Category: Press - Goblin Baby Co.

Press Release: One Billion Rising Festival

23/1/2016

Goblin Baby Theatre Co. presents the

One Billion Rising Festival

7th to 14th February 2016

at The Bread and Roses Theatre in Clapham
68 Clapham Manor Street, SW4 6DZ London

An eight-day creative campaign raising awareness for
and demanding an end to violence against women!

According to UN statistics 1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime; that is more than One Billion Women!

This year Goblin Baby Theatre Co. joins One Billion Rising - the biggest mass action to end violence against women in human history - with an eight day creative campaign featuring Performances (The Vagina Monologues, Comedy, Poetry, Burlesque, The Princess Monologues & New Writing), Workshops (Drumming, Body Confidence & Photography), Talks and an Exhibition!

Creatives and campaigners involved include festival producer Tessa Hart (Artistic Director of the Bread & Roses Theatre & Goblin Baby Theatre Co.) and assistant producer Alisa James (performer, director & cabaret producer) as well as Jo King (founder of the London Academy of Burlesque), Claire Booker (internationally produced playwright and poet), Tom Morley (co-founder of Instant Teamwork & original drummer of Scritti Politti), Miss Glory Pearl (The Naked Stand Up), Alice Frick (comedian & Funny Women Finalist 2012), Sonia Sanchez Lopez (photographer & women and gender analyst), Pavan Amara (founder of My Body Back Clinic) and many more!

The OBR Festival is set to reach out to and engage people on many different levels by offering a diverse line-up of events and creative activities. It runs at The Bread & Roses Theatre in Clapham in the lead-up to the international OBR- and V-Day on February 14th. Several events take place each day and ticket prices range from Free to £15 with discounts available for multiple bookings.

LISTEN! ACT! RISE!

"The rising of the women means the rising of the race." - James Oppenheim (Bread & Roses poem)

7th to 14th February 2016
at The Bread & Roses Theatre, 68 Clapham Manor Street, SW4 6DZ Clapham, London
Full details at: www.obrfestival.uk
Tickets FREE to £15, with a 20% discount available when booking for several events

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Production Stills of The Proposal / To Be a Wife

9/10/2014

© Victorine Brown

We had great opening night and second night of The Proposal / To Be a Wife already!

Now we've also got some fabulous production stills taken by the lovely photographer Victorine Brown available in our gallery.

Check them out for a little preview and make sure to come along to one of the remaining four performances this week only at The Hen & Chickens Theatre!

Press Coverage for The Devil & Stepashka

24/6/2014

Now that the first two weeks of The Devil & Stepashka at The Space have come to an end, we throw a quick look back at some of the press coverage the production has received and give you a quick summary below.

First of all we had a series of interviews with various of the creatives involved and giving lots of further background details on the production and our journey to create it:

Furthermore, the production also received great reviews!

★★★★ The superstitiously secular, domestic world of Claire Booker’s The Devil and Stepashka manages to create a believable male Antigone in what ends up to be very literally one hell of a double-bind. - Exeunt Magazine on The Devil & Stepashka (June 2014)

★★★★ The production is gripping and thought-provoking from beginning to end and left the audience with something to ponder and think on. (...) [Claire] Booker’s play is very brave as well as unusual and this production is one of those hidden gems on the London Fringe.
- Remotegoat on The Devil & Stepashka (June 2014)

Inspired by Tolstoy's The Devil, Claire Booker's play explores what happens when passion crosses over into obsession and - in keeping with the company's focus on political theatre - whether justice can ever be obtained within an inherently corrupt society. (...) The Devil & Stepaskha is an intriguing new work which leaves you alarmed that such obvious madness could play out so dangerously.
- Views from the Gods on The Devil & Stepashka (June 2014)

Another 4 stars for The Devil & Stepashka!

18/6/2014

The Devil & Stepashka has received another 4 star review from Exeunt Theatre Magazine this time!

★★★★ Zhenya (Paul Christian Rogers) is a rational man. He knows that if he succumbs to his passion for the peasant Stepashka (Tessa Hart), his idyllic marriage to another woman will be wrenched out of joint. And yet he knows that he can never get Stepashka out of his mind. The superstitiously secular, domestic world of Claire Booker’s The Devil and Stepashka manages to create a believable male Antigone in what ends up to be very literally one hell of a double-bind.
Read the complete review at Exeunt Magazine

There are now only three performances left at The Space from 18th to 20th June, so make sure to come along!

We also offer a World Cup Antidote discount:
Book online with the discount code 'Antidote' and get 25% off standard tickets!

The Devil & Stepashka reviewed

17/6/2014

The Devil & Stepashka has received a four star review on Remotegoat and Views from the Gods also has lots of good things to say about the production! We have exactly four performances left at The Space (apparently the magic number is so four today).

Book your tickets asap! Tuesday 17th to Saturday 20th June.

★★★★ The production is gripping and thought-provoking from beginning to end and left the audience with something to ponder and think on. (...) The set was simple but clever. (...) The cast of four was diverse and international but all delivered solid performances. (...) Booker’s play is very brave as well as unusual and this production is one of those hidden gems on the London Fringe.
- Read the whole review on Remotegoat

Inspired by Tolstoy's The Devil, Claire Booker's play explores what happens when passion crosses over into obsession and - in keeping with the company's focus on political theatre - whether justice can ever be obtained within an inherently corrupt society. (...) The Devil & Stepaskha is an intriguing new work which leaves you alarmed that such obvious madness could play out so dangerously.
- Read the whole review on Views from the Gods

femalearts interviews the Females!

3/6/2014

In the lead-up to The Devil & Stepashka, which opens in one week's time, we've had another interview, this time with the lovely femalearts, who interviewed the females, of course!

Artistic Director Tessa Hart, Director Leigh-Anne Abela, Writer Claire Booker and Actress Lydia Lane talked to Sophie Porter about the production, equality in the work place and people who inspire us.

Have a read to find out more and remember to book your tickets asap!

The Devil & Stepashka - OffWestend Interview

1/6/2014

Two weeks before opening night of The Devil & Stepashka the play’s director, Leigh-Anne Abela, and Goblin Baby’s artistic director, Tessa Hart, met with Tom Wicker from OffWestend.com to discuss the value of timelessness in theatre, challenging tradition and opening up The Devil & Stepashka to the most diverse audience possible.

Have a read and remember to book your tickets asap!

Artistic Director interviewed for IdeasMag

22/5/2014

Goblin Baby's Artistic Director Tessa Hart was interviewed by IdeasMag (published by IdeasTap) in the lead-up to the opening of our next production The Devil & Stepashka in June 2014.

Check out what she has to say on theatre, juggling creative life, her training and of course our upcoming show: Meet... Tessa Hart.

New Pictures, Design, Dates & Video Diary!

17/4/2014

We've been extremely busy working on The Devil & Stepashka over the past couple of weeks and have a whole bunch of exciting announcements!

First of all, we have taken a series of new promotional pictures, you can already spot around the website. We have also updated our main design for the production and you can see the new look on the left.

Furthermore, we have new and extended performance dates for the production's transfer. After our initial run in June 2014 at The Space, we will now have three additional performances on the weekend of the 19th and 20th of July at Ye Olde Rose & Crown.

More details on this and everything else on The Devil & Stepashka are in the dedicated section of our website, If you haven't seen it yet, we are also organising a workshop on the play and have launched a crowdfunding campaign! Stay tuned for many more exciting updates and developments over the next weeks.

Furthermore, we have also released a new episode of our video diary documenting the making of The Devil & Stepashka. Check it out, to hear what we've been up to in this exciting week. -->

Sold out & successful Vagina Monologues

17/3/2014

Our one-night-only benefit performance of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues last night was a big success and sell-out!

Many thanks to everyone who came, our fabulous cast and crew as well as The Space for having us once more.

The night also raised a lot of money for the charities Tender, Refuge as well as the V-Day Spotlight Campaign.

Also many thanks to photographer Nathan Edwards for capturing us so beautifully; check out the gallery for more!