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Terrific reception at the Cockpit

Posted : February 17, 2017

The inaugural Children's Theatre in the £ at the Cockpit Theatre has been and gone. And what a show it was! Expertly organised and run by Matthew Crowfoot, of Beak and Claw Productions, and Helen Barnett at the Cockpit, the young audience got to see snippets of four exciting new pieces of work, including Infinite Jest's adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing. We dusted off our 4 and a half year old script and updated it and gave the audience the first fifteen minutes. And received wonderful feedback: "it was awesome", "I loved the audience involvement", "it was really creative". So, we left very happy indeed! 

Our thanks to Matthew and Helen and all at the Cockpit. 

Gearing up for Children's Theatre in the £...

Posted : February 2, 2017

We're gearing up for two days of rehearsal for a scratch performance at the Cockpit Theatre on the 14th February. The theatre is hosting a two day programme of workshops and scratch performances from theatre practitioners aimed at young audiences. 

We'll be dusting off the script of our first ever show, Much Ado About Nothing, and reworking the opening few minutes with an incredible cast of actors: 


Henry Everett (Don Pedro/Don John) - co founder of Infinite Jest. For Infinite Jest - Benedick/Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing, Malvolio/Orsino in Twelfth Night. Most recent acting work includes Richard II at The Globe and The Rivals at Bristol Old Vic

Morag Cross (Dogberry/Hero) - for Infinite Jest - Viola/Maria in Twelfth Night. Currently performing in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Ekow Quartey (Benedick/Ursula) - currently in Peter Pan at the National Theatre

Suzanne Ahmet (Beatrice) Currently in Peter Pan at the National Theatre

Michael Wagg (Verges/Leonato/Claudio) - for Infinite Jest - Verges/Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing. Writer, poet, actor. Lots of acting work for Teatro Vivo and TNT

More information here: http://thecockpit.org.uk/show/childrens_theatre_in_the_£

 

Please come along!