Black Cat

A musical Written by: Geoff Page

Produced by Corkscrew Theatre Company

In this spine-chilling, one man musical based on Allan Edgar Poe’s original 1843 text, a condemned man tells us of his strange childhood, his love of animals and the series of events that have brought him to this moment in time.

Corkscrew Theatre Company is based in Cambridge and run by Lesley Ford. Lesley has been involved in school and community theatre for many years and in many capacities – from writing and adapting plays to directing and stage management.  Geoff Page is a prolific writer of musicals.  His one-man musical monologue The Ancient Mariner (2013) premiered at the Rada Festival before being performed at various UK venues including The Lowry and The Stephen Joseph Theatre.

Corkscrew aim to bring together dynamic and talented local individuals in spaces where fresh and exciting theatrical ideas can be fully explored.

For more information, please visit: www.corkscrewtheatre.co.uk

Sunday 12 July, 4pm – 4.45pm

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MaD (Monologues and Duologues)

by WRiTEON

Not MAD as in CRAZY! Well, OK, maybe just a little bit crazy. WRiTEON brings to Hotbed a selection of their best MaD (Monologues and Duologues), each featuring one or two characters in search of an audience.

WRiTEON is an open scriptwriting forum for Theatre Artists from the Cambridge region and beyond.

Thursday 9 July, 7.55pm – 9.05pm

£5

14+

For more information, please visit: www.writeon.org.uk

 

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Connie and the Suffragettes

Written by Ros Connelly

Produced  by Classworks Theatre in association with Cambridge Devised Theatre.

This exciting new play explores Lady Constance Lytton’s unique role in the Suffragette Movement, her privileged background and her development into one of the suffragettes’ heroic icons.  The nuances and drama of a life torn between private and public, love and duty, family and cause, are drawn from Constance Lytton’s own writing in her letters, diaries and her book ‘Prisons and Prisoners’.

Ros Connelly is a playwright who specialises in devised theatre and plays about iconic women, including Ellen Terry, Emily Wilding Davison and Constance Lytton.

Classworks Theatre has always been committed to creating new work with writers, artists, film makers and actors.   This has recently led to the creation of large scale, exciting community work, bringing together professional and new performers in a challenging and dynamic interactive format with an audience.

For more information, please visit: www.classworks.org.uk and www.cambridgedevisedtheatre.co.uk

Date and Time: Sunday 12 July, 6.30pm – 7.30pm

Cost: £5

 

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The Cambridge Monologues: Voices of the Past

Written by Kay Blayney

Voices of the Past is a unique collection of monologues in which an array of hidden and forgotten local characters, events and places are revived and infused with life.  Historical facts are transformed into fresh and lively scripts that raise these ‘Cambridge characters’ from the grave!

Date and Time: Saturday 11 July, 4.15pm – 5.05pm

Cost: £5

 

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Memory Bank

Devised by Cambridge Community Arts Drama Group

Led by Caroline Rippin

Imagine if you could banish all painful memories. Imagine if you could enhance the best ones and keep them forever bright and true.

Cambridge Community Arts Drama Group present Memory Bank – dark tale of corporate corruption and personal power. A portrayal of a world where there’s nothing that isn’t for sale.

Sunday 12 July, 12pm – 1.00pm

Cost: £3

 

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Streets and Dreams  

Year 8 students: Coleridge Community College

Led by Caroline Rippen

Where are we now? Where do we want to go? What’s stopping us?

Coleridge Community College Year 8 students ask what it takes to make changes in our own lives and in the world around us. Do the obstacles we face come from the outside or are they within us?

Sunday 12 July, 1.30pm – 2.30pm

Cost: £3

 

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Patience the Campervan

Written by Kay Blayney

Patience the Campervan has two speeds, slow and stop, but come what may, she will always get you to your destination!  Hop on board the real Patience and listen to a reading by Kay of her new children’s book.

Saturday 11th July          

10.30am – 11.10am

11.30am – 12.10pm

12.30pm – 1.10pm

£5 (one adult free with each child )

Age Guidance:  Suitable for children age 4-8 years

 

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