Space Chats

We discuss writing about mother-daughter relationships with nuance, changing from acting to playwriting with the writer and wearing your Sunday-best to drama lessons, with the writer of The Wedding Speech, Cheryl May Coward-Walker, interviewed by Creative Producer, Bethany Sharp.  The Wedding Speech  will be at the Space from the 18th - 20th of April.  You can find out more about the Space, connec...

We discuss the work of ACT II, the student drama festival with its founder Amy Tickner, interviewed by Deputy Director, Matthew Jameson. The ACT II Festival will be at the Space from the 8th - 15th of April.  You can find out more about the Space, connect with us on the socials and see what's coming up at www.space.org.uk Find out more about ACT II Festival on Twitter: @act2festival and on IG...

We discuss creating work for new audiences and bringing modern fairytales to the stage with director Lou Corben of Marvellous Machine Theatre Company, interviewed by Creative Producer, Bethany Sharp. Morveren will be at the Space from the 28th March - 1st April  You can find out more about the Space, connect with us on the socials and see what's coming up at www.space.org.uk Find out more abo...

We discuss working as a team on stage, in drama school and on the soccer field with two company members of The Wolves, Alexandra Clare and Kaia Hickson, interviewed by Creative Producer, Bethany Sharp.  The Wolves will be at the Space from the 4th - 11th of March.  You can find out more about the Space, connect with us on the socials and see what's coming up at www.space.org.uk Find out...

We discuss ten key days in the life of theatremaker Matthew Jameson as well as his play Ten Days, coming to the Space next month. We ask the question 'What is Dramaturgy?' and explore Matthew's previous historical adaptations.  As Matthew is also Deputy Director of the Space, and in honour of this, we decided he needed not one, but two interviewers: Adam Hemming, Artistic Director and Bethany...

Creative producer  Bethany Sharp, chats to Julian Felice (Dramatis Personae), writer and director of the upcoming show The Blue Whale. We discuss the Gibraltarian arts scene and the differences between teaching and directing, in advance of the run of The Blue Whale at the Space (playing 23rd - 25th February, including a livestream on the 25th and on demand access for two weeks after that). Yo...

Creative producer   Bethany Sharp , chats to Claire Louise Amias ( A Monkey With Cymbals), writer and performer of the upcoming show The Masks Of Aphra Behn. We discuss doing the PJ Harvey in theatre, the need for distance in creating work that includes our own experienced trauma, and the prolific work of arguably the first professional playwright and spy Aphra Behn, in advance of the run of...

Artistic Director, Adam Hemming, chats to Stephen Smith (Threedumb Theatre), director of upcoming Notre Dame and producer of Six Plays One Day. We discuss theatrical jet-setting, one shot films and acting inspiration from Lon Chaney.  Catch Notre Dame online ONLY, livestreaming 26th - 28th January 2023 and on demand for two weeks after. Come to the Space in person to see Six Plays One Day on...

Artistic Director, Adam Hemming, chats to Tabitha Radcliffe & Lisa Hazel (ChopLogic Productions), writers and performers of the upcoming show Dots and Dashes.  We discuss interrogating historical source material in order to tell lesser known stories, and making a show which is "too woke" (!), in advance of the run of Dots and Dashes at the Space (playing 3rd - 14th January 2023, including...

Creative Producer Bethany Sharp, chats to directors Trilby James and Jess Tucker Boyd, ahead of East 15's Very Like A Whale at the Space Theatre (7th - 10th December). We discuss the evolution of actor training, deconstructing Shakespeare and sharing decision making in rehearsal rooms.  You can find out more about the Space, connect with us on the socials and see what's coming up at www....

Creative Producer Bethany Sharp , chats to Charlotte Everest , Artistic Director and Co-founder of Mrs C’s Collective, an Associate Company of the Space Theatre.  We discuss consulting with Creative Psychotherapists when making theatre about trauma, accidentally becoming a theatre producer, and attending pantomimes with tonsillitis.  Mrs C's Collective is a fixture at the Space, so keep...

Creative Producer Bethany Sharp , chats to Bobak Champion , creator and performer of I’m Muslamic Don’t PaniK . We discuss his journey from Top of the Pops to Hip Hop to theatre, the often one-sided media narrative of the middle east, rearranging furniture in people’s minds, and the ongoing situation in Iran, in advance of I’m Muslamic Don’t PaniK 's run at the Space (playing 22nd - 24th November,...

Artistic Director, Adam Hemming , chats to Inyoung Lee (The ActorTects), writer and performer of the upcoming show Surviving Strangers . We discuss the culture of stereotypes, the impact of movies, and the loneliness while being trapped in a foreign country during the pandemic, in advance of the run of Surviving Strangers at the Space (playing 17th -20th November, including a livestream on the 18t...

Director, producer and writer, Bethany Sharp , chats to Paige Canavan-Smith (UNSETTLED THEATRE), creator and actor of the show The Untold Fable of Fritz . We discuss the process of devising theatre, taming the chaos of the R&D process, the challenges of working on low budget and the inspiration by Philip Pullman’s short story, ‘Clockwork’, in advance of the run of The Untold Fable of Fritz at...

Artistic Director, Adam Hemming , chats to Gabrielle Silvestre and Rachel Harley , founders of Fury Entertainment about their upcoming show Des Fleur . We discuss the need for queer theatre and voices , why representation matters, and the value of good preparation in advance of the run of Des Fleur at the Space (playing 25th - 29th October, including a livestream on the 27th and on demand access f...

Artistic Director, Adam Hemming , chats to Signe Ebbesen and Natasha Biggs ,  writer and director of the show Prisms . We discuss the fascination of fairytales, the various styles of love and we talk about becoming a theatre maker at East 15, in advance of the run of Prisms at the Space (playing 18th- 22th October, including a livestream on the 20th and on demand access for two weeks after th...

Artistic Director, Adam Hemming, chats to Janette Eddisford and Amy Kidd ,  director and performer of the show The Last . We discuss feministic roots and burning bras, the fight about acting methods and the artistry and relevance of Mary Shelly's work, in advance of the run of The Last at the Space (playing 11th - 15th October, including a livestream on the 12th and on demand access for two w...

Artistic Director, Adam Hemming , chats to Elin Doyle ,  writer and performer of the show GUINEA PIGS . We discuss how to kill a play, silenced history of nuclear testing in Britain, moral injury and why we need a laugh when we're hurting, in advance of the run of GUINEA PIGS at the Space (playing 4th - 8th October, including a livestream on the 7th and on demand access for two weeks after th...

Artistic Director, Adam Hemming , chats to Bettina Paris ,  director of the show Cookie Jar and one of the founding members of Abeille Theatre . We discuss artistic influences, the need for change in modern theatre, the danger of tech and media,  and the romanticised idea of being an artist, in advance of the run of Cookie Jar at the Space (playing 27th September - 1st October, including...

Artistic Director, Adam Hemming , chats to Maria Laumark and Charles Sloboda-Bolton , creator of the show Mary & Mietek . We discuss love letters, our ancestral heritage and how it is reflected in our times, Brexit and its effects on personal life, and about providing accessibility in theatre, in advance of the run of Mary & Mietek at the Space (playing 13th - 17th September, including a B...

Artistic Director, Adam Hemming, chats to Katie Bignell and Caitlin Lee Smith , creators of the show Post Sex Spag Bol and Winner of The Space Launchpad Award 2022 . We discuss being a woman with thorns, comedy and the comparison to Fleabag and we listen to advice for dads with young daughters - in advance of the run of Post Sex Spagnol at the Space (playing 6th - 10th September, including a lives...

Artistic Director of the Space, Adam Hemming, chats to Júlia Arquillo and Mirea Juanals, who have created the show Muses. We discuss why playing wicked characters are the best, how mistakes in rehearsals often make the cut, and the evolution of Muses as a production, in advance of its run at the Space (playing 23rd - 27th August, including a livestream on the 25th and on demand access for two week...

Director, producer and writer, Bethany Sharp, chats to Daniel Passi , director and writer of Siblings . We discuss Cinderella in shopping malls, visual artistry in theatre work, poetry in the profane and the psychology of guilt in family dynamics, in advance of the run of Siblings at the Space (playing 9th - 13th August, including a livestream on the 11th and on demand access for two weeks after t...

Director, producer and writer, Bethany Sharp, chats to Victoria Hadel and Megan Hanson, founders of Prudencia Productions about their upcoming world premiere The Brontës: A musical. We discuss the life of the Brontë siblings, misrepresentation of female voices and spectacle versus intimacy in musical theatre in advance of the run of The Brontës: A musical at the Space (playing 16th - 20th Aug...

Artistic Director, Adam Hemming, chats to Vilma Kitula, Madeleine Carter and Olivia Catchpole, founders of Sisu theatre and creators of the  show Our Field at Twilight. We discuss the privilege of theatre, the outreach to the community , puppetry, climate anxiety and alternative visions, in advance of the run of Our Field at Twilight at the Space (playing 2nd - 6th August, including a li...