Untold Stories New Writing Festival Moves to the Arcola as Part of SLAM Festival
By: Stephi Wild Jan. 22, 2018
Untold Stories New Writing Festival is excited to be starting 2018 as part of the SLAM Season at The Arcola. Following on from a very successful year at SLAM Kings Cross in 2017, where they staged 24 new plays over four festivals to sell out audiences and critical acclaim. Once again they will be presenting a collection of diverse new plays by some of the most exciting and up and coming theatre makers and playwrights which feature some highlights from 2017 and showcase some new talent.
"Untold Stories began as the development arm of Untold Arts, championing unspoken tales from history as well as present day. It has since grown into an entity in its own right, with the belief that giving a platform to new voices is more important than ever. By showcasing new work and developing the pieces from short form to One Act plays, we hope to uncover the theatre makers of the future. We are delighted to be joining forces with SLAM once more and are looking forward to presenting these plays at the innovative and diverse Arcola Theatre." Mark Lindow, Untold Stories
Tick Tock by Mark Lindow
'Time, it's a funny bugger. Not enough when you need it, too much when you don't.' Sandra informs her dog in this bittersweet drama on how the old are hidden in plain sight by their age.
Carousel by Tom Collinson
A Victorian doctor sets out to find the source of an epidemic in an urban community. Can he save them, or himself?
A Tune of Two Muses by Emma Zadow
Lizzie Siddal and Jane Morris, artists in their own rights, are the women that inspired an iconic series of pre-Raphaelite paintings in a moving portrait of what it means to be a muse.
Bakersfield by Chris Udoh
Tommy's life is pretty normal, until his Dad wants him to join the army. What about his dreams to play in the Negro league? But in 1950s Memphis options are few. How will others decisions affect Tommy in this coming of age drama?
Goulburn by Mike Shephard
The condemned cell at Goulburn Prison, New South Wales, 1956. Newell receives her last visitor.
Cornet Solo by Ben Francis
Ianto is an ice cream seller with a jaundiced view of humanity. One average day he gets a request from a very unusual customer that completely changes his world.
London-Damascus by Nick Myles
Separated by thousands of miles and a cultural chasm, can Adam and Ahmed turn their online relationship into real world happiness?
Tickets: £12/£10 concession (jobseekers, students, OAPs, Equity, UK Theatre, Stage Directors UK, BECTU & Writers Guild members)
Book in advance here: www.arcolatheatre.com/event/untold-stories/
Box Office: 020 7503 1646
Untold Stories exists to find plays that tell stories from a diverse range of theatre makers. Tell stories that aren't, or haven't been told. Find a new perspective on a familiar story, one from a point of view that will surprise and inspire the audience. The company aims to develop new works by new and up and coming playwrights through the festival to find the next great untold story and take it to a wider audience.
SLAM was founded in 2016 and is a company dedicated to celebrating new writing and solid talent in every possible way. They programme: spoken word, theatre, art, music and comedy, housing their work with minimal fuss and maximum facilitation to provide a sturdy platform from which they can showcase their work. From that, our mission is to build a community of both emerging and emerged artists, writers and performers, creating development opportunities within it. Nurturing our social impact as we go, we will be developing an educational strand, built upon a variety of workshops, that will feed into the live events.
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