ONE YEAR ON
Monday 26 - Tuesday 27 October 2009
Islington Community Theatre's most chaotic, exciting and breathtaking show to date. 75 participants, 6 brand new plays - and just 24 hours to do it all in. A worthy way to celebrate our first birthday and raise crucial funds for all of our projects next year.
All of our groups for young people were involved: Work in Progress stayed up all night to make their piece, four different groups from Islington Youth Theatre worked with professional directors throughout Monday and Tuesday and The Oracle Project did themselves proud with a wonderful piece about a society in which everyone makes decisions by flipping coins.
As well as being an amazing chance for our members to work with some very exciting emerging directors and perform on stage (some for the first time), the evening was also designed to raise money for our future work. Terry Stacy, the Leader of Islington Council, used the event to announce our first ever funding direct from Islington Council - a wonderful contribution of £20,000 towards our current and future projects.
See photos from the process and the show
CREATIVE TEAM AND CASTS
Director
Ned Glasier
Playwright/Dramaturge
Ali Taylor
Musical Director
Nathan Theodoulou
Designer
Charlie Damigos
Lighting Design
Jonathan Samuels
Company Manager
Jo Gibson
Technical Manager
Jason Kirk
Deputy Stage Manager
Annie Loach
Camera
Richard Foster
Film Editor
Matt Knot
Youth Theatre Co-ordinator
Natasha Jones
Work in Progress Co-ordinator
Rochelle Rose
Community Theatre Trainees
Daniel O’Keefe
Hayley Thomas
Host
Suzie McGrath
Singer
Jermain Jackman
THE PLAYS
Performed by members of Islington Youth Theatre, The Oracle Project and Work in Progress.
Behind Closed Doors ...
Inspired by Do Right by Mario
Created and performed by: Tolu Ayeyemi, Diego Alejandro, Heaven Yemane, Millie Law, Carolyn Palmer-Marshall, Rossano Dias, Keir Dickson
Directed by Hannah Eidinow and Julia Sandiford
DARK GLAMOUR
Inspired by Black and Gold by Sam Sparrow
Created and performed by: Aisha Issahaku-Ajona, Yasmin Jones-Sheahan, Sophie Smith, Robert Ristic, Benjamin Daniels, Memet Sucu and Jermain Jackman.
Directed by Mel Hillyard and Titas Halder
FLIPSIDE
Inspired by Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson
Created and performed by The Oracle Project:
Adi Abdiu, Alice Osborne, Avigela Abdiu, Christiane Pangula, Elena Pinto, Fatmata Cole,
Jahmai Allen, Kofi Odoom, Lily Dickson, Quiena Bowen, Robbie Valverde, Salmeh Shangama, Seun Ajayi, Tom Proctor, Ullysses Robb James, Yaamin Chowdhury and Zephania Osei-Bonsu
Directed by Ella Macfadyen and Laura Keefe
OVERNIGHT
Inspired by Wires by Athlete
and other songs chosen by the company
Created and performed by Work in Progress: Cataliana Zuliani, Daniel O’Keefe, Dayna Kellman, Esther Uwejayah, Grace Monksfield-Hammonds, Hauk Pattison, Hayley Thomas, Jake Head, Jasmin Alvarez, Juliana Magwambasa, Kwami Odoom, Maria Maffey, Rochelle Rose, Rackeama Reid-Akbar, Roman Dawson, Sarah Dawson, Semo Abiola and Shekiera Martin.
Directed by Ned Glasier and Effie Woods
LIEBE IST NICHT HIER
Inspired by Red by Daniel Merriweather
Created and performed by: Sammy Amokrane, Sean Dottin, Kai Blyth-Foster, Amy Gardiner-Gibson, Silan Bozdaģ, Antione Bertin-Azille
Directed by Arne Pohlmeier and Laura Keefe
SHORE TO SHORE
Inspired by Bulletproof by La Roux
Created and performed by: Daniel Adekitan, Phoebe Burrows, Mirela Gega, Jemima Issahaku-Ajona, Aidan Robertson, Sophie Thomas and Louis Clarke
Directed by Alli Smith, Katharine Yates and Okorie Chukwu