Several plays featured at the UNHEARD Festival in February 2015 have been invited to transfer to the Clear Lines Festival on July 31st! The Clear Lines Festival will bring together comedians, performers, journalists, writers, visual artists, musicians, cartoonists, psychologists, activists, therapists, and the public in a vibrant, funny, very human exploration of themes around sexual abuse, sexual violence, and consent. It will run at I'klectik (near Waterloo) from July 30th to August 2nd.

The plays from UNHEARD making up the festival's theatre night are:

• Extracts from Doe by Rebecca Robinson
  
• This is How It Happens by Tanaka Mhishi
  
• Breathless by Samantha Coughlan
  
• Everything’s Normal by Winnie M Li
  
• Two Girls by Allie Costa
  

Whilst the exact line-up of actors and directors is still to be confirmed, as much of the original team as possible will be reprising their roles. As most events that these were a part of, at the UNHEARD Festival at The Bread & Roses Theatre in February, sold out, here's another chance to watch these important and relevant plays! More details and tickets will be available at clearlines.org.uk.

We are excited to have confirmed a further couple of team members for our first children's theatre production CinderElla - And Her Smelly Old Slipper: Su Gilroy will be directing whilst Alisa James will be the production's designer and stage manager.

Su has been involved in many forms of theatre, from TIE and community theatre through provincial and touring theatre to West End,  and in many types of performance, from devised work through pantomime and rep to classics. She has directed over 20 productions in weekly rep, two plays on the London fringe, two plays for the Brighton Festival and two school tours. She has worked extensively with young people and has directed many youth productions. Su has an MA in Theatre and Performance Studies and is delighted to be working with Goblin Baby Theatre Company. And we are delighted that she will bring her experience and expertise to CinderElla!

Alisa is a designer, actor and director. She holds a BA (Hons) in Theatre Design for Performance from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. Design credits include Don Giovanni, The Maids, Oedipus Rex, The Tempest, and Macbeth. She has previously worked with Goblin Baby as an actress on The Vagina Monologues and also supported the UNHEARD Festival backstage so we are thrilled that she will now bring her design skills to our next production!

Click here to find out more about the production, the team and how to book tickets.

We are thrilled to announce that this August we will be presenting our first family theatre show, recommended for ages 5+. 

CinderElla - And Her Smelly Old Slipper will run on August 24th, 30th and 31st at The Bread & Roses Theatre in Clapham.

The story of Cinderella (Ella), probably not quite as you remember it.

Ella is devastated when shortly after her mother’s death her Papa remarries and before long passes away himself. She doesn't get along at all with her Step-Mama and stepsister Elizabeth-Victoria (Evi). With only her Fairy to confide in, Ella dreams of flying far, far away. When one day the average looking, twice divorced Prince Prince announces a ball to find his third wife, things get really out of a hand!

A fun, exciting, modern retelling of the classic fairy tale. Come and (re-)discover Cinderella’s story as you’ve never seen it before! The production will feature Artistic Director Tessa Hart and Artistic Associate Lydia Lane, with the rest of the team to be confirmed shortly.