24/10/11
Wo/Men of our Word(s)
Firstly, we've got to tell you how great Blacklight Theatre's Taleblazers was last night. There were whoops and hollers throughout the evening, and it was praise well-deserved - every team (behind the 6 short plays) worked their little butts off to bring the night to a seriously high standard. Everyone had a lot of fun, and we're hotly anticipating the next one!
Secondly, a secret: Nabokov's Festival Of The Dead at the BAC (where Quilt’s poet in residence Isley Lynn will be performing a set) is offering a half price ticket deal for Friday night's revelries if you call the BAC and quote "OVNV" when booking. Tickets are usually ￡20, but the password will get you it for ￡10! That's a huge reduction, and since the whole place will be crammed full of *Guardian-recommended* music, comedy, poetry, theatre, circus stuff and more, that's a serious bargain! So if you want a chance to have a great time this Friday, book quick!
Lastly, we've got a promised present for you. And here it is: You lucky people - right here, just for you, are the fruits of our most recent labours. Matt Thomas's stunning portraiture proved particularly useful for "True Love" - The Truth publicity, and though we shot hundreds of photographs during the session, here’s one of our favourites:
The Best Bad News Ever
We were going to remind you all that Isley Lynn's little drama The Interview is on tonight at the Southwark Playhouse as part of Blacklight Theatre's Taleblazers, but it wouldn't do you much good - we've sold out! There's already a lengthy waiting list, so if you booked in advance, congratulations - you're a member of a very select, well-organised group! For everyone else, we'll be telling you how it went a bit later, but for now wish the team luck for the six new shorts that will be staged tonight in front of a full house!
More Quilt Collaborations
In preparation for big things where "True Love" - The Truth is concerned, Isley Lynn has teamed up with other Quilt creatives to make some stunning publicity for the show, including a photo shoot with the talented Matt Thomas, and illustrations from the breath-taking Olga Avramenko. The snaps were snapped this morning and the sketches sketched this afternoon, so watch this space for sneak peeks at the creative process, and the finished results!
Festival tour Fleshing out
Isley Lynn’s UK tour of her solo poetry show “True Love” - The Truth is getting full, starting with her first major UK venue - The Barbican Theatre Plymouth, where she’s been selected to perform as part of their In The Flesh Festival. Details soon on their website!
Dead or Alive
http://www.bac.org.uk/whats-on/nabokov-arts-club/
Blaze of Glory
More good news on the writing front - Isley Lynn’s very short, very jocular The Interview has been selected to be performed as part of Blacklight Theatre’s Taleblazers at the Southwark Playhouse. For a super cheap ticket you can rock up on the 23rd October to see hers and other emerging playwright’s short wares given full staging in the capital!
Visit the Southwark Playhouse’s website for full details:
http://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/events/taleblazers/
That Fabulous Festival on the Farm
Isley Lynn gave an intense performance of her solo show “True Love” - The Truth for the lovely Hemstock crowd yesterday. Here’s a sample of what they said:
“Shocking and thought-provoking”
“Refreshing to hear something so personal”
“So generous”
“Impossibly brave”
Thanks to Hemstock-goers for being a great guinea pig audience!
Past Praise
Following her involvement with TrailBlaze Theatre’s The Rotten Wedding, Isley Lynn has been given a flattering introduction indeed on their News page - read all about it at http://www.trailblazetheatre.co.uk/#!__news, and if you browse their blog to the 24th March you’ll get a flash from the past when Isley first came on board with the Rotten Wedding project!
Hot Stuff
http://www.ideastap.com/IdeasMag/all-articles/editors-brief-heatwave-winners
Kidney Culture
Rob Sherman, Writer Of Weird Stuff in residence here at Quilt, is having his acclaimed short play Borborygmus performed as part of InShort @ The Atrix, on the 3rd September. This will be the second performance of the mini drama about kidneys going on holiday, and we promise, never has there been a more riveting piece written about innards. Go see for yourself:
http://www.artrix.co.uk/TheatreDance/In-Short/833
Radio Gaga
After a significant re-vamp of our Radio Page, we’ve decided to go ahead and join in with the fun everyone seems to be having over on SoundCloud. You can now listen to all our radio interviews and guest appearances at http://soundcloud.com/quilt-productions
A pound of poetry
Another date for your diaries - Isley will be performing “True Love” - The Truth as part of the Cockpit Theatre’s Theatre In The Pound in February (more details on our Writing Page). It’s a great night, not only because Isley will be there, but because for her and all the other acts you only have to pay a single pound! No excuse now to see Isley’s inimitably intimate new show!
Spread the words
Isley Lynn’s solo show “True Love” - The Truth is making baby steps towards a UK tour next year. We know that’s a long time to wait, so in the meantime we’re putting up the ENTIRE PERFORMANCE at the 2011 Exeter Fringe Festival online for you to see! We’ll be putting up the show in instalments of one poem at a time to Isley’s Facebook fanpage (www.facebook.com/isleylynnpoetry) lucky you! But there’s a catch: each instalment will only go online once she reaches the next 5-person mark in fans (ie the first poem will go up when she reaches 50 fans, then the next when she hits 55 and so on...) - so what are you waiting for? Spread the word about Isley’s inimitable anti-prose and bag yourself a free online performance!
On the horizon
“A participatory project interrogating a series of topics relating to the lives of women, cross generational, inter-cultural and interdisciplinary. The project aims to develop an online forum of discussion and research. Each week a topic will be posted via email to all contributors to which each individual female will respond in any form they desire. A single word, written text, translations of conversations, photography etc. There are no specifications in terms of medium; it is up to the individual to respond in a manner which they deem appropriate. Once a topic has been posted there is a five day deadline until the responses, ‘wittering’ are to be posted back to myself, all the ‘wittering’ will then be accumulated to produce a weekly ‘witter ‘which will be circulated to all contributors to fuel the next weeks ‘wittering’.”
There will be a public installation of the contributions in South London during September. Stay tuned for more...
We’re big in Paris, dahling
Across the Channel, LadyFest Paris ’11 went down a storm, and our contact Caroline Milsom was there to soak up a great response to our little documentary Une Symphonie en Cellulite. It was on demand throughout the day at little TV hubs dotted around the festival, and proved impossibly popular. Here’s one LadyFester engrossed:
(Photos copyright Sarah Bastin - www.sarahbastin.net )
And yet another chance to see Aftershocks
http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/66130/discover-events/aftershocks.html
Playing poetical
After a positively pleasant evening of poetry-inspired shorts last night, Isley Lynn’s online contribution Lost In Living is now available for download/viewing here:
http://onlineshortcuts.ning.com/forum/topics/julys-2011s-online-short-cuts
It’s already getting good feedback, so have a scan yourself and see if you think it deserved a live performance. Then tell Short Cuts!
It’s not official until it’s on Facebook
Isley Lynn has a facebook fan page. Not a huge development, but if you’re a fan of her poetry then you should probably become a fan of this:
www.facebook.com/isleylynnpoetry
From festival to festival, all the way to France
The Exeter Fringe had come to an end. After almost a fortnight of feverish festivities, everything’s getting wrapped up and put away for next year. Mum’s The Word aptly ended in a spectacular yet tragic tone, but the huge collection of artists and practitioners all gather tonight at the Bike Shed theatre in high spirits to celebrate the success of this year’s fringe. We’ve all had a blast, made some fabulous new friends and will be very sorry to leave it all behind us.
But shed no tears, because just as the events in Exeter are ending, the pace is picking up in Paris where LadyFest ’11 starts today! Isley Lynn and Caroline Milsom’s filmic collaboration Une Symphonie en Cellulite will be screening over the two day festival, and if you happen to be in the city of love you can go along! Get yourself to this very cool venue:
http://hemstockfestival.co.uk/project/isley-lynn/
The truth about “True Love” - The Truth
We’re halfway through the Exeter Fringe Festival and “True Love” - The Truth had its last performance last night. Plans are now in the works for a UK tour of the show, and to whet your appetite, here’s what people have been saying about Isley Lynn’s sensational solo show:
“It blew me away.”
– Emily Wiliams, Barbican Theatre Plymouth
“Amazing modern poetry. It's adult, it's very clever, and it will have you splitting your sides. Incomparable.”
– Jeremy Child
“Very honest and sincere… I feel moved and changed.”
– Monique Luckman, Wide Awake Devon
“Isley Lynn's amazing poetry show was as close to a perfect performance as I've seen: open, funny, clever, truthful, moving, touching. Isley is a wonderful writer and a great performer that draws you in rather than shouting at you. Look out for it in the future.”
– David Lockwood, Bike Shed Theatre
The next opportunity to catch the show is at Hemstock festival:
http://hemstockfestival.co.uk/project/isley-lynn/
ON AIR
Isley Lynn’s solo poetry show “True Love” - The Truth starts its run tonight at 9pm, but before she takes the mic she just has a split second of time to talk to Shep and Jo at BBC Radio Devon about what’s in store for the audience. If you don’t catch her little interview as part of their drivetime show (she’ll be making an appearance at 6.25pm) then you can listen again at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00hckq8 - we’ll also be putting the discussion up on our Radio page so you can listen at your leisure. Of course you can get the full experience live and in person at the gorgeous, intimate, outdoor space at the Rusty Bike, where Isley will be mouthing off tonight, tomorrow and Sunday evening!
And we’re live
With grief we would like to invite you to Celina’s memorial service. It will be held in the Rusty Bike on 23rd June 2011 at 2:30pm. Informal but smart dress. Celina died last Monday and will be sorely missed by her friends and family.
Mum’s The Word begins today with its first live installment. There’s still time to get involved in what is already looking to be an exciting experiment. The game has been playing out online for the last week and now it gets personal. Tickets from the Exeter Phoenix:
http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/
It’s ON!
THE EXETER FRINGE FESTIVAL IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY! With a swinging launch night last night at the Bike Shed Theatre and a splendid photo shoot and interviews with local press (go to: http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/expanding-city-fringe-launched/story-12813513-detail/story.html to see Isley Lynn’s windblown grin) we’re definitely off to a flying start! Mum’s The Word (details on our Theatre page) is way ahead though, with their online and interactive part of the show having been live and kicking since Monday, whereas “True Love” - The Truth (details on our Writing page) is currently undergoing final tweaks and touches to make sure it rips your heart apart. Tickets for all the shows can be found at the Exeter Phoenix - http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/ - and they’re going fast, so don’t be shy! Remember, Mum’s The Word is the cheapest show at the Fringe, and certainly the most innovative, while “True Love” - The Truth has a twist that’ll leave you gasping in your seats!
That’s a wrap!
Things are getting all Hollywood with the Quilt family, as two film projects come to completion. First up is Hannah Shaw-Williams’ Friend Good, which is finished and on its way to a dozen different festivals all over the place. Sneaking in on her glory are also Rob Sherman, providing his delicate, distinctive touch to the opening and closing score, while Philipp Ehmann and Isley Lynn have somehow managed to wrangle Executive Producer titles without having to lift a finger.
The other exciting cinematic creation is the collaboration between Isley Lynn and Caroline Milsom, which has just finished shooting and now has the proper title: A Symphony In Cellulite (the body fat, not the film material). Bound for the LadyFest arts festival in Paris, but currently in post-production, we’ll update you on its progress as soon as we can, but you can snoop around what’s happening at the festival at: http://www.kisskissbankbank.com/projects/ladyfest-paris-2011-1ere-edition-cet-ete
Hot dates for your diary
Making the cut
http://onlineshortcuts.ning.com/
Isley gets LAID (and paid!)
There she goes again... Isley Lynn has just been announced Winner of IdeasTap’s Editor’s Brief: LAID, a real competition with cash and everything! See what they thought of her winning poem Sweetbread, and read it yourself here: http://www.ideastap.com/Opportunities/Brief/264d0b44-de7f-450e-ae19-9ec300e9a039#Responses-Winners
Not just a sing song!
Mark Ruddick, bad-boy in residence and all around outdoorsy type, has smartened himself up to work for the world-class Glyndebourne Opera. We’re incredibly pleased to announce that he’s been working as fight co-ordinator and performer for their production of Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (that’s Wagner, to any plebs out there). His run starts TONIGHT and details can be found on the Glyndebourne website:
http://glyndebourne.com/production/meistersinger
Second Shock
Good news - the National Theatre Studio so enjoyed the cracking job their Aftershocks team did last summer, they want it all over again! This time as part of the Infinite Festival of new works from London. As this performance will be open to the public, everyone is welcome to attend the show on the 14th July, and see our very own Isley Lynn performing her own, heartbreaking contribution to a seriously shocking show.
The more the merrier!
Another collaboration in the works for the prolific Isley Lynn, this time with Running For Beginners’ Caroline Milsom. They’ll be working on a short film together, with the title brief of “Bodies” for this year’s Ladyfest Paris: www.kisskissbankbank.com/projects/ladyfest-paris-2011-1ere-edition-cet-ete. We’re all looking forward to seeing what they come up with, but if you can’t wait, here’s a sneak peak of Caroline’s past work: http://vimeo.com/user3282827
Time for a honeymoon
After 5 sell out shows, 4 star reviews, lots of penicillin, sweat, aches, pains and alcohol, Trailblaze’s run of the fabulous The Rotten Wedding has finally come to an end. It really was spectacular, and you can read for yourself in this lovely review: http://thelatest.co.uk/7/reviews-brighton-festival-fringe-the-rotten-wedding. We’d also really appreciate it if you saw the show (or even, honestly, if you didn’t!) if you could visit the fringe festival website and vote for it here:
www.surveymonkey.com/s/brightonfringeaudiencechoiceaward2011
It’s all been very exciting, but we doubt they’ll be relaxing for too long – on to the next show!
Proof of our puddings
It’s serious now - we’re online. Tickets, information and everything else about our two Exeter Fringe shows Mum’s The Word and “True Love” - The Truth can now be found on the Fringe Festival website (www.exeterfringe.org.uk) or on Exeter’s tourism website (www.visitdevon.co.uk)
WINNER!
She’s done it! At the end of 30 grueling days of writing, Isley Lynn has successfully completed the writing challenge ScriptFrenzy! Her snazzy winner’s page can be admired here: www.scriptfrenzy.org/eng/user/804368. A full list of 2011’s winners can be perused here: www.scriptfrenzy.org/eng/pagecount/winners. And what’s she holding in the picture? Her winner’s certificate! Congratulations Isley!
24/04/11
And a pinch of poetry...
Another performance to add to the books, Isley Lynn is working on a new poetry show “True Love” - The Truth, to be performed at the Exeter Fringe Festival, as well as Hemstock charitable festival:
We were going to become famous, get married, have babies and be together forever. Then we broke up. So what the hell happened? As he starts a family with his new girlfriend (who is skinnier than me) I’m left rummaging through all the poetic genius I wasted on him (and all the others) trying to figure out who’s fault it all was. Though, obviously, it’s always his…
Performance dates and time up soon, so don’t forget to check back!
Get ‘em while they’re hot!
Performance dates for Trailblaze’s high-octane new performance The Rotten Wedding are finalised, and tickets can be booked here:
www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk/index.aspx.
Go get some before they’ve sold out, they’re flying out of the ticket office!
MAIN HEADLINE: CAT ESCAPES BAG
The secret’s out! Isley Lynn and Philipp Ehmann have revealed the project they’ve been keeping under wraps for the last few weeks, aptly titled Mum’s The Word. This is a unique, episodic theatre performance taking place as part of this year's Exeter Fringe Festival, spanning the entire 11 days of the festival. Part theatre, part pervasive game, all the action is played out live and online with one-to-one performances, group spectacles and interactive installations. Talk to the Celina’s friends and family, root through her belongings, swap discoveries with other audience members, and find out why her life’s end is only the beginning…
The first draft is done:
And so is the poster:
Check back soon for performance dates and times!
Get frenzied!
As if she didn’t have enough to be getting on with already, Isley Lynn has decided to undertake the notorious writing challenge ScriptFrenzy! Over the month of April, she must write 100 pages of a new, unplanned script, and if she completes this colossal task, she will be crowned a winner! She’ll even receive a certificate! She’ll need a lot of encouragement, so go on and track her progress here: www.scriptfrenzy.org/eng/user/804368
25/03/11
Spoiling us rotten
Writer in Residence Isley Lynn is collaborating again, this time with the bold new theatre company Trailblaze on their show for this year’s Brighton Fringe Festival – www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk/ticketing/index.aspx?q=+rotten+wedding. You can get more information on the company at their website: www.trailblazetheatre.co.uk and we’ll be updating you with performance news etc as and when we can!
11/02/11
Shh...
Philipp Ehmann and Isley Lynn have a secret. They’re working together on something very exciting. They’ll spill the beans soon…
Won der ful news!
For those of you chomping at the bit for the enigmatic Philipp Ehmann’s latest creative endeavour, fret no more! The details for his adventurous Won der land have been finalised and are as follows:
Fri 10. Dec. 7:30pm Open Dress
Sat 11. Dec. 3pm
5:30 pm
7:30 pm
Taking techniques from theatre of memory, and post-dramatic theatre we have been exploring themes and elements in and surrounding Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’.
The presented world is deconstructed and fragmented and has been created using various techniques from devising to scriptwriting and looking at a variety of practitioners from Kantor to Boal.
Follow a now teenage Alice as she revisits her shattered memories of wonderland.
Performing on the National Stage
After having spent a long time writing and rewriting a play of monologues, along with 13 others, Isley Lynn will be showcasing her response to the National Theatre’s Earthquakes in London on the 14th December. Alas it’s an invite-only audience, but we thought it was worth letting you know that all that effort is culminating in a performance to industry professionals, as well as friends and family. We wish her luck!
Not so shocking
Our Writer in Residence has received some wonderful news, and is doing us all proud: she has been selected, along with 13 other young London-based writers, to take part in the National Theatre’s Aftershocks program. They will be placed on a week-long course led by Inua Ellams and Kayo Chingonyi where they’ll creatively respond to the National’s Earthquakes in London (currently running in the Cottelsoe Theatre: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/57273/productions/earthquakes-in-london.html). We’re delighted she’s been chosen to participate, but not at all surprised, because we always knew she was rather brilliant.
MERCH TO BRAND YOUR BODY
We have T-shirts! Well, Andrew Bate does, and if you want one for the frankly fabulous price of £8 get in touch through our Contact Us page.
EXETER ARTS FESTIVAL - ALL THE COOL KIDS ARE GOING... ARE YOU?
Confirmed acts from the Quilt family are Isley Lynn, Andrew Bate, Katie Tranter, Alice Lee-Fox and Schmoks ‘n’ Yoks. More details of times and dates to follow...
LOCAL PAPER MAKES LEMONADE
Being the good South West boy he is, Andrew Bate has only gone and got himself a little article in the Cornish Guardian on his upcoming recording Lemon Street Live. Go have a gander online at the THIS IS CORNWALL website.
AVALANCHE OF ACTIVITY
Goodness gracious, when it rains it pours. Here’s the roundup of what’s been going down in Quilt Town lately:
Philipp Ehmann is rounding up his studies at Exeter University with a flurry of high marks and branching out into his own practice. His newest work can be seen online (http://pjephotography.daportfolio.com) and right now he’s probably our favourite Quilt Company Member, keeping us alive and kicking with the Quilt Blog (http://quiltproductions.wordpress). Take a gander at our Theatre page for his newest project with Quilt, Light&Sound.
Andrew Bate is busy working on several things at once; he’s gearing up for the first recording sessions at Sawmills (www.sawmills.co.uk) this weekend, plus making big plans with Phil Innes (www.philinnesmusic.co.uk) for the live album Lemon Street Live (more info on our Music page). He’s also talking with an old buddy, Swedish superstar Tobias Froberg (www.tobiasfroberg.com/website) about traveling all the way to Stockholm and recording some sessions over there, European-style.
Isley Lynn is making waves in the literary world, though they may still be more on the ripples scale right now. Catch her performance at Rob Sherman’s night of short plays and live lit Bacchus Blink (details on our Theatre or Writing pages).
Rob Sherman’s night of short plays and live lit Bacchus Blink (details on our Theatre or Writing pages).
Alice Lee-Fox (you haven’t hear of her yet, she’s new and she’s lovely) is putting her own distinctive mark on Messiah (check out our Theatre page for details) and we’ll be keeping you up to date on rehearsals, performances and other things to do with the project, which looks let to blow everyone’s mind.
Rob Sherman has a blog of his own. Be transported to the lighter side of the moon and many other magical places at http://bonfiredog.tumblr.com
Sarah Alice Ogilvie (another newbie) is also, due to popular demand, putting her work up online for all to see. Be amazed at http://sarahalice.tumblr.com
Mark Ruddick (another new edition for our ever-expanding company) has just finished working with Realm Pictures on a music video for the band The Quails (www.myspace.com/thequailsband) and is all over the place with various freelance projects.
Others to keep your eye on are Realm Pictures (www.realm-pictures.com) who have just premiered their wonderful feature film Zomblies (www.zomblies.com) to rapt audiences, and Particular Theatre (www.particulartheatre.co.uk) who have such a full schedule they’re having trouble fitting all that great art in!
Phew! And with all that going on we’re always on the lookout for creative souls to contribute, so if you’re on the lookout for cool stuff or have cool stuff of your own let u know (visit our Contact page).
WHITE BOY TO FINALLY PLAY FUNKY MUSIC
quiltproductions.wordpress.com - for pictures and more.
DARK DUET
This is what it’s all about folks: Andrew Bate has teamed up with associate artist Madii Shann to bring you a haunting rendition of Andrew’s menacing folk-ballad Drown. Between Andrew’s chilling lyrics and the pair’s infectious vocals, this version (recorded in the living room at our headquarters in London) sets a lo-fi standard for what is to come in Andrew’s much-anticipated, fully-orchestrated album. Of course, we’ll be putting it up on the site for you all to listen real soon.
(IN)DECENT EXPOSURE IN AUSTRIAN’S BLOG
Some of you will be aware that one of our prized and most wonderful members is Philipp Ehmann, resident Austrian and Cam-Guy. He has taken it upon himself to keep you all updated on the itty bitty movements within the Quilt sphere from an informal Blog - here you can find snippets, musings and photos from his own, unique, fly-on-the-wall perspective, so check it out at http://quiltproductions.wordpress.com
LITTLE PLAY, BIG DEAL
29/11/09
A POETIC CENT-IMENT
Don’t you just love puns? Anyone on Facebook should search for Mark Ruddick’s upcoming 100 Poems in 100 Days. As Mark puts it: “It’s exactly what it says on the tin. I want 100 poems or spoken word performances to be performed in 100 days via the internet. The project will require poets to film themselves performing an original poem or spoken word performance of their own creation and upload it to a specific youtube account from which it can be shared with the world.” With such a fantastic opportunity to show off your talent and to hear other poets work, we’d be surprised if this didn’t turn into something much bigger than its current running from the 1st January to the 10th of April. To get involved contact Mark at markruddick@live.co.uk. With over fifty members so far and dates quickly filling up we’re eagerly awaiting the poetic new year!
SECRET DEVELOPMENTS
Though we’ve taken a break from collaborative projects, that’s not to say things have been stagnant for members of the QUILT family. Rob Sherman, one of our associates enjoyed great success with his play The God in the Well this week, directed by the very talented Henry Arthur, our newest edition to the extended team. Philipp Ehmann also impressed sold-out (and freaked-out) audiences with his haunted house meets horror readings performance on Halloween night - Brother of Sleep - which saw audience members running out before the house lights came on. Unfortunately due to distance and business these fine creative endeavours can only be enjoyed after the fact, so thanks to all our followers for hanging out while we all get a little indulgent - Andrew Bate with his current recording, Isley Lynn with her writing... - and we promise not to leave you in the dark about upcoming fun stuff ever again!
A HIATUS BREAK
08/09/09
ANOTHER ROUGH CUT - YIPEE!
Songs With A View is chugging along quite nicely, and thanks to the popularity of the ROUGH CUT series we’re feeling good about it all. This week it’s Madii Shann, who gets quite philosophical really, and gives us one of the most interesting few days we’ve spent filming so far. Visit the Songs With A View Page to see all three installments.
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ANOTHER FESTIVAL ON THE BOOKS!
Isley Lynn has been booked to perform at the Curiouser and Curiouser festival in Totnes, a private Alice In Wonderland-themed festival in the middle of the woods bulging with poetry and music. Isley will be up on stage on Friday evening with a solo set and some cracking new material.
For more information on the festival and to book tickets go to:
http://curiouserfestival.googlepages.com/curiouser-curioser
ROUGH CUT UPDATE
More Songs With A View sampling from the QUILT team, this time provided by the enchanting Emily Wood. Set in - get this - a wood, battling against the elements, musing on Norwegian lakes and online shopping, this offering is very different and yet very much the same. Visit the Songs With A View Page to check it out.
Songs With A View’s first ROUGH CUT available for viewing
The SWAV team have been terribly busy wading through the 11+ hours of footage gathered for their ambitious new project, and the fruits of their labours are finally coming to light for you lucky people! The company are releasing a serious of “Rough Cuts” of the material, which singles out individual artists’ contributions to the project, while still leaving a little of the final product a mystery. If you want to see how things are shaping up, visit the Songs With A View Page on this site, where you’ll find a sneaky preview of the first Rough Cut, featuring Rob Sherman. Be warned though, Rob wanted his song to be filmed in a porn shop, so there’s a fair amount of adult material caught on tape...
Confirmation for performances at Port Eliot Festival
Company Directors Isley Lynn and Andrew Bate have been confirmed to give performances as part of this year’s Port Eliot Festival. Alongside bunches of other talented people, including many artists lined up to participate in Songs With A View it won’t be too lonely a stage, and they certainly won’t be the only ones giving stirring performances during the festival known for its quirky, handcrafted and laid-back vibes. Isley is performing at 11.15am on Saturday July 24th, as well as on Sunday 26th at 1.30pm. Andrew joins the stage on both days at 8.15pm on Saturday and 3pm on Sunday. Hopefully you’ll be joining us too!
For more information and to book tickets visit:
A fistful of news:
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-Firstly, Temple of Nothing’s ‘Women Are Revolting’ performed their premier at the Exeter Phoenix last night to a packed audience, and conjured laughs, shock and tears, aided only a little by the use of onions. The feedback is flowing back already, and it’s all rather rewarding. Here’s to bigger and better in more far-flung places and spaces.
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-Secondly, if you’re worried that ‘Songs With A View’ has been somewhat sidetracked by Mr Ehmann rushing off to Austria for the summer, fear not - we have four wonderful artists to edit segments for, and you’ll be able to see the rough cuts very soon. The project will pick up again in earnest in September, though much more relaxed this time. For those who just can’t wait that long you have a treat in store - Philipp Ehmann has just officially announced his ambitious Halloween project, and is in pre-production for what is expected to be immersive, high-spectacle and absolutely terrifying. Blending performance, installation, story-telling (of the ghost variety) and the classic form of a Haunted House, and taking on board a mass of artists along the way, our hearts are all pacing in anticipation, and yours should be too. The proposed date? You guessed it: October 31st.
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09/07/09
WOMEN ARE REVOLTING! DON’T BELIEVE US? SEE FOR YOURSELF!
Time is almost running out for your chance to see Temple of Nothing’s new show, which is sprucing itself up and adding the finishing touches to what promises to be THE most eye-opening and intriguing piece of theatre you’ve EVER seen. Guaranteed. Don’t forget to book your tickets for July 11th, 8pm, at The Phoenix, Exeter. To book tickets call: 01392 667080
For more information, visit: www.templeofnothing.com
AND...
Another new project in the works...
Resident Musician and Company Director Andrew Bate is in discussion with some very important people on the subject of a juicy new album. Expect soaring instrumentals soaked in his unique sense of gothic melancholy, and of course that beautiful voice. Stay tuned for more official updates...
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We’ll be “tweeting” soon. They should have called it “twitting” in our opinion. But then “twitting” would only be half as popular...
Anyway the url is: https://twitter.com/QuiltProCo
22/06/09
Temple Of Nothing article in Express & Echo
Isley Lynn’s female collective the Temple Of Nothing gave an exclusive interview on their upcoming show Women Are Revolting in Express and Echo. To read the article online go to:
20/06/09
Songs With A View officially in production
Andrew Bate’s ambitious new project, which fuses live music and guerilla-esque filmmaking, is officially underway with all guns blazing. With three independent artists filmed and finished, three more scheduled and many more on the books it’s all go at Quilt headquarters, with this being their first fully-collaborative piece of work. Stay tuned for film clips, ‘making of’ snippets and promotional events.
17/06/09
COMING SOON – Temple Of Nothing’s Women Are Revolting
Isley Lynn will be performing some of her unique poetry as part of
female collective Temple Of Nothing’s new show ‘Women Are Revolting’. A performance bursting with conceptual spectacle, this looks set to be more than just a piece of theatre, but a celebration of female artists across a wide range of disciplines, all examining and marking what it means to be female.
First performance is July 11th, 8pm, at The Phoenix, Exeter. To book tickets call: 01392 667080
For more information, visit: www.templeofnothing.com
10/06/09
A new website – oh boy!
Here it is, shiny and spangley, a brand-new website. Consider this your point of call for all Quilt-related developments, as well as profiles and information on the extended Quilt family.
Also to mention that all the artwork and graphics you see in the site
were the kind and loving design of Grace Peden, Resident Designer for Quilt and general nice person, while the website itself was thrown together by Isley Lynn.
