As producers we discover, mentor and fund cross art-form productions that represent the very best in new musical theater, film, dance and new writingfrom the UK and USA. Productions are selected by a panel of industry experts which this year included Kevin Spacey, playwright Anna Ziegler, director Jamie Lloyd, choreographer Wayne McGregor CBE and composer / lyricist Maury Yeston. Current productions below.
Our Productions
Education, Education, Education | The Wardrobe Ensemble
A love letter to the schools of the 90s it asks big questions about a country in special measures, exploring what we are taught and why, and where responsibility lies. The show enjoyed a run at the Edinburgh Fringe, receiving a Fringe First and The Stage awards. It will be touring the remainder of this year, purchase tickets here.
★★★★ ‘canny, slick work from a company that knows exactly what it is doing’ The Guardian
A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad) | Silent Uproar
A hilarious cabaret musical about depression that explains how it’s OK to not be OK. The show received Fringe First award and Best New Musical at the Fringe. It will tour to venues around the UK later this year, details will be announced here.
★★★★ “This is a show that feels thoroughly genuine. It hugs you close. It’s there for you.” The Stage
Some Greater Class | Holly Blakey
A live dance performance exploring connectivity, class and gender, exposing the subtle and not-so-subtle dynamics of contemporary pop culture and it’s context. The piece was presented at Latitude Festival and Southbank Centre in 2017. Keep an eye on Holly’s website for future touring dates.
“The performers leave the stage with the audience knowing that the sweat is real, the passion is real and the pain is real too” Theatre Full Stop
The Goree All-Girl String Band | Artie Sievers and Michael Bradley
This new musical tells the true story of six women who teach themselves music behind bars and earn a slot on a prison-based radio program. Their goal? To gain enough fame to earn a pardon for their crimes. The show premiered at the 2017 New York Musical Festival being billed as one to watch.
“One of NYMF’s best offerings this year….The Goree All-Girl String Band seems to have a bright future ahead. ” TheatreMania
El Coquí Espectácular and the Bottle of Doom | Matt Barbot
Alex, an out-of-work comic artist creates a hero called El Coquí Espectacular, an avatar of all he thinks it means to be Puerto Rican – everything Alex fears he is not. The piece was performed at the Julia de Burgos Performing Arts Center in Spanish Harlem and will be at the Two Rivers Theater, New York in January and February 2018. Tickets are not yet available, but keep an eye out here to purchase.
“The play itself is actually hilarious, full of quick-witted humor.” Stage Buddy