Wednesday 21 April 2010

It's the final countdown

Yes we are counting down the days till the explosion of Golden Delilah at Theatre 503! Theatre 503 is experiencing a few technical problems, which as a result details of our show can not yet be seen on the theatre 503 website. If you wish to book tickets for the show below, please do the following:


Golden Delilah presents 7:1 Beyond Control 
VenueTheatre 503, 503 Battersea Park Road, London SW11
Transport:  Trains/ Overground - Clapham Junction Station and Battersea Park Station.
Buses: 44 ,49, 319, 344, 345, N19
Date: Monday 14th June 2010
Time: 7pm and 8.30pm
Tickets: £10/£8
TO BOOK:


a) call Theatre 503 Box office number: 020 8 978 7040

b) email them at: info@theatre503.com

c)  Check the website again: http://www.theatre503.com/ in the next few days.



Summer is fast approaching and so is Golden Delilah! We are very excited to notify you of our first production of 2010; 7:1 Beyond Control. Last year Golden Delilah successfully produced three compelling plays by Hannah Burke, Zoe Simon and Alexander Williams at the Hackney Empire. We now return in our second year to give you a dose of seven new invigorating, irresistible and intoxicating dramas by seven diverse writers.


Includes work by:

Writers:

Joel HorwoodWinner of the Cameron Mackintosh Award, a Fringe First and the BBC / Royal Court ‘The 50’ award for emerging playwrights. Recent work includes Is Everyone OK? (National Tour) and The Count of Monte Cristo (West Yorkshire Playhouse). 
Graham Dickson:  Winner of Soho Theatre's Westminister Prize 2009, for Divine. His new play Hope Springs In Terminal will be appearing at the London Fringe Festival this summer. Film writing credits include the shorts Duty and Wright Words. Graham is also an Actor.
Zoe Simon:  One of Golden Delilah’s writers in residence, Zoe’s play Saturday Night was shortlisted for Off West End’s 2009 Adopt a Playwright Award. Other credits: Medea of Darfur (Hackney Empire), Scratch (White Bear Theatre) Head (Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe, Fringe First nomination).  
Serenah Cole: Serenah Cole is a poet and playwright, who has performed at Glastonbury Music Festival. She is part of the Royal Court’s Young Writers Programme having completed Critical Mass Writers Group and The Invitation Group and she is currently being developed by Theatre Writing Partnership.
Gbolahan Obisessian: A writer and director who has described as ‘personifying the future of Contemporary British Theatre.’ He is the Bulldog Princep Directors Bursary Recipient 2008 - 2009 at the National Theatre Studio and the recipient of the 2009 Jerwood Directors Award at the Young Vic. Recent work includes Sus (young Vic) which is currently on a national tour.
John R Gordon: Award-winning white Afrocentric writer of novels, plays and screenplays. He wrote for Noah's Arc, the world's first black gay TV series. His script for the feature Jumping The Broom was nominated for a NAACP Image Award. 
Hannah Burke:  Golden Delilah's writer in residence, Irish writer Hannah Burke contributed her outstanding writing to Mothers of Modern Ireland a documentary due for circulation in 2011. Recent work includes;The Bay (Edinburgh, Te Pooka which after a triumphant transferred to Theatre 503) Mum, Me (Tristan Bates Theatre). SKOLKA (London, Ireland, Belgium & Edinburgh Fringe) 



Directors:

Bronagh Lagan: Young Person Theatre Representative of Britain for Contacting the World 2008, Sining Kambayako (Mawai City, Philippines), Wrong Place, Right Time (Contact Theatre, Manchester), Planet of the lost Children (Unity Theatre, Liverpool), She(New End Theatre, Hampsted). Assistant Director -Company Collisions’ Nothing Left Too Lose (Purcell Rooms, National Theatre London).
Laura Keefe: Present : Tense (Southwark Playhouse), Miniaturists (Arcola Theatre), Smithereens and The Sugar Syndrome (Workshop performances, Young Vic). As associate director: Is Everyone OK? (nabokov). As assistant director: Doctor Faustus (Watford Palace), Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare's Globe) and Roaring Trade (Soho Theatre).  


Scott Le Crass: The Forbidden Tree (Old Red Lion), The Vikings and Darwin (Watford Palace) Roberto Zucco, Pericles, Market Boy, The Laramie Project (Miskin Theatre).  Assistant Director -Kurt and Sid (Trafalgar Studios), Boy Get Girl (Arts Ed).
Melissa Dunne: Directing – Abstract Nouns (Soho Theatre), Extraction (Etcetera Theatre) The Space Between (Theatre 503 and Smirnoff Underbelly.) Assisting Includes - Everything Must Go, (Soho theatre), Cakehole (Hampstead Theatre)



LIMITED RUN! BOOK NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!!!


Last year’s production: Under Her Skin generated an amazing high calibre of new work.......
"An intriguing and involving evening with three pieces of polished writing delivered with conviction and aplomb. Well-chosen and well-acted, you were convinced of the potential of each writer and were left wishing to see more!"
Sofie Mason, Director, OffWestEnd.com
go on continue to stalk us, follow us and be nosey, you have more to gain than to lose.............

We are also on Ideas Tap!

GOLDENdelilah celebrating new writing dedicated to female roles, through work that reflects the real nature of the society we live in and offers real artistic opportunities to new writers.


17% of playwrights are women; 38% of stage roles are for women; 35% of TV roles are for women; of the top 250 films last year only 9% were directed by women.


Tuesday 6 April 2010

WE HAVE THE WORLD IN OUR HANDS.........SO LETS DO SOMETHING!





GOLDEN DELILAH WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION  A MESSAGE FROM OUR FRIEND AND ASSOCIATE MONDO ENTERPRISE:.........YOU WOULD BE A FOOL TO MISS THIS............GO ON, DON'T BE LAZY HAVE A READ AND DO SOMETHING!

Hello wonderful people,

I hope you are well and enjoying Spring! 

I would like to invite you all to attend a discussion/meeting on Sunday 11th April at The Rich Mix Centre

35-47 Bethnal Green Road
London E1 6LA

TIME 4.30pm

WHY????

I have spoken to most of you about an ongoing discussion I have been having with various people in the entertainment industry about the black community and how we are represented, how we behave (towards each other) and the mark we are making in London. Apart from noticing a lack of solidarity we identified that since the (horrendous and embarrassing) MOBO awards were established there is no other event that celebrates black talent on the scale we think it deserves.
(I've heard of screen nation but it receives minimal recognition)

Bubbling in our minds and burning in our hearts are so many ideas of an event that reflects where young black London is at NOW.  We have been thinking about creating an event that includes all the arts; theatre, film fashion and make it happen OURSELVES. We want to have a huge collaboration in which everyone is involved in making this a true reflection of where we are at. 

So many exciting things are happening, so much talent is bursting through and we should be proud. We should be excited and we should want to share it and show it off. This is in no an only black thing, not at all. I’m into love and togetherness and inclusion BUT the reality is in London we are still working DAMN hard to get that recognition, and unless we start stamping are feet and singing our songs no-one will ever listen. It’s in our hands, and it’s up to us.... NOW....

So please come on Sunday to tell us what you think, we want all your ideas, friends, contacts...

Monday 5 April 2010

SPRING IS FINALLY HERE!









Spring is finally here........


The sun is shining but the weather is still a little chilly! Any hoo, there are loads of great thinks to look forward to! Here at the Golden Delilah Head quarters we have composed a list of the top ten things to do in Spring -Summer 2010


1. GOLDEN DELILAH


COME TO GOLDEN DELILAH'S PRODUCTION 7:1 BEYOND CONTROL AT THEATRE 503 on 14th JUNE 2010. This is a one day performance and not to be missed! 7 provocative new plays written by 7 prestigious writers including Zoe Simon, Joel Horwood and Gbolahan Obisessian. Keep following us on twitter, facebook, ideas tap, bushgreen, flickr.........more details will come in the next few weeks but KEEP THIS DATE FREE or your gonna live to regret it!


2. Carnival de Cuba!


Yes for all of you out there that loveeeeeeeeee Latin America (we certainly do!) than here is a corker:


July 9th - Carnival de Cuba with Waterloo Quarter music series in Waterloo - line up and times tba July 10th - Sur Caribe at Conway Hall, London - check back or check www.cubana.co.uk for details July 16th - Carnival de Cuba all event at Waterloo Carnival outside Cubana with live bands and DJ - final details tba


3.  Festivals:


So the fashion victims are now brushing off the dust off their hunters wellies. That time of year is soon approaching, yes, the festival parade is back in town.  Having experience the infectious festival bug we are now looking forward to once again, dancing till the sun rises, here are just some of the festivals we are looking forward to:


Chichester Festival: 15th April-16th October -www.cft.org.uk/
Brighton Festival: 1st-23rd May -http://www.brightonfestival.org/
Pulse Festival: 27th May-12th June- http://www.pulsefringe.com/
Everyman Theatre Festival: 6th July-31st July:http://www.everymanfestival.co.uk/
 Love Box: 16th-18th July -http://www.lovebox.net/events/event/uk/23/
 Latitude: 15th-18th July  - http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/home/
Secret Garden Party: 22nd-25th July - http://new.secretgardenparty.com/2010/
24:7 Theatre festival - 26th July- 1st August -http://www.247theatrefestival.co.uk/
 Edingburugh Festival: 6th-30th August -/www.edfringe.com/


4. Spring Trends


Ok so I know we predominately speak about theatre but fashion is also important! Especially when you have press nights for theatre shows or for Film premiers. 


'Ethnic' fashion. African prints have always been around, but they have become the latest fashion trend on the catwalk. So wear your Kente prints with pride!






great contemporary African print dresses...


http://jazzandjeffeverythingforever.blogspot.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/everythingforever
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38451383026


4. Ice Cream


5. Lidos


It is constantly raining in England, the sun always teases us only giving us small kisses here and there. However when it does reach 25 degrees, why not spend an afternoon at the Lido. You can read the latest play by Roy Williams or whatever takes your fancy and enjoy the splashing sounds of water.
Brockwell Lido
Tooting Bec Lido
London Fields Lido
Hampstead Heath Lido


6. Sex and The City 2

Does Samantha get married? Does Carrie and Big live happily ever after? Can't wait for the next instalment


7.The end of the recession?


8. Midnight Matinae:


The Midnight Matinees happen once a month at Midnight. They are a theatrical event that take over an entire building. These monthly midnight happening showcase, develop and test new work from some of the most innovative practitioners in London and the UK. 
http://www.tristanbatestheatre.co.uk/MidnightMatinees.asp


9. Soho Interact:


Scratch Interact is a night for work in development, curated by Glue.
Artists making interactive encounters will be tucked into the Soho's offices, corridors and even toilet cubicles, inviting you to break up with them, dance with them, take walks with them, and much more. 



10. INSPIRATION
As a new company we are always looking for inspiration from all different art forms. We obviously look, listen and learn from the best:


we would like to introduce you to:


APPAU JUNIOR BOAKYE- YIADOM

USING HIS STUDIO AS A STAGE AND EVERYDAY OBJECTS AS CHARACTERS, A PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENT IS CREATED. CHARGED WITH MEDITATIVE AND POETIC ACTION CREATING SITUATIONS WITH ACCESSIBLE OBJECTS, WHICH ARE ACTIVATED DURING A BRIEF PERFORMANCE. THE RESULT IS FILMED, PHOTOGRAPHED AND RE-ENACTED AS INSTILLATIONS THAT MAKE UP A RECORD AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORK AS A WHOLE. THIS PROCESS EVOKES A TIMELESS STATE, ACCENTUATED FURTHER BY THE ARTIST’S INCLINATION TOWARD NON-SPECIFIC MATERIALS.



http://www.boakye-yiadom.com/ Appau's next show will be part of SQUID AND TABERNACLE have a look : http://www.squidandtabernacle.com/
















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