DATE Presents: The Student Led Project

The Student Led Project is a festival of 9 performances over a two-week period, each devised and performed by a different company of 3rd year Drama and Applied Theatre Education (DATE), BA students.  

Every weekday evening at 6.00pm from Tuesday 18 May to Friday 28 May, a 20-minute piece will be performed and streamed live to YouTube; with topics ranging from teenage mental health, to ‘dangerous’ women throughout history, to the ridiculousness of current tabloid headlines. 

So please come and enjoy a festival of exploration and entertainment, live from the comfort of your own home! 
 

Programme

Tuesday 18 May

Hunt Me Down by Empress Arts

• Naomi Carr-Austin, Megan Foster, Sophie Scarlett

During many ages there were witches. The Bible said so. The Bible commanded that they should not be allowed to live. Then it was discovered that there was no such thing as witches, and never had been. One does not know whether to laugh or to cry…..There are no witches. The witch text remains; only the practice has changed.

Wednesday 19 May

Woman Is, Woman Isn’t by Scrambled Eggs Theatre

• Daria Dimitrova, Jessica Nieto, Khristyanna Gaspard, Silvana Gateva

‘Woman Is Woman Isn’t’ is a devised performance inspired by our experiences of womanhood. We are a scramble of women who live in London, but come from diverse backgrounds. Specifically our multicultural outlook is informed by Colombian, Bulgarian, St. Lucian and British cultures. The performance explores the differences and similarities between us. We play with stereotypes through dark humour.

Thursday 20 May

Fuss & Feathers: A Night of Nonsense, Twaddle and Bosh by FlimFlam Productions

• Sam Bettridge, Charlotte Briscombe, Alice Grove, Charlotte Clark

FlimFlam’s sketch show explores and exposes the power of the press and places big stories into the realm of the ridiculous.

Friday 21 May

COMMON by Cider’n’Black Theatre

• Charlotte Healy, Chloe Heywood , Rebecca Charlton, Elspeth Goodman

Monday 24 May

Not our words, but theirs by V-9

• Lucy Allen, Lucy Jeffries, George Eldridge

A piece of documentary theatre exploring the effects the pandemic has had on teenage mental health.

Tuesday 25 May

Eye Unconscious by Bee Women

• Olivia Partidge, Sofie Barysevich, Jemima Stephenson

“The abuser and the abused. I have been both.” - milk & honey

Wednesday 26 May

Homopropaganda by Archiving Acts

• Darius Gervinskas, Samira Ahmed

A contemporary performance engaging human rights and social justice. Online premiere Wednesday 2 June 7.00pm on YouTube

Thursday 27 May

Storytelling Through the Ages by Moira.i.

• Emilie Trodd, Emma Smart, Nicola Fisher

The Moira.i presents a brief exploration into human storytelling. 

Friday 28 May

Oggy Oggy Oggy by Ginger Nuts Presents

• Alina Puleston, Kirsty McMunn, Natalie Evans

Oggy Oggy Oggy… Oi Oi Oi. Come along and join young Bobbi and her trusty fish friend Finneas while she works to bring her big brother back to life through the magic of memory.