Space Chats

Creative producer  Bethany Sharp, chats to Julian Felice (Dramatis Personae), writer and director of the upcoming show The Blue Whale. We discuss the Gibraltarian arts scene and the differences between teaching and directing, in advance of the run of The Blue Whale at the Space (playing 23rd - 25th February, including a livestream on the 25th and on demand access for two weeks after that).

You can find out more about the Space, connect with us on the socials and see what's coming up at www.space.org.uk

Find out more about Julian Felice on twitter: @JulianFelice

Theme Music: Monsieur Miaow by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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Creative producer  Bethany Sharp, chats to Claire Louise Amias (A Monkey With Cymbals), writer and performer of the upcoming show The Masks Of Aphra Behn. We discuss doing the PJ Harvey in theatre, the need for distance in creating work that includes our own experienced trauma, and the prolific work of arguably the first professional playwright and spy Aphra Behn, in advance of the run of The Masks of Aphra Behn at the Space (playing 17th - 18th February, including a livestream on the 18th and on demand access for two weeks after that).

You can find out more about the Space, connect with us on the socials and see what's coming up at www.space.org.uk

Find out more about Claire Louise Amias by following her on twitter: @AMonkeyWithCymbalsTC

Or on Facebook: @A Monkey With Cymbals

Website: www.amonkeywithcymbals.co.uk

Theme Music: Monsieur Miaow by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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Artistic Director, Adam Hemming, chats to Stephen Smith (Threedumb Theatre), director of upcoming Notre Dame and producer of Six Plays One Day.

We discuss theatrical jet-setting, one shot films and acting inspiration from Lon Chaney. 

Catch Notre Dame online ONLY, livestreaming 26th - 28th January 2023 and on demand for two weeks after. Come to the Space in person to see Six Plays One Day on the 21st of January 2023.

More about Notre Dame: 

"Over time, civil unrest tips over into violence."

‘Notre Dame’ is an online ‘promenade digital theatre’ event: shot in one singular take and streamed 100% live for an at-home audience.

Paris, 1480s. Esmerelda is seen pursued by a merciless mob. Covered in blood, she flees the scene of a murder and claims sanctuary within the stone walls of the Notre Dame cathedral. Inside, she soon becomes trapped in a triangle of obsession and control between the perverse priest Frollo and his bellringer assistant, Quasimodo.

Brought to you by the same team behind our Offie Award-winning livestream production of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Black Cat’, which we hosted during the lockdown of 2021, this new adaptation of Victor Hugo’s epic and timeless tale combines Threedumb Theatre’s signature style of innovative one-shot filmmaking, imaginative storytelling techniques and inventive use of livestreaming technology.

You can find out more about the Space, connect with us on the socials and see what's coming up at www.space.org.uk

Follow Threedumb Theatre on:

Twitter: @3dumbtheatre

FB: @3dumbtheatre

IG: 3dumbtheatre 

Theme Music: Monsieur Miaow by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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Artistic Director, Adam Hemming, chats to Tabitha Radcliffe & Lisa Hazel (ChopLogic Productions), writers and performers of the upcoming show Dots and Dashes. 

We discuss interrogating historical source material in order to tell lesser known stories, and making a show which is "too woke" (!), in advance of the run of Dots and Dashes at the Space (playing 3rd - 14th January 2023, including a livestream on the 5th and on demand access for two weeks after that).

“Thousands of lives are depending on us, and we can’t afford to make any mistakes”

At Bletchley Park six young women are working to crack the German codes to aid the allied operation in World War two. A story of love, loss, secrets, and the sacrifices these women made to save millions of lives, to rise above their roles, and silently fight a war behind closed doors.

Entirely self-written and composed by Choplogic Productions Dots and Dashes: A Bletchley Park musical is a production telling the story of the unsung heroes of World War Two. Retelling the male dominated narrative of the war from a female perspective Dots and Dashes is an empowerment of women from then to now.

You can find out more about the Space, connect with us on the socials and see what's coming up at www.space.org.uk

Follow Dots and Dashes on:

Twitter: @DotDashMusical

FB: @DotsandDashesMusical

Dots and Dashes Spotify Cast Recording: https://open.spotify.com/album/0daJQ3mOTezI7fduTCd7sZ?si=V0geTvQZQsuZ72cwJ6AQkA 

Theme Music: Monsieur Miaow by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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Creative Producer Bethany Sharp, chats to directors Trilby James and Jess Tucker Boyd, ahead of East 15's Very Like A Whale at the Space Theatre (7th - 10th December). We discuss the evolution of actor training, deconstructing Shakespeare and sharing decision making in rehearsal rooms. 

You can find out more about the Space, connect with us on the socials and see what's coming up at www.space.org.uk

Twitter: @east15_ct

Instagram: @east15ct 

Theme Music: Monsieur Miaow by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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Creative Producer Bethany Sharp, chats to Charlotte Everest, Artistic Director and Co-founder of Mrs C’s Collective, an Associate Company of the Space Theatre. 

We discuss consulting with Creative Psychotherapists when making theatre about trauma, accidentally becoming a theatre producer, and attending pantomimes with tonsillitis. 

Mrs C's Collective is a fixture at the Space, so keep an eye out for their upcoming projects including The Writers' Collective and The Play Exchange.  

You can find out more about the Space, connect with us on the socials and see what's coming up at www.space.org.uk

Find out more about Mrs C’s Collective by following him on twitter: @CollectiveMrs

Or on Facebook: @Mrs C’s Collective Theatre Company

Or Instagram: @mrscscollective

Website Mrs C’s Collective: www.mrscscollective.co.uk

Theme Music: Monsieur Miaow by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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Creative Producer Bethany Sharp, chats to Bobak Champion, creator and performer of I’m Muslamic Don’t PaniK. We discuss his journey from Top of the Pops to Hip Hop to theatre, the often one-sided media narrative of the middle east, rearranging furniture in people’s minds, and the ongoing situation in Iran, in advance of I’m Muslamic Don’t PaniK's run at the Space (playing 22nd - 24th November, including a livestream on the 23rd, with on demand access for two weeks after that).

You can find out more about the Space, connect with us on the socials and see what's coming up at www.space.org.uk

Find out more about Bob Champion by following him on twitter: @BobakChampion

Or on Facebook: @Bobak Champion

Or Instagram: @bobakchampion

Video Link "Rebel with a cause":  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXbElTbM4yM

Theme Music: Monsieur Miaow by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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Artistic Director, Adam Hemming, chats to Inyoung Lee (The ActorTects), writer and performer of the upcoming show Surviving Strangers.

We discuss the culture of stereotypes, the impact of movies, and the loneliness while being trapped in a foreign country during the pandemic, in advance of the run of Surviving Strangers at the Space (playing 17th -20th November, including a livestream on the 18th and on demand access for two weeks after that).

A: How do you say thank you in Korean?

E: 고마워. (Gomawo)

A: Then…. How do you say I love you in Korean?

E: 사랑해. (Saranghe)”

A Western metropolis. Sometime in a near future. A pandemic erupts and a couple is suddenly stuck in lockdown together. At first, it’s all love, fun and games, but very soon the situation becomes unbearable. While the virus is spreading outside, something is happening inside…  A dark dystopic comedy that casts light onto the daily struggles that constitute both the joy and hell of an intercultural relationship.

You can find out more about the Space, connect with us on the socials and see what's coming up at www.space.org.uk

Find out more about Surviving Strangers on Instagram: @surviving_strangers

Or follow Inyoung Lee on Twitter: @in0lee

Find out about the ActorTects on Facebook: @ActorTects

Podcast "Things I am not" by LegalAliens Theatre on Spotify: @ThingsIamNot

Theme Music: Monsieur Miaow by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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Director, producer and writer, Bethany Sharp, chats to Paige Canavan-Smith (UNSETTLED THEATRE), creator and actor of the show The Untold Fable of Fritz. We discuss the process of devising theatre, taming the chaos of the R&D process, the challenges of working on low budget and the inspiration by Philip Pullman’s short story, ‘Clockwork’, in advance of the run of The Untold Fable of Fritz at the Space (playing 29th November - 3rd December, including a livestream on the 1st Dec and on demand access for two weeks after that).

“This is a fable about a boy. A fable is a short story that illustrates a moral lesson. The moral here… Well, you’ll see for yourself.”

White snow seeps down from the mountain tops of the Neuchstein region, freezing over the valleys and the hearts of all the people that live within it. At the foot of the tallest peak, resides the inhabitants of Brutzenvien and their King. Through this everlasting stone-cold ice age, the King’s son soon falls ill and the King makes a pledge to do all in his power to save his heir. But how far will he go?

You can find out more about the Space, connect with us on the socials and see what's coming up at www.space.org.uk

Find out more about UNSETTLED THEATRE by following them on twitter: @unsettled_UNST

Or on Facebook: @UnsettledTheatre

Or Instagramm: @unsettledtheatre

Theme Music: Monsieur Miaow by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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Artistic Director, Adam Hemming, chats to Gabrielle Silvestre and Rachel Harley, founders of Fury Entertainment about their upcoming show Des Fleur. We discuss the need for queer theatre and voices , why representation matters, and the value of good preparation in advance of the run of Des Fleur at the Space (playing 25th - 29th October, including a livestream on the 27th and on demand access for two weeks after that).

‘My heart is so full of you I want to scream.’

An ageing Judith faces early-onset Alzheimer’s and the death of her husband John. As she argues with her children who insist that she moves into a care home, her past and present become blurred, memories come alive and she sees herself as a young wife and mother, surrounded by John and by her best friend and then lover Georgia.

Built around two colliding timelines, ‘Des Fleurs’ is an intricate play about choice, queerness and indentity.

You can find out more about the Space, connect with us on the socials and see what's coming up at www.space.org.uk

Find out more about Fury Entertainment by following them on Instagram: @fury.entertainment

Theme Music: Monsieur Miaow by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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