009
When Miss Julie, the daughter of a nobleman, sleeps with her father's servant what folows is a conflict between sexual passion and socail position which ultimately leads the pair to tragedy.
Written by August Strindberg
Miss Julie - Mariam Bell
Jean - Hugh O'Shea
Christine - Gabrielle Schmidt
Nowhere Man - Etcetera Theatre - May 2009
A Man armed with a phone book and felt tip pens;
Another, who drives away from everything;
A woman searching for answers;
And a widower who tries to remember.
Four lives that intertwine in the middle of nowhere.
Nowhere Man: a play about what we find when we’re lost.
Written by Sam Lebens.
Produced by Back2Back Productions.
Ted - Daniel Wiltshire
Hugo - Davin Eadie
Jake - Robert Witcombe
Nadia- Tess Mawle
Another, who drives away from everything;
A woman searching for answers;
And a widower who tries to remember.
Four lives that intertwine in the middle of nowhere.
Nowhere Man: a play about what we find when we’re lost.
Written by Sam Lebens.
Produced by Back2Back Productions.
Ted - Daniel Wiltshire
Hugo - Davin Eadie
Jake - Robert Witcombe
Nadia- Tess Mawle
Carve - Tristan Bates Theatre - April 2008
When a New York gallery debuts his gruesome painting, Carve, struggling artist Josh finally thinks he's hit the big time. But when the fictional female subject of his painting appears shivering, angry, and most definitely alive on his Brooklyn fire escape, Josh is forced to confront his assistant and lover Jessa and the dark secrets they've both been harbouring. In this suspenseful thriller, Josh and Jessa are forced through the rabbit hole to figure out how a supposed figment of Josh's imagination has bloomed into vibrant, desperate life.
Written by Molly Smith Metzler
Josh Darbin - Peter Brooke
Jessa Campbell - Kosha Engler
Ryan Duffy / Scott Mason - Simon Lee Philips
Maureen Duffy - Ann Wittman
Reviews:
"James Farrell successfully directs his first full-length play with a perfectly cast ensemble...The production is tight, energised and entertaining with great use of the small space."
Lisa Williams - Remote Goat
Written by Molly Smith Metzler
Josh Darbin - Peter Brooke
Jessa Campbell - Kosha Engler
Ryan Duffy / Scott Mason - Simon Lee Philips
Maureen Duffy - Ann Wittman
Reviews:
"James Farrell successfully directs his first full-length play with a perfectly cast ensemble...The production is tight, energised and entertaining with great use of the small space."
Lisa Williams - Remote Goat
The Atlantic Project - Warehouse Theatre / Canal Cafe Theatre / Tristan Bates Theatre - February - September 2007
The Atlantic Project was an eight month long process which saw six American writers develop their new work on the London stage. This included short plays as welll as extracts from their full length pieces. The final part of the process had the audience choose their favourite play which was then produced in full. Carve was the selected play performed in 2008.
Written by Molly Smith Metzler, John O'Shea, Kate Snodgrass, Ginger Lazarus, Ronan Noone and Jacob Strautman.
Cast - Rebecca Handswick, David Mildon, Catherine Bellamy, Alex Woodhall and Jack Fortescue
With thanks to the United States of America Embassy in London for their generous donation.
Written by Molly Smith Metzler, John O'Shea, Kate Snodgrass, Ginger Lazarus, Ronan Noone and Jacob Strautman.
Cast - Rebecca Handswick, David Mildon, Catherine Bellamy, Alex Woodhall and Jack Fortescue
With thanks to the United States of America Embassy in London for their generous donation.
The Sperm Monologues - E4 Udderbelly - August 2006
In some sperm donation clinics, donors are invited to record a message for their as-yet-unborn son or daughter to view when they reach eighteen.
If you only had one chance to speak to your child, what would you say?
The Sperm Monologues gives you the chance to hear a selection of these messages. Find out what some men leave behind in this funny and emotive production.
Written by Jon Gilbert
Cast - Paul Hessey, David Mildon, Martin Scott-Thomas
Reviews:
"The only show I’ve seen so far whose merit outshines its ridiculous title is ‘The Sperm Monologues’. Several men were interviewed to find out the message they would give to children born from sperm they’d donated at a clinic, in a filmed session that would be shown to the child on their eighteenth birthday…the interviewees produced the basis for a script that was both funny and moving. Amid the harsh natural selection process for Fringe publicity-seekers, this is a piece that deserves to go all the way."
Rachel Halliburton, Mon Aug 14 - Time Out
“A great show in the making.”
Mhari Hetherington – www.scottishtheatre.co.uk
“Well crafted…consistent, realistic and believable”
Andrea Mullaney – The Scotsman
“The fully engaged performances successfully keep you wondering what sort of dad is about to appear onstage next.”
Three Weeks
If you only had one chance to speak to your child, what would you say?
The Sperm Monologues gives you the chance to hear a selection of these messages. Find out what some men leave behind in this funny and emotive production.
Written by Jon Gilbert
Cast - Paul Hessey, David Mildon, Martin Scott-Thomas
Reviews:
"The only show I’ve seen so far whose merit outshines its ridiculous title is ‘The Sperm Monologues’. Several men were interviewed to find out the message they would give to children born from sperm they’d donated at a clinic, in a filmed session that would be shown to the child on their eighteenth birthday…the interviewees produced the basis for a script that was both funny and moving. Amid the harsh natural selection process for Fringe publicity-seekers, this is a piece that deserves to go all the way."
Rachel Halliburton, Mon Aug 14 - Time Out
“A great show in the making.”
Mhari Hetherington – www.scottishtheatre.co.uk
“Well crafted…consistent, realistic and believable”
Andrea Mullaney – The Scotsman
“The fully engaged performances successfully keep you wondering what sort of dad is about to appear onstage next.”
Three Weeks