The Stagey Place

Tom Willetts is a Youth Theatre and Wellbeing Practitioner, and who we are delighted to have kicking is off with Series 2 of The Stagey Place, as we chat about Tom's various pathways through the industry, from performing to penning his own scripts, as well as just where his stagey place may be...

 

You can follow Tom on Twitter (@TomWilletts12), as well as his company, Diamond Drama (@DiamondDrama0). You can also follow The Stagey Place on Instagram and Twitter too (@TheStageyPlace).

To round off our Fringe Fridays series here on The Stagey Place, Eliott is joined in the virtual Studio by some of the companies who have been taking part in the inaugural 'Thornhill Theatre Space Worldwide Virtual Fringe Festival', which has been running throughout the whole of August, and the first week of September!

 

You can follow the fringe festival on Instagram (@thornhilltheatrespace), as well as The Stagey Place (@thestageyplace). The Stagey Place is hosted and edited by Rliott Sheppard!

Based In North Kensington, The Caravan Theatre recently over lockdown went digital, transforming their three 2019 Kensington Theatre Festival Caravan Plays into Audio Form, to which Yasmeen Arden (@yasmeenarden // Artistic Director), Jessica Butcher (Writer), Saffiya Ingar (@Saffy_I // Performer), and Lilly Driscoll (@LillyyDriscoll // Performer) join Eliott in the virtual studio to chat about their experiences moving over to waveform.

The Radio Plays on Offer are September Skies by Jessica Butcher, Enough by Abi Zakarian, and Spirit of Carnival by Emma Dennis-Edwards, which you can listen to all three now by heading over to www.caravantheatre.co.uk!

You can follow Small Truth Theatre on Instagram & Twitter (@smalltruththeatre // @smalltruthstage), as well as The Stagey Place (@TheStageyPlace on Both Platforms).

Ben Mowbray, Company Manager of Our Star Theatre Company, based in Herefordshire, joins Eliott in the virtual studio this week to discuss the beginnings of setting up the company, as well as being busy over lockdown, as the team have been releasing radio plays. We also chat about the production in which will see the company resume live performances from early September!

 

You can follow Our Star Theatre Company on Instagram (@ourstartheatre), as well as The Stagey Place (@thestageyplace).

We are incredibly excited to have Playwright and Performer Yolanda Mercy joining us this week to chat about the busy schedule she has carved for herself over lockdown, from Writing Workshops with JOLT Gloucester, her recent collaboration with Strike a Light Gloucester on The Telephone Plays, and her upcoming stints of her highly successful play, Quarter Life Crisis, at The Shedinburgh Fringe Festival on Wednesday 26th August at 8pm, before then returning to The Bridge Theatre with selected performances between 7th - 17th October 2020!

 

You can follow Yolanda Mercy on Instagram (@yolandamercy), as well as The Stagey Place (@thestageyplace).

Playwright Beverly Andrews joins Eliott in the virtual studio this week to chat about her two Vaults Festival productions which took to the stage earlier this year, Annawon's Song and Angels, in this second installment of our brand new miniseries, Fringe Fridays!

We also discuss Race Equality in the industry, the recent Black Lives Matter movement, and Advice that Beverly may have for budding writers!

You can follow Beverly over on Instagram (@beverlyaandrews), as well as The Stagey Place (@thestageyplace). Hosted and Edited by Eliott Sheppard.

In this first installment of our 4-part mini series, Fringe Fridays, Eliott is joined by some of the cast and creatives behind Midsummers Theatre Company, who in August 2015 took Jarek Adams' thought-provoking thriller '2 Up, 2 Down, 1 Back' to The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

You can follow The Stagey Place on Instagram (@thestageyplace). Recorded and Edited by Eliott Sheppard. Additional Editing by Sarah Wells (@thriftytheatrelondon).

It's time to delve into the world of Smoke and Mirrors, as this week Eliott is joined in the studio by Richard Parsons and Kerry Scorah, who come on to have a chat about their stage show, An Evening of Deception, as well as what it's been like adapting the show virtually for the aptly named 'An Evening (In) of Deception', where they have currently been playing to theatre spaces all across the UK in their virtual tour!

You can follow Richard and Kerry on Instagram (@glosmagician & @kerrymagician), as well as The Stagey Place (@TheStageyPlace).

Recorded and Edited by Eliott Sheppard (@eliottsheptravels).

Podcast Consultation from Alexandra Pehako (@alexandrapehako).

The Stagey Place is back, and we've gone international for this very special, bumber-sized episode, where we chat to some of the creators and members from Broadway Mania, a virtual musical theatre company which spans internationally across the world. Follow Broadway Mania on Instagram (@wedobroadway), as well as The Stagey Place (@thestageyplace). Recorded by Eliott Sheppard (@eliottsheptravels). Edited by Spike Hart (@spikehart). Podcast Consultation by Alexandra Pehako (@alexandrapehako).

It's the final episode of our first series, and joining Eliott in the studio is Freelance Stage Manager, Izzy Carney, whose recent credits include Venue Stage Manager at The Vault Festival, as well as Chekov's The Seagull, at The Cockpit Theatre in London. You can follow Izzy on Instagram (@izzycarney_), as well as The Stagey Place (@TheStageyPlace). Recorded and Edited by Eliott Sheppard (@eliottsheptravels). Podcast Consultation from Alexandra Pehako (@alexandrapehako).