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Ten line plays
14th of November 2008
Vier's has organised another evening of performance of new writing.The challenge was to write an interesting short play with a maximum of ten spoken lines. Some plays became very short but some writers retained their voice with elaborate stage directions.
In the final piece, Swimming with Jesus, a scuba diver had a surreal swim in a pond on a golf course. The director, Leigh-Anne Abela, found rather convincing ways to show the diver kissing a fish, dancing with a floating bicycle and continously giving himself a hard time underwater.
Story of a Grave
6th of October 2008
Vier's latest new writing efforts culminate in The Story of a Grave. The idea: One play set in a graveyard with scenes from 1805 to 2008 written by an number of writers.
A number of production issues (actors dropping out, dubble bookings) made this performance not as succesful as we had intended it, but perhaps we'd like to try a similar set-up another time.
Milja takes part in 24 Hour Play Project
4th of October 2008
Milja was one of six writers selected to be part of HallWays 24 Hour Plays. She wrote a short play called 'Stupendous Smiles' which will be developed into a longer piece.
The writers had 90 minutes to write a ten minute piece set in a pub.
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The Hermit Crab at Pilot Nights
2nd of August
One of Milja's short plays have been chosen to be performed as a scratch performance at a Pilot Nights evening in Birmingham on the 28th of August.
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Toby Clarke to direct I am Green
30th of July 2008
Theatre director Toby Clarke has decided to direct I am Green, Vier’s new production. Toby has worked with Milja on a previous project and is currently working with the National Theatre Studio at the development of his piece Feral.
With a director like Toby at the wheel, there is no question that I am Green will be a piece to get lost in – in the greatest sense of the word!
Cézanne sings at Grimeborn Opera Festival
20th of July 2008
On August 6 Cezanne will be playing a part in The Nightingale and the Rose, a new opera by Jenny Gould based on the short story by Oscar Wilde.
"After its succesful launch last year, GRIMEBORN - An opera Season is back at Arcola for three weeks of theatrical innovation from the frontline of contemporary music and performance."
The Chance Plays – Inspirational and enthusing!
11th of July 2008
Five plays, all of which performed and directed by 1st year students of East 15 Acting School, were shown last Thursday (10th July ’08) in Loughton.
The plays were written by young writers and were each surprising and refreshing in style, subject and presentation. The actors and directors had had a week to put the evening together and it was simply inspiring how the enthusiasm radiated from the entire event.
With the pieces varying from elaborate and edge-of-your-seat murder plots, via romantic comedy and political intimacy to a hilarious three hander tackling the trials and effects of popularity in modern society, the entertainment value of the night ran sky-high.
Who has seen the chance? - written by Milja Fenger, was outstandingly well received by the audience. The piece told the story of a woman arriving on a mountain, where she finds herself faced with a range of choices, each of which will send her life down a path, utterly diverse from another. Funny, touching and ever so tantalizing, it is a typical VIER flavoured gem.
A night to remember...
Vier and Dutch Embassy collaborate
5th of July 2008
The Dutch Embassy in London and our company have started a collaboration aiming to spice up the bond between Dutch and English theatre.
To read more about the cultural activities of the Dutch Embassy in the UK click here.
The Rhythymn Plays - a start of a venture
14th of May 2008
This showing of three short plays by Milja Fenger and one by Nick Howard-Brown played to a small audience of young East 15 students. All plays were experimental and very different in stye, content and atmosphere. Immediately it was clear that this set up - write a short play in a week, rehearse it in a week - is very useful in quickly examining the potential in ideas. We have decided to keep these evenings going, while changing the brief every time.
Erin & Florian scratch previews a great success
30th of April
Over two-hundred students, tutors and directors came to watch this week’s previews of Milja’s latest play, Erin & Florian. The small performance space packed with spectators, the performance made for an evening so ‘real’ it can hardly be called ‘a scratch’. With three energetic and detailed performances, the audience was swiftly moved from laughter to tears and from outrage to relief. |
