Alphabetti Audio plays

HOPE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD written by Gobscure directed by Ali Pritchard performed by Zoe Labert and Rebecca Glendenning-Laycock with additional material written and performed by Harrison Rowley-Lynn "Under Pritchard's nimble direction, the piece offers light and dark in equal measure, laced with both broad humour and dry wit. It is often very funny, with a beautifully nuanced Glendenning-Laycock...

This solo show from Daniel Bye is a surreal and often very funny take on deeply unfunny subjects – grief, environmental devastation and the possible end of the world.... Bye is a TV comic tasked with turning the week’s events into bit-sized satirical shows. But when his big-hearted brother dies, it throws his cynicism into sharp relief. What kind of person, he wonders, stands at a sibling’s deathb...

Angela a Darkly Funny Journey through Innocence and Disillusionment. written by Charlotte Small Alphabetti’s Autumn 2023 season continues with a debut show from local writer, Charlotte Small. Girl-guides, talking eggcups and wildlife disposal, Angela promises to be one of the most bizarre and hilarious stories to debut at the Award-Winning Fringe Venue. Angela is a play for everyone who has ever f...

As part of Alphabetti Theatre’s Listen Up project comes the ninth of nine short plays written by underrepresented writers in the North East. Jaz is a Northern writer and NHS biomedical scientist. As a BAME artist she enjoys writing stories about Black British experiences. Her stage work has been performed in Sheffield, Leeds and Manchester and she has written a short film as part of the BFI Networ...

As part of Alphabetti Theatre’s Listen Up project comes the eighth of nine short plays written by underrepresented writers in the North East. Celine and Malik made a pact and now the day has come to face their fear together. Giraffe is a short audio drama about loss, honour and the childhood friendships which shape you as an adult. Julie Tsang is an award-winning playwright. Her recent work includ...

As part of Alphabetti Theatre’s Listen Up project comes the seventh of nine short plays written by underrepresented writers in the North East. Janet, recently retired and bored of it already, loves a good bus tour. She’s been all over: Loch Lomond, Stratford-upon-Avon, even the Isle of Weight. It’s time to try something new, so she books herself on a mystery bus tour. Where on earth will she end u...

As part of Alphabetti Theatre’s Listen Up project comes the sixth of nine short plays written by underrepresented writers in the North East. This is a play about voices – those we choose to adopt when it suits us, and those we choose to ignore when it...suits us. For Matt, the voice is a familiar one, but the conversation is anything but. Directed by Karen Traynor Dramaturged & Produced by Ali Pri...

As part of Alphabetti Theatre’s Listen Up project comes the fifth of nine short plays written by underrepresented writers in the North East. Liam and his mum decided to become a foster family. Now he invites you to listen to his side of the story. The side that doesn't get asked about. Discover the highs, the lows, the brutal truths and emotions that come along with foster caring and inevitably, l...

As part of Alphabetti Theatre’s Listen Up project comes the fourth of nine short plays written by underrepresented writers in the North East. It’s hard to talk about the thing you really want to talk about, especially if you’re British – Tea? When Sam goes over to her ex-Rob to use his washing machine, he hopes to be able to talk all things they never were able to finish…A comedy drama about so mu...

As part of Alphabetti Theatre’s Listen Up project comes the third of nine short plays written by underrepresented writers in the North East. Jimmy has been missing for two days, his partner Vivien is distraught with worry. When a boy comes knocking on the door with answers, they don’t know what to believe. A queer love-loss story with a twist. Directed by Paul James Dramaturged & Produced by Ali P...

As part of Alphabetti Theatre’s Listen Up project comes the second of nine short plays written by underrepresented writers in the North East. A nameless woman working long hours behind a till begins to feel her body failing her. She's desperate for her ordinary life to leave an extraordinary mark on the world but believes she isn't doing enough. Time is not on her side but her sister definitely is...

Premieres: Monday 25th January at 7.30pm Tickets: Donate if you can Booking NOT essential Age recommendation: 14+ Running time: Approx. 10 mins Available Online indefinitely - AUDIO LINK. ​ As part of Alphabetti Theatre’s Listen Up project comes the first of nine short plays written by underrepresented writers in the North East. The radio is on the blink but Rennie, refuses to replace it. When we...

An audio experience of Alphabetti Theatre & Woven Nest's 2020 festive family production. Premiered: Monday 21st December at 12:00pm  Tickets: Donate if you can Booking NOT essential Age recommendation: Suitable for all the family  Running time: 55 mins Love and magic is being sucked out of our world. Can you help us, find out how and why and SAVE Christmas? Alphabetti Theatre and Woven Nest presen...

Alphabetti Theatre & The Worriers presents: Bacon Knees & Sausage Fingers Written & performed by Steve Byron & Gary Kitching *Back due to popular demand and now as an audio play following the sell-out run in 2016 and for all of February in 2019.* TRIGGER WARNING: This show deals with extremely difficult issues from the start and throughout. If this is a concern and you would like more information...

There is only so long you can poke a monkey with a stick before it grabs it off you and beats you with it. Nicky is a gentle soul in a savage jungle trying to survive, and looking for acceptance within the right tribe. Wrong Place, Wrong Time is a short piece about the results of nature vs nurture, and how wrong place, wrong time can have life effecting consequences. Directed by Laura Lindow Perfo...