Category: Shorts

  • Wear Pearls and Smile

    Our debut show of five short plays.

  • Slippers at Manchester ADP

    Slippers, a Silver Pine short, underwent the Manchester ADP treatment in April. A script-in-hand reading followed by audience discussion and feedback. It’s always a great night – four new short plays performed and directed by local talent in the very congenial surroundings of the King’s Arms in Salford. What’s not to love? It’s a great…

  • The Mr Men at Manchester ADP

    I’m very proud that The Mr Men, a Silver Pine short, was selected for the Manchester ADP GM Fringe special, Who Run the World (Girls)? at the KIng’s Arms in Salford. Three script-in-hand readings of short plays written, acted and directed entirely by women.  As ever, audience participation and feedback was lively, warm and constructive. The…

  • No Weaver Nor Woman, Hope Mill Theatre, October 2018

    Hope Mill Theatre celebrates its third birthday this month and they are marking the occasion with a two week long festival. Last week, as part of this festival, they hosted a special Manchester ADP Scripts Aloud night: ADP Takes on Cottonopolis. This was unusual for a Scripts Aloud evening because the four pieces were all…

  • Chuddy for Bamalam Productions

    Chuddy has been produced by those very nice people at Bamalam Productions. Bamalam is a young production company making audio dramas and poetry. Chuddy was selected for their second season and released in May 2018. Directed by Lauren Sturgess and James Steventon. The cast: Fiona Egan as Heather, Ali Donohue as Jax and Emily Heyworth as…

  • Chuddy at the oldham coliseum

    Chuddy, a Silver Pine short, was selected for the Manchester ADP-curated evening at the First Break festival at the Oldham Coliseum in June 2017. Despite only four hours rehearsal, the team nailed it brilliantly. The production was directed by Darren Jeffries. Heather was played by Annabel Entress, Jax by Pegeen Murphy and Kris by Emma Furnell.

  • Chuddy at the Lounge

    Jordi William’s No Words Wasted theatre company unveiled its inaugural production in November with Theatre In The Lounge . This was a show of three short pieces written, directed and performed by people in and around Manchester and staged at The Lounge in Warrington. I’m delighted that Chuddy was one of the pieces selected, with Janice…

  • A Hat for Every Head

    A Hat For Every Head is our second show of five short pieces, written by myself, Greg and Andrew. It had three performances at The King’s Arms in Salford on September 2018 and a further two at at The Old Dancer in Wilmslow in October. Full Cast: All’s Fair by Andrew C. Husband: Aaron – Daniel Waterhouse, Jake…

  • Chuddy at The Lounge

    Our Chuddy took a trip to Warrington last month. Jordi William’s No Words Wasted theatre company kicked off its inaugural production with Theatre In The Lounge . This was a show of three short pieces written, directed and performed by people in and around Manchester and staged at The Lounge in Warrington. I’m delighted that Chuddy…

  • Until Next Time..

    A Hat For Every Head has come and – somehow – gone. Twelve cast members, five performances, two theatres in two different towns and a whole host of people in the audiences. It was an absolute blast – you can see all the details here.