Mulberry Theatre Company presentsSilkworks
July 14th 2010 - July 17th 2010
A four day festival of plays and creative arts from East London, curated by Fin Kennedy and Luke Kernaghan.
Since 2006, Mulberry School for Girls in Tower Hamlets has been pioneering long-term collaborations between students, staff and professional artists. SILKWORKS is a celebration of what has been achieved so far.
Including one world premiere of a brand new Fin Kennedy play, two revivals of his previous Edinburgh Festival hits for the school, documentaries, short play readings, film installations, sound art and food – SILKWORKS will see East London’s young women transform Southwark Playhouse as you’ve never seen it before.
MEHNDI NIGHT
by Fin Kennedy and Mulberry Theatre Company
Directed by Paul Tomlinson
14, 15, 16 July at 4.30pm & 17 July at 2.30pm
All tickets £6!
“Life is a samosa.”
At a traditional Bengali celebration the night before a wedding, the women of the community gather to sing, dance and bless the bride-to-be. But when an uninvited guest turns up bringing painful memories from the past, everyone present is forced to confront their own fears, prejudices and longings.
Mehndi Night was Mulberry Theatre Company’s first show at the Edinburgh Fringe. This all-new production is the first time it has been revived since 2007.
“A cracking piece of community theatre … light, bright and blessed with theatrical verve.”
The Herald
DOUBLE BILL:
THE UNRAVELLING and
THE URBAN GIRL’S GUIDE TO CAMPING
14-17 July at 7.30pm & Saturday 17 July at 3.30pm
Tickets £8, £13, £18
THE UNRAVELLING
by Fin Kennedy and Mulberry Theatre Company
Directed by Shona Davidson (original production directed by Camille Cettina)
“Stories, like fabrics, are lessons in living.”
WINNER: Scotsman Fringe First Award 2009
In an east London fabric shop, a dying mother challenges her daughters to weave her the greatest tale, using nothing more than pieces of cloth. Little do they realise that their prize is far more than the shop itself – it is the power to write their own futures.
As the daughters’ Unravelling begins, the shop fills with their creations – demons, zombies, talking fish ... and some sinister reflections of themselves. Eventually their imaginations begin to strain at the fabric of reality itself ...
A bold existential fable about one mother’s legacy to her daughters, and the power of mythology to change your life.
‘Stunning’
**** The Scotsman
‘Glowingly imaginative’
British Theatre Guide
WORLD PREMIERE:
THE URBAN GIRL’S GUIDE TO CAMPING
by Fin Kennedy and Mulberry Theatre Company
Directed by Luke Kernaghan
“This time, we’re going properly into the forest.”
With Uni over and adult life about to begin, four young friends leave the city behind to re-live the school trip of a lifetime – to Ashdown Forest, home of Winnie-the-Pooh and a clutch of childhood memories. But a summer storm heralds the confession of a burning secret that threatens to tear their lives apart, while the forest holds an eerie mystery of its own...
A groundbreaking new play developed with former students now in their 20s, this bittersweet comedy about life, love and friendship is east London’s young women in their own words.
Plus - don’t miss!
FREE EVENT – At 5.30pm every day, short play readings from the graduates of Fin Kennedy’s 2010 Mulberry Staff Playwriting course
FREE EVENT – At 6.30pm every day, screening of Mulberry Films’ short documentary about Mulberry Theatre Company’s award-winning 2009 Edinburgh Festival production The Unravelling.
From 5.30pm-7.30pm (from 3.30pm Saturday 17th) the Southwark Playhouse foyer will be displaying artwork, film installations, sound art and more. Fresh food available from 5.30pm-7.30pm each day.
Want to know how we do it? Check with box office for details of post-show talks.
"To say Fin Kennedy and the Mulberry School for Girls are one of the best writer/education partnerships there is doesn't do them justice. To say they're one of the best companies at the Edinburgh Fringe comes closer."
The Scotsman
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