WOMEN IN ARTS
Wednesday 18th December
The John Curry Studio
All events in the studio must be booked via eventbrite, please email us for the invite.
10.30-12pm
Rose Solari will be reading from her poetry , novels and play.
Rose Solari is the author of two full-length collections of poetry, Difficult Weather
and Orpheus in the Park, the one-act play, Looking for Guenevere, and the novel, A
Secret Woman. Her third book of poems, The Last Girl, is forthcoming in autumn,
2014. She has lectured and taught writing workshops at many institutions, including
the University of Maryland, College Park; St. John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland;
and the University of Oxford, where she currently serves on the advisory panel for
the Centre for Creative Writing at Kellogg College. Her awards include the Randall
Jarrell Poetry Prize, The Columbia Book Award, and an EMMA award for excellence
in journalism.
This Event has been Cancelled
1pm-2pm Works in Progress 2.
featuring work by Anna Savva, Iskandar Sharazuddin, Esther Shanson
2.30-4pm Panel discussion "Writing for Women."
On a day featuring a great deal of new writing and work we look forward to hosting a discussion exploring both the issue of roles for women of all ages and responding to some of the work featured in the festival.
5.30 "Frozen Heart"
THE FROZEN HEART is a tribute both to novelist, Irene Nemirovsky, who died in the gas chambers of Auschwitz aged 39, and to the people who survived under the Nazi regime.
At the time of her death, Nemirovsky, had been working on a five-novel series based on occupied France which lay hidden for almost fifty years.
The play examines the war and the experiences of women through the letter writing of Francois, whose fiancée is in the resistance and through Monique, a night club singer who hates the Germans but finds herself falling in love with one.
‘Linking it all together is the brilliant Gladstone Wilson on piano as Monique tells some of her story in song. Her beautiful voice transports you to a French cabaret creating atmosphere and style for this absorbing, emotionally charged production.’ Review, Lichfield Garrick 2009.
This is a ticketed event
The John Thaw Studio
All events in the studio are free and places can be reserved through theEventbrite link on the Tristan Bates Theatre website.
11-1pm "Russian Dolls "by Kate Lock directed by Belinda Lang and starring Sylvia Syms.
A witty and moving 2 hander for women of very different generations .
An old blind woman living alone in her flat in north London is robbed by a 17 year old young offender pretending to be her carer. In spite of their cultural and generational differences a rocky relationship develops between them but not without terrible conflict with alarming consequences.
5.15-6pm Work-In-Progress sharing: some early ideas for ‘A Poncho in Peckham’,
a one woman play being written and devised by Camila Fiori.This event has been cancelled.
Due to an unexpected last minute change with our musician, it is with great disappointment I have had to take the decision to postpone this work-in-progress sharing until the new year, honouring the integrity of the work. The piece will continue to be developed with support of the other collaborators and we do hope you’ll join us next year. To keep up to date with news on the project, please contact me directly at camalulu@hotmail.com.
5-6pm Speed Mantoring with Susan Grossman
Susan is offering 6 ten minute mentoring sessions, she is a highly respected Writer and Journalist.
www.susangrossman.co.uk twitter: @wordsallowed
The Tristan Bates Theatre
All tickets to be bought through the Tristan Bates Box Office
7pm: "Lulu 7" written by Abi Zakarian and directed by Sarah Berger
LULU 7 is inspired by Frank Wedekind’s ‘Lulu’ plays: originally conceived as a single play, the two pieces tell the story of Lulu; a woman who rises in German society through her relationships with wealthy men, but who later falls into poverty and prostitution.Written to be performed by seven actors playing the seven different incarnations of Lulu, each monologue explores a different facet of her as she ages, progresses through society, and is continually renamed and reconstructed according to the fantasies of the people she encounters throughout her life.
8.30 pm: "Portia"
featuring Clare Cameron
written and directed by Robert Gillespie
presented by Jane Nightwork Productions
Has the way women select their partners changed that much since Portia and her trio of caskets? Do women still have to exhibit more “masculine” behaviour in order to have their voices heard?
Preparing to go on stage to play the role of Portia, Isabel reflects on the choices she’s made as a jobbing actress, the choices she’s made as a woman and where the edges of the actor and character meet.
A philosophical comedy, Portia compares the expectations of Venetian society with those of contemporary British society and takes a new look at an old story. Portia has been specially written for Clare Cameron who plays Isabel. Clare will shortly be appearing as Jocasta in Oedipus The King, part of Oedipus Re-told, another Jane Nightwork Production, which will play at the Tristan Bates Theatre in Jan 2014
Clare will be donating her profits from ticket sales to Women for Women International, a charity who helps women survivors of war. You can find out more at www.womenforwomen.org.uk or follow on Twitter or Facebook @WomenforWomenUK
9.45 pm: "Don't ask the Lady." with Julie Ross
Julie Ross, in her acclaimed one-woman show, celebrates the creative spirit of 20th century female songwriters, whose talent, tenacity and determination overcame obstacles in a field where many were discouraged – it was simply not considered ‘women’s work’.
Through her ‘special blend of humorous and touching cabaret’, you’ll discover rarely heard gems and popular classics, as well as hear the stories of how these wonderful songs came to life!
Every day the Siris Original Theatre Company of Sweden proudly presents
"Request programme " starring Cecilia Nilsson directed by Hedvig Claesson.
Performances upstairs at the Theatres Trust, 22 Charing Cross Road.. performances on Wednesday at 1pm and 6pm.
Please click on the link below for details.