PROGRAMME: TUESDAY 6 JUNE
Today we are concentrating on writing for the theatre - and also welcome a punk legend to the Festival!
Writing and Producing Your Own Play
PANEL DISCUSSION: 12.30-1.30pm.
Gillingham Library and Community Hub, 3 High St, Gillingham ME7 1BE
Have you ever wondered what goes into writing a play?
Have you ever wondered if you could put your own play on?
This panel discussion with representatives from several of Medway's theatre companies and local playwrights will tell you how!
Panelists include: playwright and writer for 'The Archers', Sarah Hehir; Claire Louise Amias, whose recent play 'The Masks of Aphra Behn' played at the Brook Theatre; Kate Mechedou of Mrs Baker's Medway Theatre Company; and special guest Genevieve Ray, producer 'Renegades' on 'The concept of a 4D version of the production brand'(pre-recorded).
Hosted by Sam Hall, Festival Co-director and founder of 17Percent, an organisation to promote and support female playwrights.
Free, book with Medway Libraries.
Gillingham Library does not have toilet facilities.
Nearest bus stop: Gillingham Library
Theatre Writing Workshop
WORKSHOP: 2-4pm.
PURE, MidKent College, Medway Rd, Gillingham ME7 1FN
In this writing workshop, aimed at people who would like to write for the theatre, writer Pauline Holmes and Theatre Company Play On Words, will give you tips on how to start writing a play.
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The workshop will comprise of fun writing exercises, and the opportunity to share your words.
Play On Words are producing the debut of 'The Lion Queen', Pauline's play which will be premiered later this evening!
Free. Book with the GlassBox.
PURE is fully accessible.
Nearest bus stop: The 116 service stops directly on campus. The 101 service stops directly outside the campus at selected times.
Renegades
PLAY DOUBLE BILL (14+): 7-9.30pm.
The GlassBox Theatre, MidKent College, Medway Rd, Gillingham ME7 1FN
In the first of our theatrical double bill, poet and performer Nina Telegina presents her solo show 'Renegades'.
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Renegades – famous women you’ve never heard of.
This standup/storytelling show tells the stories of extraordinary forgotten women in history: pirates, sword fighters, warrior queens, and more. Aside from revealing hidden histories, it focuses on their forgetting: how were these remarkable women erased from our cultural memory, and why. (Read more in Nina's blog post.)
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*Please note, Nina's play contains swearing.
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Refreshments will be available to purchase from the theatre.
Pre-booking required. Pay what you decide - cards/cash accepted on the night.
The GlassBox is fully accessible.
Nearest bus stop: The 116 service stops directly on campus. The 101 service stops directly outside the campus at selected times.
The Lion Queen
PLAY DOUBLE BILL (14+): 7-9.30pm.
The GlassBox Theatre, MidKent College, Medway Rd, Gillingham ME7 1FN
We are excited to bring a premiere of a play by a local writer, Pauline Holmes, to the Festival today!
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Pauline's play about a strange and dangerous Victorian career of 'Lion Queen' (teenage lion tamers), is produced by Medway theatre company Play On Words.
The play is the culmination of months of research by Pauline including the discovery of a very personal link to the Lion Queen! (Read more in Pauline's blog post.)
*Please note, Pauline's play will describe the tragic death of the Lion Queen, that may be upsetting to some.
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Refreshments will be available to purchase from the theatre.
Pre-booking required. Pay what you decide - cards/cash accepted on the night.
The GlassBox is fully accessible.
Nearest bus stop: The 116 service stops directly on campus. The 101 service stops directly outside the campus at selected times.
Attila the Stockbroker
DUB POETRY (18+): 7.30-9.30pm.
Medway Adult Education, Eastgate Rochester, ME1 1EW
In only his second visit to Medway in recent years, Attila will perform his unique blend of poetry and music.
Punk poet, latterly dub poet, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Attila the Stockbroker exploded into public consciousness in 1982-3 via two John Peel sessions and a Melody Maker front cover and is now celebrating over forty years earning a living doing what he loves. His latest album, just out and endorsed by his old friend Ben Zephaniah, is a dub poetry collection ’40 Years In Rhyme’ with rhythms from Kingsley Salmon and What’s Left Dub, and his previous one, 2018’s ‘Restoration Tragedy’ combines early music and punk – a lifelong ambition – with tales of the English Revolution of 1649.
Attila’s current performance comprises spoken word, dub poetry, acoustic songs, a bit of early music on ancient instruments, and latterly some Laibach-inspired ‘Industrial Language’.
*Due to the adult themes, we recommend this as an 18+ event.
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Jaspers Community Cafe will be open between 6.15-7.00pm for a pre-bookable Chilli supper or Vegetarian chilli supper with rice and including a sparkling fruit juice drink - £6pp
Please pre-order by emailing Jaspers cafe at jasperscomcafe@gmail.com and state name/number and type of meals/any dietary requirements OR call into the cafe in person to place an order. Bank details will then be provided for payment up front.
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BYOB.
Free. Book via Eventbrite. (Event only)
Medway Adult Education is fully accessible.
Nearest bus stop: Rochester Railway station.
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