YOUTUBE KILLED THE THEATRE STAR

The relationship of theatre and TV has always been very turbulent. As it stands now, without one the other could not exist. As the iPod generation, we are evolving, slowly becoming computers trapped in the bodies of humans. Everything is online: Grocery shopping - online, yellow pages – online, banking- online, TV – online, Theatre- online. Yes it is true, that many of the big fishes such as the National Theatre have produce live theatre and used the online medium as way to touch the souls of all boys and girls in the world. A brilliant idea – YES OF COURSE, however the lines seem to be getting fuzzy. We as audience members are immersed in this cyber world, have we now become immune, to real drama, raw drama, drama that you pay a ticket for and watch in a theatre, in the round, in the thrust, end on?



The Golden Delilah Team, have pondered on this dilemma for a while now, and to be honest this issue in some way has also contributed to the fact that we only produce short plays. Why? Well people are so engrossed with a TV/ Online way of entertainment, the attention span is slowly disintegrating .....and it is now becoming a great challenge for theatre makers to engage an audience, plus with no funding to pull out the big guns.....we need to think bright, cheap and spectacular!


We have often used Youtube as a way of advertising shows and tempting a new audience, to be a part of the Golden experience just for one night. However this form of advertisement has only interested a variation of people but on the day of our shows, it was the usual theatre types that turned up. So how can we tap into the IPod generation, shake them out of their online zone. Well if you can’t beat them join them?


The Golden Delilah team is currently conducting research; we are still looking for ideas for our winter production. We would like to create a production which requires online activity as well as theatre activity – So without one the other can not exsist. We need to be stimulated, and as we make theatre for the people, we want to hear from the people!


If you have one word, a phrase, a picture, a video anything that you want to get off your chest, rave about than send it our way! It can be absolutely anything....don’t be shy! Stimulate our Golden Rays!


Send all snippets (word, phrase, pictures, whatever you like) to


goldendelilah@hotmail.co.uk


Put in the subject heading: Youtube killed the Theatre star.

Inspirations is just around the corner - please see some great notices from our friends:

Golden Delilah’s Associate Director and Fragments Artistic Director: Shane Dempsey, is seeking the best, brightest and boldest actors that 2011 has to offer. Shane, will be hosting an intensive day long workshop for professional actors looking to take a risk and rise to a challenge.

Shane Dempsey: Artistic Director of FRAGMENTS.IE, an International Ensemble of theatre & video artists. Shane's production of The Bay toured extensively in 2009. He is currently preparing to stage a new adaptation by Hannah Burke of Mikhail Bulgakov’s ‘The Master & Margarita’. He has strong Russian connections and was invited to observe rehearsals by Lev Dodine of The Maly Theatre. He has also worked as an assistant director at Soho Theatre and The Tricycle.

and some more notices.....

Custom/Practice Classical Acting Workshop 26th & 27th April 2011

Following the success of the classical acting workshops 2009-10 (described as "an historic achievement" by Jatinder Verma, Artistic Director of Tara Arts), Custom/Practice is pleased to announce details of our forthcoming workshop at English Touring Theatre (London, SE1) in April 2011. Led by Custom/Practice directors Rae McKen and Suba Das, the workshop will allow participants to explore Shakespeare monologues and duologues and classical performance auditioning and rehearsal techniques. Rae and Suba will be joined by guest practitioner, actress Rakie Ayola.

The programme will run 10am to 6pm, Tuesday and Wednesday 26th & 27th April. A maximum of 15 places will be offered. The fee for the programme is £80.

Actors interested in taking part should apply to Custom/Practice by sending their CV and a short written statement outlining their reasons for wishing to take part in the course to custompractice@gmail.com by Monday 19th April. We will email you after this date to let you know if you are successful in your application. 

That’s all folks!

SHOUT, LET IT ALL OUT!

Spring is in the air, and the clocks will soon go forward and it is nearly that time for a good old Spring cleaning. Having finished Mother Told Me in February, we are now looking/ planning/ thinking of the next Golden Delilah Show. As always the plays we produce must have a female character as the central character. We haven't yet decided, as to whether we should push our boundaries and produce a full length play....but at the moment anything is possible! Whilst we at this stage of planning, we need your help. Essentially Golden Delilah is here to make work which encourages all walks of live to have interest in theatre. 

If you have any ideas, or anything that you need to get off your chest in regards to theatre, please do not hesitate to let us know:

goldendelilah@hotmail.co.uk

http://twitter.com/GoldenDelilah

Also we would like to ask you to help Japan:

A massive earthquake, the seventh largest recorded in history, struck the east coast of Japan on Friday 11 March.

The earthquake, measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale, triggered a tsunami which hit the east coast of Japan with 7-metre-high waves, leaving a trail of destruction.

More than 2,000 people have died in the disaster and some 2,000 are injured. The number of confirmed dead is expected to rise to around 10,000. The earthquake triggered fires and caused severe damage to buildings, leaving 1.2 million homes without electricity and 1.4 million without water.

In order for Japan to rebuild......we need to come together, all of us!

Please make a donation!

Mother Told Me - Photo Updates:

It has nearly been a month since Golden Delilah took the Poetry Cafe Stage and presented you with a dose of Mother Told Me. Having sold out in just 20 MINUTES, it was a great success........and if you were not there, well have a butcher:  www.flickr.com/goldendelilah

Since Mother Told Me, the GD team are back to researching for the next production. As always we aim to bring a sunny forecast of golden rays your way. However we ask for your patience and also for your thoughts. If you would like to get something off your chest with the prospect of having it presented on stage, why don’t you drop us an email: goldendelilah@hotmail.co.uk or tweet us @goldendelilah.

Don’t keep everything bottle up inside, explode like a fizzy tango.......get emailing, tweeting and facebooking.






As always


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SUCCESS!

Hello!


Thank you to all of you who attended Mother Told Me at the Poetry Cafe on Thursday 27th January! 

It was a great success! Sold out within 20 minutes! Brilliant! 

Please stay in tuned, as we will be uploading photographs on the Golden Delilah blog and the GD Flickr page.

Also, please feel free to send suggestions for our next show, which we hope to produce in Summer/ Autumn, so get sending!

Send suggestions to: goldendelilah@hotmail.co.uk

Thank you!

My Mother Told Me that I was Golden!

We're back from winter hibernation with a juicy, intimate show to offer you. Unfortunately it is just for one night, but one night of bliss is worth the trouble especially one night that will ward away any January blues!


So we shall pick up, from where we left off.......


After the success of our Summer 2010 production; 7:1 Beyond Control, which featured work by award winning writers such as Joel Horwood and Zoe Simon. This season we bring you three short plays from New York, Ireland and England. We challenged 3 writers: Bianca Sams, Hannah Burke and Terri-Ann Brumby to write a short play exploring mother and daughter relationships.


Mother Told Me....., unveils three gripping tales which reflect the valuable/invaluable advice of which a mother can give to their daughter, but what each tale portrays, is a story which questions the nature of loyalty, sanity and the explorations of love.

Writers:

Hannah Burke: Hannah is pleased to present her third new piece for Golden Delilah. Last years contribution 'ERRIS' is now playing at the Black Box Theatre in Belfast. Hannah's work for 2010 includes an adaptation of Bulgakov's 'Master & Margarita' Edinburgh Festival & NO DOGS, The White Bear Theatre, London for FRAGMENTS and The Snow Queen & Ugly Roger for Stage Craft, Ireland. She has has just been commissioned to write a new play for East 15 Acting School based on the Berlin Wall.

Terri-Ann Brumby: Terri is an actress working in TV, Film and Theatre. In 2008 she was a winner of Sharps- BBC TV Drama Initiative. Her stage play The Benefit of Time has had successful runs in the NW and London and had just been commissioned by BBC Radio Drama. She is on the writing team at LA Productions (TV)




Bianca Sams: Bianca Sams is an Actor/Writer/Producer based in New York City. She is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School, where she earned the distinction of being Tisch's first ever Triple Major (Acting, Dramatic Writing, Africana Studies). She was a Simi-finalist in Mont Blanc's writers program, and a finalist for the Crucial Films short film competition. Her written pieces have been read at Joseph Papp Public Theater, Karamu House, Old Vic Theater London and Cleveland Public Theater.
www.biancasams.com

Golden Delilah presents Mother Told Me.....

Venue: Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton St, Covent Garden, City of London,WC2H 9BX


Transport: Tube: Covent Garden/ Holborn


Date: Thursday 27th January 2011


Time: 8pm


Duration: Approx 1 hour


Tickets: £6 on the door (cash only) - Come early to avoid dissapointment.


Tel: 020 7420 9888


See you there, oh and just in case you have any doubts:


Comments referring to Golden Delilah productions from 2009 -2010


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
Under Her Skin, 2009,  Hackney Empire.




I just saw Beyond Control at 503 tonight and thought it was excellent. Golden Delilah curated a really brilliant set of writers and a fantastic group of actors. I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the evening.


Kate Budgen, Associate Director, Pentabus Theatre Company
 7:1 Beyond Control, 2010, Theatre 503.

 an exceptionally high standard of new writing


Lisa Cagnacci, Associate Artist, Southwark Playhouse
7:1 Beyond Control, 2010, Theatre 503

TIME OUT CRITICS CHOICE!

So, Christmas is round the corner and it's cold and your worrying about Christmas presents etc. you need a light relief! How about you take a look at Time Out, only to realize that Anansi: An African Fairy Tale is critics choice.

The Telegraph: Anansi’s warmth and energy immediately make you forget the freezing night air, and there’s not a jingle bell in sight – really quite refreshing.

**** 4 Star rating

Full review: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/8193625/Anansi-An-African-Fairy-Tale-Southwark-Playhouse-review.html

The Stage: An all-round engaging cast is led by Anniwaa Buachie as Anansi, a spider whose resourcefulness extends far beyond web-weaving.

Full review: http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/30632/anansi-an-african-fairy-tale



More details: http://www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/whatson.php



The fun doesn't stop there:

NO DOGS by Hannah Burke and directed by Shane Dempsey, is leaving audiences wanting more at the White Bear:

what they said: http://vimeo.com/17671113
More details: http://www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk/
So don't say we didn't try to include you on the fun!

x

Spoilt for Choices!

Golden Delilah

Just living life like it's Golden!

Greetings from Golden Delilah, we hope you have had a lot fun in October and you are now getting into the groove of Winter months. Yes that's right the days will get colder, and the London people will become more moody, so what better way than to shake that winter wickedness out of you and warm up with some warm African vibes.

The Golden Delilah team are still working away in the workshop, making sure that our Winter production Mother Told Me, will offer you a refreshing dessert after the Christmas holidays. We will of course keep you update.

Meanwhile we would like to offer you a little treat - Our team of Directors, Writers and Actors are working like mad on other creative projects:

Golden Delilah Artistic Director Anniwaa Buachie, is become a spider woman! Anniwaa is performing in Anansi: An African Fairy Tale at the Southwark Playhouse.

This brand new play, based on research into traditional West African and Caribbean folklore, explores the joyous creative power of story-telling. A vividly textured and timely festive offering, it will delight seasoned theatre goers and family audiences alike.

TICKETS: £8/£13/£18 - (Airline style pricing tickets are sold on a first come first served basis.)

DATES: 30th November - 8th January 2011

PRESS NIGHT: Friday 6th December

TIMES: 7.30pm Mon - Sat, 3pm Matinaes - Sat only

VENUE: Southwark Playhouse, Shipwright Yard, London, SE1 2TF

For more details please visit: http://www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/whatson_detail.php?record_number=219

Associate Director Shane Dempsey and Resident Writer Hannah Burke form a fine collaboration for the debut of Hannah Burke's compelling play No Dogs.

1947. London is in ruins. Christine is blind, she runs a brothel. Adelaide is black, she works as a prostitute, and Anne is Irish, she just wants a job.

Following the triumphant success of The Master and Margarita and The Bay, Fragments are tackling the bittersweet realities of post-war London in an

imaginative piece of new writing.

'Bold, beautiful and moving, this talented company create theatre

that awakens the senses and explodes into the space'

Lisa Spirling, Theatre503

That's all folks, see you at a performance.

GD team.

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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.