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New Work Season comprises original plays, a song cycle, and an intermedial piece written, directed, and performed by 3rd Year students from our undergraduate Acting and Actor Musicianship programmes.
Under the guidance of BAFTA Award-Winning Writer Janys Chambers and Olivier Award-Winning Composer Darren Clark, the year group have been introduced to the creative energies and disciplines of playwriting and dramatic songwriting, leading to a selection of short plays and a playlist of original songs.
DOUBLE BILL – THE MARTYRS OF COMPIÈGNE + GEOFFREY WITH A G
THE MARTYRS OF COMPIÈGNE, by Fin Gardner
During the French Revolution, at the height of the Reign of Terror, three Carmelite nuns try to live out their outlawed vocation. Set to Gregorian chant under the shadow of the guillotine, this true story sees the tensions of corrupt systems, internal conflicts, and a higher power all come colliding together.
GEOFFREY WITH A G, by Helen Sanders
Triggered by the appearance of a middle-aged man in a tweed suit, this funeral starts like no other. Does life after death get any better than this?
11am – 12.15pm , Tuesday 20 May
3 – 4.15pm, Wednesday 21 May
7 – 8.15pm, Thursday 22 May
Run time: 1 hour 15 minutes, no interval
Venue: Barn Theatre, Rose Bruford College
Please book now via Eventbrite.
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