News & Updates
BIRDSONGS
A celebration of the human voice
First of 3 work in progress showings at the Wonderful Wardrobe theatre. I have really enjoyed working with the bold and brilliant Kate Dimbleby on this raw funny heartfelt piece. Jack Drewry has been perfect accompaniment as her sonic and musical memory.
"Kate Dimbleby's story took flight ...her beautiful voice and generous spirit raised the roof of Bristol's bijoux Wardrobe Theatre" (audience feedback)
Birdsongs
Katy is directing / devising 'Birdsongs" (a work in progress) with brilliant performer / singer extraordinaire Kate Dimbleby. With sound and additional accompaniment by Jack Drewry.
Scratch performances £5 at the Wardrobe theatre 14.15.16th June late night 9.30 and Theatre shop Clevedon June 23rd
'Creating work from scratch is easier in Bristol'
Bristol-based director and producer Katy Carmichael talks about the merits of working in Bristol and why it's still a struggle to get smaller regional companies to London.
Posh chefs do the waggle dance...
..at BBC Food Connections launch.
Table Of Delights pop up their cabaret set to a room of rowdy top chefs and fine foodie folkKaty becomes Barbara the Cow to keep Kate free to entertain a room full of top with her beautiful singing. Ken Holm and Major George Ferguson in sighted in Bee deeley boppers.
Green screen fun
An intense day filming the songs on green screen for the website. Including 2 new numbers written by the brilliant and bonkers Brian Hargreaves.The Apple A-Z and an 80s power ballad sung by a fisherman to his catch. Yes they are sardines. You're going to learn a lot kids!
Table Of Delights starts filming online content
Two days at Harts Bakery (Thankyou Laura Hart) with Matt and Claire cooking 9 recipes.
Watch out Ramsey and Nigella these guys can cut it on camera as well!
Table of Delights at The Offies
Table Of Delights has on "The Best Production for Families 2016" in the Off West End Awards. Winners speeches tweeted by Ian Mckellan in an online results Folllowed by a speech free fun night out with more Champagne at the Coronet.
http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/in-pictures-the-offies-winners-party_40015.html
More Radio awards nominations Jan 2016
Mayday Mayday nominated in the best category for Sound Design at the BBC Audio Drama awards.
The feast of fun continues online
Table of Delights is moving online
Yeo Valley are sponsoring
In the news
Table of delights in the news:
http://www.crumbsmag.com/from-the-mag/812_theatre-preview-the-table-of-delights
Flying Eggs at the Egg Theatre
Great audiences at Bath Theatre Royal where our flying Egg felt at home, en route to the Print room
Live and unplugged
Table Of Delights in The Yeo Valley rustic canteen ..hashtag delighted children and cows …A baptism of fire for the new cast who had too cope with very low ceilings and a giant van to unload
http://littlegreenshedblog.co.uk/2015/10/theatre-the-little-table-of-delights/
http://practicallyperfectmums.co.uk/little-table-of-delights-review//
http://helloitsgemma.com/2015/10/30/the-little-table-of-delights-review/
THE TABLE OF DELIGHTS
A madcap feast of the senses and an enthralling journey of food tales....
After a run at The Egg Theatre Royal Bath our interactive food-theatre show is selling fast in London. We're bringing the show to The Print Room at The Old Coronet 23rd November-13th December, to reserve your places at the Table Delights (schools, families or grown-ups only shows) go to:
GRAFF BOY - a workshop
We have the first draft of Graffboy - music, spray cans, bad hip hop real street artists and lots of laughing on a sunny week in Stokes Croft.
The myth is always more fascinating than the reality. I've bombed this town, killed it,
How many tags in one night?
How wide, how tall, how high you willing to go.
You won't beat me. But the city might, she sets traps, sends out her protectors and guardians and snares- that's the game. The city, she don't play fair, some walls are too high to climb.
More soon…Watch this (WALL) space
Huge thanks to everyone who took part...
John Hoggarth, Benji Bower, Will Bower, Ian Ross, Joe Langdon, Stewart Wright, Lewis Goody, Kate Adams, Kathleen Fitzpatrick-Milton, Tom Mauger and Bronte Sturrock/ Chris Chalkey and PRSC and the Arts Council.
Listen again
We've set up a sound cloud link to listen to the drama documentary version of Mayday Mayday (Radio 4's afternoon play TX May 1st 2015 ).
"This is not a typical radio drama... the thing that makes it such an original listen is that every part from Sturrock and his partner to the medical staff that helped him recover is played by the actual people who were there at the time. What might have been a tragedy is miraculously uplifting instead".
(Jane Anderson - Radio Times choice - April 2015)
Mayday Mayday on BBC Radio 4 - 1st May
The NHS has become the political toy of the pre-election games. With just under a week before the next government decides its fate, Radio 4 are broadcasting a timely and life-affirming true story of one man's experience within the British hospital system that is enough to restore anyone's trust...
Download the full press release.
Mayday Mayday on the radio
Radio 4 have commissioned Mayday Mayday for their afternoon drama slot (Transmission- May 1st 2015). It will take the form of a drama-doc featuring some of the real people who helped Tris get back on his feet again.
We are currently working on translating it from stage to the airwaves.
Rebecca
"I must be very inhuman, then"
Tristan is playing the sinister Maxim de Winter in Kneehigh's Rebecca; adapted and directed by Emma Rice.
Feb-May and Sept-December 2015
"A Dog is for life not just for Xmas"
Tristan is currently playing Pongo the Dog - 101 Dalmations at the Tobacco Factory
26th Nov - Jan 11th
http://www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com/shows/detail/101_dalmatians/
Woof Woof!
Katy dreams of bigger things
Katy dreams of bigger things ...as downtrodden housewife Helen in Jimmy McGoverns BBC series Moving On, on I-player until 6th December
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04phyrg/moving-on-series-6-5-the-beneficiary
The Little Table of Delights
Bristol Old Vic 24th Sept - Oct 4th
http://www.bristololdvic.org.uk/littletableofdelights.html
(illustration by Alex Lucas)
Pirouetting beetroots, singing honey bees, eggs telling bad yolks, and a feast of food tales from field to plate.
After tickling the taste-buds and igniting the imaginations of audiences last year, The Table of Delights is back - this time laden with a unique participatory picnic created especially for children.
"Good food is vital for our children's health and theatre food for their imaginations"
Kneehigh in Beverly Hills
Kneehigh's Brief Encounter heads to Los Angeles. Tristan revisits his romantic role as Doctor Alec at the brand new Wallis Annenberg theatre in Beverly Hills
http://thewallis.org
The little Table of Delights
Look out for the childrens version next May at Bristol Old Vic and accompanying food workshops with Claire Thomson (Kids Food Columnist, Guardian)
http://5oclockapron.com
The Table Of Delights - TICKETS ON SALE NOW
NEW: Spectator canape option added - £13
Look out for article in September's CRUMBS MAGAZINE http://www.crumbsmag.com/
The Table Of Delights
is now on the Bristol Old Vic autumn menu. October 3rd - 5th. If you and your tastebuds fancy an evening in the spotlight then book early. Come hungry!
Tristan and Yseult
After seven years Tristan is returning as Tristan in Kneehigh's 'Tristan and Yseult'. Coming to Bristol Old Vic in July.
For tour dates and to book tickets go to:
http://www.kneehigh.co.uk/show/tristan_yseult.php
View the trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpijrEPObEk
Spoleto Festival
Mayday Mayday heads to sunny Charleston for America's No 1 international theatre festival, Spoleto.
http://spoletousa.org/events/mayday-mayday/
Mayday Mayday celebrates
the coming of spring in the USA...
Plays at St Ann' Warehouse New York, April 16th - May 5th
http://www.stannswarehouse.org/current_season.php
With Special post show talk back on April 24th after the performance: A conversation with Tristan and the surgeon who saved him, Tim Germon, moderated by Artistic Director Susan Feldman.
A hungry audience
Damfino collaborators gather with Flinty Red chefs between the kitchen and the rehearsal room to start cooking up something tasty
the dining table is centre stage
the chef sharpens his knives
a recipe for theatre?
the audience are waiting and they are hungry...
look out for our theatrical tasting in five acts this autumn
Peter Pan at Bristol Old Vic
Tris is playing Peter Pan this Christmas. He has already started practising flying.. "You just think lovely wonderful thoughts and they lift you up in the air!"
www.bristololdvic.org.uk/peterpan.html
Breadhorse
Tristan works with Firebird theatre on their interpretation of Alan Garner's captivating short story the Breadhorse
Mayday Mayday's American premiere announced!
http://broadwayworld.com/article/St-Anns-Warehouse-2012-13-Season-Begins-With-MIES-JULIE-20120918
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/18/mies-julie-to-start-new-season-at-st-anns-warehouse/
USA dates spring 2013...
...at St Anns Warehouse, New York 16th April - 6th May
(http://www.stannswarehouse.org/current_season.php)
...and the Spoleto festival South Carolina
24th -30th May (http://spoletousa.org/)
Mayday Mayday at Edinburgh Festival
Mayday Mayday won the first INTERNATIONAL FRINGE REVIEW AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING THEATRE and more 5 star reviews this year at the Edinburgh festival and continued gathering positive responses from audiences & critics;