Scary little Girls is an inclusive, imaginative, feminist production company powerhouse, that are committed to messages of hope and truth. They are many faceted and produce a whole range of shows and events I have been lucky to work with them on two theatre productions
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Percy Pengelly and The Wibble Wobble By author Jenny Steele Scolding Cousin Jacks Theatre were preparing to launch their new show ‘Percy Pengelly and The Wibble Wobble’ based on Jenny’s children’s book just as Covid hit. We were just about to start to start rehearsals having already done several days research and development. I was
Three Island project (The birth of the company) Based on the short story by Gabrielle Garcia Marquez that deals with issues of a small community affected by change.The project took place in three locations. Malta , Cyprus and Hayle in Cornwall. The show was adapted to each location. Working with Artists , Actors, Musicians and
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‘Four story tellers enter in grubby vest and pants with suitcases,They wash their feet, put on their shoes and wait.A beautiful woman enters.Khachaturian’s waltz plays.The memories flood back-of hopes and dreams, lives and loves all gone.They all dance.’ This was a breakthrough production for Kneehigh. DIrected by Emma Rice, designed by Bill Mitchell and devised
Artistic Director Will Coleman and I have a strong creative working relationship. Having been original members of Bedlam Theatre in the early 1980’s , we can also both have a passion for Cornwall and it’s intangible culture.In recent years I have worked for Will’s company on three different projects as an actor, workshop leader, large
Cornish sporting treasures on a world stage Kernocopia was a pioneering partnership between Cornwall’s sporting, cultural, arts and heritage communities to celebrate the 2012 London Olympics. It was the first time these cultural forms had worked together with a singular goal – to interpret Cornwall’s sporting stories and roll them out on a global stage.
Directed and performed by Will Coleman. Hal Silvester as Lead Designer/Maker, Brett Harvey as Performance Director, Bec Applebee as Performer and Community Engagement Officer Jim Carey as Musical Director The team designed and built a ‘wagon-train’ set, which toured iconic locations from cliff-tops to castles across Cornwall. The company hosted afternoon programmes of ‘cultural offerings’
The Largest mechanical puppet ever constructed in Britain, a brainchild of Goldentree productions, The Man Engine is a celebration of Cornish mining history and a demonstration of Cornish ingenuity and engineering. Built originally to celebrate Cornwall’s Mining World Heritage status this is a project of Epic proportions. During The Man Engine’s first tour he was seen live
Ravenheart was an outdoor physical theatre show based on ‘The story of Carmen’ by Bizet. It was a co-production with the acclaimed Manchester band Inner Sense. Devised by the company and directed by Bill Mitchell it was a riot of wild music, dance, theatre, passion and fire. The show started life at The Minack and
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