So a few months ago, I & Maev Mac Coille started our own theatre company called Merry Spinsters. We decided to start with a short play event. It meant I’d get the chance to direct and Maev as playwright, along with other playwrights would get some work up in front an audience in a relatively short period of time. So we persuaded another company to co produce- Roguegunner Productions -and used Ram Jam Records/Grey Horse Pub to our venue as & off we went. Maev wrote 2 new shorts- Mirror, Mirror and The Saddest Lines, our co producer also added two- A Study in Beige and Circles and we had a call out for some more from friends and the public and by the end we had 7 short plays.
Gained 5 actors then it upped to 7 and off I went rehearsing them all. It wasn’t entirely easy- due to time constraints and lack of funds, but it was a good show. I was so proud of my writers – new, emerging and experienced and my actors. The pub was packed and the audience clapped.
Now to think about whether we will do Shorties again and what else we’ll create…
Ps I’m contractually obliged to say: Yes come to see The Lying Kind- A Dark Christmas comedy. For 5 dates in Dec ( 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th & 9th- matinees & evening performances ) https://www.designmynight.com/london/clubs/west-london/ram-jam-records/the-lying-kind