New Website

http://goldendelilah.com/

We now have a new website and we hope you like! It is very easy to navigate and provides you with all the information you need to know about Golden Delilah. 

We are now working on our latest offering; Project X:  A collection of plays  exploring  the identity of black women and the effect that social politics have on their lives, experiences and choices.

So please keep checking our website (www.goldendelilah.com) as more details in regards to casting and venue dates will be posted on our blog and news and events pages.

This  blog account (www.goldendelilah.blogpot.com) will be suspended at the end of January.

Project X - the Secret is soon to be out!

Yes another year, another day, another chance to create, create and create.

We know that we have neglected you for the last couple of months and we know that we have been very secretive about our current production (currently in research and development); Project X:  A collection of plays  exploring  the identity of black women and the effect that social politics have on their lives, experiences and choices.

However we assure you all good things come to those who wait! Our New Year’s resolution is to ensure that we create a production which will leave you speechless! (in a good way!)

More details will follow within the next couple of weeks – including casting details.  

Keep your eyes opened and keep your ears close to the ground!

Now, we return back to the office......as we promise to create a production which will leave you speechless! (In a good way!) So it is all work now and we will play later!

Unleash the Aftermath

It has been nearly 2 months since the London Riots affected London like the plague. The scenes of anarchy, destruction and immorality were unbelievable. People’s lives were destroyed in all in a number of hours.

The chaos that overshadowed London, was a clear indication that the, youths, working classes, unemployed, employed, mothers, fathers, people......all types of people, were angry.

However the Media chose to show footage which clearly led to the assumption that most of the people involved within the riots were of Black African/ Black Caribbean ethnicity.  This only encouraged some people to label the riots as a ‘Black thing’:

"The whites have become black. A particular sort of violent destructive, nihilistic gangster culture has become the fashion and black and white, boy and girl, operate in this language together.

"Its language which is wholly false, which is this Jamaican patois that has been intruded in England and that is why so many of us have this sense of literally a foreign country."

"It's not skin colour, it's cultural. Listen to [Tottenham's Labour MP] David Lammy, an archetypal successful black man. If you turn the screen off so that you are listening to him on radio you would think he was white." – David Starkey, Newsnight 13^th August 2011.

The London Riots was an unfortunate effect of a cause, a cause which some may say is the effect of an Upper class, old school boy -Conservative Government.

In order to understand the extent in which communities were damaged by the riots, Golden Delilah and Fragments took the streets of Hackney, East London on Saturday 20^th August 2011. Although the London Riots affected all walks of lives, we chose to shed light on the opinions of Black women, women who play a strong role in shaping the black youths of today but politically their opinions are hardly acknowledged. 

Please find below a link to Aftermath, a documentary of the after effects of the London Riots:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I9qwm6auxQ

If you have any further enquiries/ comments please do not hesitate to contact us:

goldendelilah@hotmail.co.uk

A Golden Delilah and Fragments.ie collaboration 

Aftermath - Project X

Hey Goldie’s!,

We hope you enjoyed the last weeks of August, dancing at the Notting Hill Carnival or perhaps soaking up the sun rays in a tropical country? Either way, we’re sure you have rested well over the summer, because the Autumn and Winter months are going to be busy!

Why?

British Theatre is at its best  right now, there are so many great theatres contributing brilliant plays to ensure that there is some light during the dark Autumn,  Winter months.  Of course Golden Delilah has been brightening up the stages and discovering London’s best kept secret stages for the past 3 years. So it is no surprise that we have been working away at the office on  TWO  projects  that are almost ready to unveil!

Aftermath: Golden Delilah in collaboration with Fragments Theatre will be presenting you with a documentary which expresses the aftermath of the London riots in Hackney. The London Riots affected all Londoners and was a shocking event, which caused a lot of Londoners to question their political views and their perception of young people.

The media chose to display footage which clearly lead to the assumption that majority of those involved in the riots, were of Black African and Black Caribbean heritage. An unfortunate fact or creative manipulation?

 Bearing this mind, Golden Delilah and Fragments Theatre took the streets of Hackney in search of the opinions of Hackney residents particularly residents of a black African/ Caribbean ethnicity, who were given the chance to have their voices heard.  As they play a strong role in the shaping the black youths of today.

 PROJECT X:  Golden Delilah will be hosting a series of forums that explores the identity of black women and the effect that social politics have on their lives, experiences and choices. The information collated from the forums will aid us in the development of our up and coming production Project X.  The next forum will be held on Thursday 6th October 2011. If you are interested in attending a Project X Forum, please see more details below:

  

More details of Project X and Aftermath will be posted on the GD blog within the next few weeks, so keep your eyes open and your 

ears closely to the ground!

Golden Delilah. 

X

  

The Aftermath

Golden Delilah and Fragments Theatre explored the aftermath of the recent London riots from Black women from the communities perspective on Sat 20 August, Dalston, Hackney.

 It was extremely inspirational and refreshing to hear London views, on recent events that have occured. 

So what was the reason for Golden Delilah and Fragments theatre taking to the streets of Dalston?

As always, Golden Delilah explores different opinions and truths about social political events. Being a theatre company, which focuses on issues that affect women, we are researching black women's opinions on the riots.

The media has chosen to display footage which clearly leads to the assumption that majority of those involved, were of Black African and Black Caribbean heritage. An unfortunate fact or creative manipulation?

Golden Delilah and Fragments Theatre are currently producing a production which will hopefully shed some light on the above through the opinions of black women, women who play a strong role in shaping the black youths of today but have very little power politically! 

 

Keep an eye on this blog, as more news to follow.

A Golden Delilah and Fragments collaboration.

http://fragmentstheatre.ning.com/

Tierra Firme - Social Political Theatre.

Hello!

Golden Delilah was recently sent an email from our friend Yuri Pirondi, who has embarked on a new adventure to document the injustice in the South American countries. Yuri is in a team of Independent Documentary Film makers who are passionate about the power of film and theatre to inspire, move, educate and initiating positive social change. Yes, there are still people who would like to change the world... gently of course!

 Like Africa, Latin America is a continent that has been tussled and torn by political unrest, poverty, lack of education and violence.  Social Political Theatre plays an extremely important role in healing wounds, allowing people's voices to be heard, and in initiating a positive social change.  It is an incredibly effective tool to educate and initiate life-changing shifts in the consciousness and lives of the people involved.

As a theatre company we can not even begin to describe how powerful theatre can be particularly within countries whose futures are not clear. Theatre is a tool to allow one, to describe and express a world in which they would like to live in or a world they are trying to escape.

Please have a look at the website links below:

http://www.indiegogo.com/Tierra-Firme-Documentary
http://www.tierrafirmedocumentary.blogspot.com/
http://www.flickr.com//photos/tierrafirme/show/

I get by with a little help from my friends........

Here at GD headquarters, we are always happy to share new and exciting opportunities from past performs of GD.

Jennifer Aries (Golden Delilah: Under Her Skin - 2009, Mother Told Me- 2011) will be featuring in a new comedy, brought to you by our friends:

DAUGHTERS ON THE STAGE present The Linzee Way, a hilarious new comedy show!

“It changed my life” Nick Knowles, DIY SOS

“Rainy days always got me down, until I discovered The Linzee Way” Sian Lloyd, ITV Weather

“Coming out of the cupboard was so much easier The Linzee Way” Simon J Grant, CBBC

“My way is Linzee’s Way” Matthew Rhys, Brothers & Sisters

Linzee is the guru you will want to follow.

You’ll want to change your life.

You’ll want to change your way.

You’ll definitely want to change your pants.

THE LINZEE WAY

Find out how by visiting the Hen & Chickens Theatre:

109 St Paul’s Road, Highbury, London, N1 2NA at 7.30pm from May 24th to 28th (Doors open at 7pm

Nearest tube/ overground: Highbury & Islington - 2 min walk

Tickets are £10

To book tickets visit: http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/Linzee-Way-tickets/artist/1106937

Video testimonials from Nick Knowles & DIY SOS team, Sian Lloyd, Matthew Rhys and Simon J Grant at: http://www.youtube.com/user/bdalterio?feature=mhum

 

The Linzee Way is directed by Lisa Palfrey and performed by Jennifer Aries, Kezia Burrows, Hannah Daniel, Barbara D’Alterio, Hannah Isherwood, Rosie Okae and Rhydian Jones. For more information on the show and company visit: www.daughtersonthestage.co.uk