L-R Michelle Donkin, Sarah Scally, Gail Aldwin, Andrew Allen
On Saturday I was delighted to be in the audience for Cast Iron X a short play night by Cast Iron Theatre in Brighton. The programme included Killer Ladybugs a ten-minute comedy written by Sarah Scally, Maria Pruden and I. The photo shows Sarah and I with the founders of Cast Iron, Michelle Donkin and Andrew Allen. We were fortunate to have Michelle direct the play and act in a small part. The production was excellent: great performances and splendid use of lighting. Many thanks to Michelle and the actors Esme Bird and Andrew Allen.
It was fascinating to watch the other plays, too. Quite remarkable to see how minimal props , effective lighting and clever writing can support such a range of creative work. I particularly enjoyed the play written and directed by Sam Chittenden. The Two of Us was performed by Annie Packman and Kerri Frost with an interesting section of dual speeches delivered simultaneously.
A bonus of travelling to Brighton meant that we were able to stay with Regina Keith who now lives in Peacehaven. Regina is doing a wonderful job continuing her commitment to global health by teaching on the post-graduate programmes Global Public Health Nutrition and International Public Health Nutrition at the University of Westminster. Well done, Regina – keep up the excellent work!
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It was great to have you there, and I’m very glad you enjoyed the production. There will be more writing opps in 2018 ..
That’s good to hear – we’re already working on another short play!
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Congratulations! It must have been interesting to be in the audience of a performance of your own play.
Yes and inspiring to see other plays performed.
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