News & Blog
Keep up to date with all our activities by reading our regular blogs written by actor and theatre practitioner Janine Haynes.
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An Exciting Few Months
26 November 2019
Well, it’s certainly been an exciting and busy time!
“Taking The Stage” in partnership with MK Gallery was our biggest project to date. We had performances, talks, workshops, panels and seminars as well as a brand new play and six scratch performances. It took months to plan and organise.…
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‘Splendour’ - the powerful and edgy drama comes to Stantonbury Theatre
8 October 2019
We are a theatre company that enjoys producing thought provoking and exciting theatre. So, we are delighted and extremely proud to be able to bring another strong and intriguing drama to Milton Keynes.
In just over one week’s time our exceptional all woman cast will be performing the powerful…
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The success of “Taking the Stage”
3 October 2019
“Taking The Stage - Women in the Performing Arts” at MK Gallery was our biggest project to date.
It was a symposium and…
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Why “Taking The Stage”?
8 August 2019
I have been interested in the theatre since I was a child...
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Introducing - Julia Pascal to ‘Taking the Stage’
8 August 2019
We are delighted to be able to showcase brand news works from phenomenal female playwrights and theatre-makers, both experienced and emerging, at our three-day festival from 12 – 14th September at MK Gallery.
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Introducing – Wallis Hamilton Felton to ‘Taking The Stage’
8 August 2019
The first of our ‘scratch pieces’ is the debut work of from Wallis Hamilton Felton and is entitled: ‘Dirty Laundry’.
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Introducing - Sarah Wanendeya to ‘Taking The Stage’
8 August 2019
Sarah Wanendeya - ‘Becoming the Invisible Woman’ The second of our original pieces come from actor Sarah Wandendeya, based on her worn experience...
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Introducing – Haste Theatre Company to ‘Taking The Stage’
8 August 2019
Haste Theatre Company- ‘Untitled’
The third, and most raw performance comes from a fantastic group of women in the form of Haste Theatre Company.
Through lies, masquerades, unmasking truths, desertion, enlistment, resilience, ethic blows, moral bruises and a firm grasp on who they were...or needed to be, these…
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Introducing - Chloe Todd-Fordham to ‘Taking The Stage’
8 August 2019
Bruntwood Prize Judges Award winner, Chloe Todd-Fordham showcases her brand new play ‘Tapestry’ written especially for our festival.
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Introducing - Shobu Kapoor to ‘Taking The Stage’
8 August 2019
Shobu Kapoor completes our original scratch pieces with her one woman performance of ‘The Great Escape’.