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  • Director Wanted!

    Director Wanted!

    This is exciting! Silver Pine Productions is looking for the right person to direct the World Première of Once Upon a Time in Trieste during GM Fringe this July. This one-act, one-hour duologue is an historical drama laced with a touch of time-travel.

    We have already secured slots for both GM Fringe and Buxton Fringe festivals. If all goes well, then the medium term plan is to look at festivals further afield next year..

    This is a paid opportunity with a set fee plus profit share. Please email silverpineco@icloud.com for all details.

  • Chuddy at The Lounge

    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 was one of the pieces selected, with Janice Fryett playing Heather, Beth Mitchell as Jax and Corin Silva as Kris. Jordi Williams himself was directing.

  • Until Next Time..

    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.

    Reddish and Proud – Greg Kelly and Samantha Siddall
    A Hat For Every Head – the full cast
    All’s Fair – Daniel Waterhouse as Aaron and Keaton Tyler-lansley as Theo
    All’s Fair – Kyle O’Neill as Jake, Daniel Waterhouse as Aaron, Keaton Tyler-Lansley as Theo
    Slippers – Jaimie Rivers as Lydia and Pat Brocklehurst as Peggy
    The Mr Men – George Bewley as Mr Tall, Greg Kelly as Mr Average and Andrew C. Husband as Mr Small
    GRRL PWR – Ali Donohue as Teri
    GRRL PWR – Tenika Coates as Kim and Steve Connolly as Fat Freddy

  • Silver Pine at Hope Mill Theatre

    Silver Pine at Hope Mill Theatre

    Hope Mill Theatre celebrates its third birthday next month and they are marking the occasion with a two week long festival.

    As part of this festival, they will be hosting a Manchester ADP Scripts Aloud night: ADP Takes on Cottonopolis.

    Silver Pine was delighted to be asked to contribute and you can see a rehearsed reading of ‘No Weaver Nor Woman’, written specially for the occasion, on Tuesday October 2nd.

    Get your tickets here!

  • Get your tickets now!

    Get your tickets now!

    Right, pay attention at the back, we’ve got a lot to get through in the next few weeks.

    For those of you who wandered in late, our next production is A Hat For Every Head.

    This is a collection of five short pieces, showcasing emerging writing, acting and directing talent from the wonderful people of the North West.

     

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    There will be three performances at the King’s Arms in Salford over the weekend of 22/23 September and then two more at The Old Dancer in Wilmslow during the first week of October.

    Dates:

    The King’s Arms, Bloom Street, Salford

    Saturday 22nd September, 8 pm
    Sunday 23rd September, 2 pm
    Sunday 23rd September, 5 pm

    The Old Dancer, Grove Street, Wilmslow

    Monday 1st October, 8 pm
    Thursday 4th October, 8 pm

    Tickets from: www.fatsoma.com/silver-pine-productions

     

  • 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 Runs 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 experience will be put to good use when we stage our next full production in September.

    This production was directed by Naomi Albans. Mr Tall was played by Ellen Mitchell, Mr Average by Lucy Avison and Mr Small by Hannah Hughes.

    Oh – and that’s my hat, centre stage!


    <p><a href=”https://vimeo.com/285091154″>The Mr Men</a> from <a href=”https://vimeo.com/giroliddy”>Anna Girolami</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>

    (Colour photography by Mark Russell, video from the ADP team. With grateful thanks. x)

     

  • Casting Call – Closed

    Casting Call – Closed

    The casting call for A HAT FOR EVERY HEAD is now closed.

    Thank you to everyone who has applied – we are waiting for confirmation of one last detail and then we will be getting back to you very soon.

  • CASTING CALL – WE NEED YOU!

    CASTING CALL – WE NEED YOU!

    Casting Call:

    Silver Pine Productions presents:

    A Hat For Every Head

     

    Local plays for local people! Five short plays written, acted and produced by the talented folk in and around Manchester.

    Renumeration: profit share

    Performance Details:

    King’s Arms, Salford

    Saturday 22nd September, 8 pm

    Sunday 23rd September, 2 pm and 5 pm

    The Old Dancer, Wilmslow

    Monday 1st October, 8 pm

    Thursday 4th October, 8 pm

    Rehearsal Details:

    Read through: Tuesday 28th August 8 pm, venue TBC

    Hope Studios: 1-2nd September 10am-4pm, 8-9th September 10am-4pm

    Dress/Tech rehearsal King’s Arms: Saturday 22nd September, 6 pm

    Dress/Tech rehearsal The Old Dancer: Sunday 30th September, 1 pm

    Casting Breakdown:

    All’s Fair (written by Andrew C. Husband, directed by Daneka Etchells): Teenagers Aaron and Jake have been friends forever – surely nothing can change that? But then Theo arrives on the scene..

    Aaron: playing age 17-20 yrs. Cocky, out-going and impulsive. Underneath it all, not quite as sure of himself as he seems.

    Jake: playing age 17-20 yrs. Shy, taciturn and inclined to be grumpy. Astute about people and very, very loyal.

    Theo: playing age 17-20 yrs. A beautiful shark, only interested in collecting notches for his bedpost.

    GRRL PWR (written by Anna Girolami, directed by Daneka Etchells): Outstanding young boxer, Kim Rivers, is punching her way into the Big Time when she discovers that Freddy, her mentor and trainer has been less than honest about his murky past. Will she swallow his lies (and her own disgust) to safeguard her own future or will she confront hypocrisy, even if it costs her everything?

    Fat Freddy: playing age 40 yrs. Founder of and trainer at GRRL PWR women’s boxing gym. He’s a big, physical bloke with a tremendous drive to succeed but limited self-awareness and capacity for empathy. Effectively a surrogate father to Kim.

    Teri Rivers: playing age 40 yrs. An energetic dynamo. Single mother, ambitious and pragmatic. Fiercely loyal to her daughter, Kim – but also to Freddy, her long-standing friend.

    The Mr Men (written and directed by Anna Girolami): in an affectionate tribute to the legendary Frost Report sketch, Mr Average and Mr Small shoot for the heights of Mr Tall but fall short yet again.

    Mr Tall: any playing age. Smug, entitled member of the elite who is blind to the fact that his comfortable situation is mainly a matter of luck. Quick to turn any situation to his advantage. Actor needs to be really quite tall and able to hop up to ride piggy back on Mr Average!

    All enquiries to me at silverpineco@icloud.com

    Please attach headshot and link to showreel/spotlight/Mandy profile or equivalent. Auditions will be in held on July 28th. Venue to be confirmed shortly.

    See you soon!

    Anna

     

  • Lend me your ears..

    Lend me your ears..

    ..because here it is! Chuddy, the audio drama, courtesy of those very nice people at Bamalam Productions.

     

    Directed by Lauren Sturgess and James Steventon.

    The cast: Fiona Egan as Heather, Ali Donohue as Jax and Emily Heyworth as Kris.

    And a sterling job done by every single one. Please listen – I hope you enjoy it.

  • Chuddy on the radio

    Chuddy on the radio

    It’s finally out later this week. Can’t wait to hear Fee and Ali bring their formidable double act to audio. And to hear what Bamalam’s razor sharp production team have made of it.

    Meet you back here on Thursday for the first listens!