Bad Blood- as part of the Liverpool Fringe Festival

Bad Blood- As part of the Liverpool Fringe Festival

Friday 11th October doors at 18.30 and 20.30 tickets £5-7

Written by Bernard Winston and Directed By Luke Sookdeo and Molly Farquhar

A serious subject approached with great humour. The story focusses on the importance of friendship in times of need. Matt has been diagnosed with Leukaemia and has just started treatment… Should he need a bone marrow transplant, he’s in trouble as he has no family. His friend Eddie does his very best to support him on this journey.

Actors: James Keiron as Eddie, John-Paul Cubbin as Matt and Rosie Raby as Nicki and Doctor.

This piece is a tribute to my friend who was diagnosed 25 years ago and recently lost his life to the disease. (Bernie Winston Writer)

Some adult humour included

Run time 45mins

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Some People Have “IT”- as part of the Liverpool Fringe Festival

Some People Have "IT"- As part of the Liverpool Fringe Festival

Friday 11th October at 18.00 and 20.00 tickets £5-7

Written Directed and Performed By Sinead Renaye

Script Edited by Sharon Colpman

A one women show in which Sinead Renaye reveals herself…respectfully!

Sinead is a mixed Heritage actor who is trying to work in the tangled world of the creative industry. She discusses topics such as the pressures of growing up Black, the blaze attitude of university tutors and the dreaded Casting Directors. There will be pathos and humour plus Barbie and Dancing. Sinead doesn’t pull any punches so join her for a night exploring the arts from her perspective.

No age limit.

 

 

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The Bot – as part of the Liverpool Fringe Festival

The Bot - As part of the Liverpool Fringe Festival

Thursday 10th October at 18.30 and 20.15 tickets £5-7

By William Thacker 

Directed by Edward Gray
When Prime Minister Tobias Quantick promises to rebuild Britain, his lack of decisiveness is a barrier to progress. When a scientist visits with an AI chatbot that can rule the country for him, Tobias jumps at the idea. But when the AI takes a dark twist, after his chief of staff makes a blunder, Tobias has to decide if the truth is really worth it. The Bot is a dark comedy and a political satire for our times.

Actors: Ted Grant, Denny McDermot and Lauren Blakeway

 

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Queer View – Play night as part of Queer words

Queer View - Play Night at the Studio Below as part of Queer Words

Saturday 31st August- 6.30pm and 8.30pm - tickets £5-£7

Enjoy three 20 minute plays chosen from entries from Grin Theatre and The Make it Write community.  There will be two performances of the three plays, one at 6.30pm and one at 8.30pm. Please book your tickets at the link below.

The Plays

Rivals by Sharon Colpman: Michelle and Sonia are actors but they are also a couple and they audition for the same parts. This begins to cause a rift between them but will this love/hate relationship pay off in the cut throat world of the audition room.

The Meat Rack by Paul Daley: George is a young lad of ambition but currently he is on the meat rack, selling himself to strangers. This dangerous world soon brings him to the attention of a tough, rich and bored man, looking for a toy to play with. Will George survive the encounter. (Some homophobic language used)

Lighten up by Tony Vale: Lionel is terminally ill in a hospice when he is visited by his devoted partner Isaac. This touching play looks at love, death and a changing world.

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Queer Words – Spoken Word Night

Queer Words - spoken word night at the Studio Below

Sunday 1st September - Pay what you decide

Join us for a night of flash fiction, poems, monologues and duologues with an LGBTQ+ theme. Grin theatre are in collaboration with Make it Write for this non-stop evening of spoken entertainment. The evening is curated but if you have some work you would like to read out on the night keeping with the theme, please let the organisers know on the night. We have some vacant spots later in the evening.

Entry is Free but suggested donations at the door are £3-£5

Deadline for Entries 31st July

Passing Moustache

Passing Moustache

3rd and 4th July at 7pm The Kings Arms Salford

A stylised and poetic look at how we process change… in ourselves, others and society.   What do we feel when faced with new ways of perceiving race, culture and gender. what are the prison bars we refuse to see?  The writing poses big questions but finds understanding in the minutiae.

The political is public but the personal is obscured, complicated by the secrets we keep from ourselves. 

Tickets are £8 full price, £6 concession

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Cast and Crew

Cast

Alec Marriner                     Cory Sapienza

Barry Black                          Mark Prescott

Cee Green                           Michelle Phillips

Dalibor Rybar                    Terence Caddick

Eddie Pinkney                    Ted Grant

Fiona Fern                            Rachel Davies

Gerry Silver                         Sonia Sidje 

Crew

Director: Merv Jones

Writer/Producer:  Edward Gray

Stage Manager:  Siobhan Pearson

Graphic Design & IT: Blake Emery

Executive Producer: Sharon Colpman

A Make It Write Production

From the Executive Producer

I often get unsolicited plays landing in my inbox with an excited ping.  I usually redirect the sender to the writers drop in, but this was different.  It was from Ted Gray who was already attending the drop in and had told me about his play.  I read it.  At the time it was just the bare bones and it wasn’t the shape of a normal play.  It crashed over me like a wave and then reset with a chorus.  At 58 years old, I don’t often get excited about much, but I could see the potential in this extract.  The play became the Passing Moustache and I could not be more pleased to present it to you.

Sharon Colpman