Theatrical Shenanigans

Welcome once again to our second season of Mini Shenanigans. Between now and the start of Season 3 in April 2024 we will be running one of our mini series where we produce short plays but with no guest interview.   Episode 5 has a play by US playwright Donald E. Baker ( https://www.playsbydonaldebaker.com/ & https://newplayexchange.org/users/13449/donald-e-baker ) The Play is called "Feeling D...

Hello once again and welcome to another monthly instalment of "The Panel Presents" where I, along with four fabulous panellists will discuss a multitude of theatrical topics.   The panellists this month are: Brenton Kniess ( https://newplayexchange.org/users/69385/brenton-kniess ) Cindi Sansone-Braff (https://newplayexchange.org/users/45654/cindi-sansone-braff & https://www.grantmeahigherlove....

Welcome once again to our second season of Mini Shenanigans. Between now and the start of Season 3 in April 2023 we will be running one of our mini series where we produce short plays but with no guest interview.   Episode 4 has a play by US playwright Jaxson Mackling ( https://newplayexchange.org/users/72354/jaxson-mackling ). The Play is called "Subway Adventure" (https://newplayexchange.org/pla...

Welcome once again to our second season of Mini Shenanigans. Between now and the start of Season 3 in April 2023 we will be running one of our mini series where we produce short plays but with no guest interview.   Episode 3 has a play by US playwright (and familiar face on Theatrical Shenanigans) Dana Hall ( https://newplayexchange.org/users/58758/dana-hall & https://www.danahallcreates.com/)...

Welcome once again to our second season of Mini Shenanigans. Between now and the start of Season 3 in April 2023 we will be running one of our mini series where we produce short plays but with no guest interview.   Episode 2 has a play by US playwright Jacquelyn Priskorn ( https://www.jacquiefloyd.com/writing & https://newplayexchange.org/users/37764/jacquelyn-floyd-priskorn ). The Play is cal...

Happy New Year and welcome to a new series of Mini Shenanigans!   Over the next few weeks we will be running one of our mini series where we produce short plays but with no guest interview.   This first episode has a play by US playwright, and familiar visitor to Theatrical Shenanigans, John Busser ( https://www.behance.net/johnbusser0391 ). The Play is called "They're in There" ( https://newplaye...

Hello there and welcome back to our first episode of "The Panel Presents" in 2024. This month, I have a brand new set of fabulous panellists who you will here chat with me about a range of theatrical topics. The four for this month are:   Jan Jackin ( https://www.jsjacklin.com ) Joe Swenson (www.brokenartsentertainment.com) Rachel Leighson ( www.rachelleighson.com ) Tony Targan ( www.tonytargan.co...

Welcome to 2024 and the Theatrical Shenanigans One year Anniversary Special! For this hour long special you will hear thirteen plays written by playwrights, actors and guests who appeared on the show during 2023 as well as some lovely kind messages from them.   The Plays: 1) "The Turning of the Seasons" by Rachel Feeny-Williams ( https://newplayexchange.org/plays/1582141/turning-seasons ) Beth - J...

To celebrate the end of Season 2 of Theatrical Shenanigans we are bringing you a full length twist on the Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol". This time we see Edwina Scrooge being haunted by her partner Juliette Marley as she learns what could await her if she doesn't change her ways with the whole story narrated by Chaz and Daz (two Big Issue sellers) - https://newplayexchange.org/plays/...

Well, this is it! Episode 10 and the end of Season 2 of Theatrical Shenanigans!   For this episode we have the great privilege of hearing the play "The Little Christmas Tree" () by Dana Hall ( https://www.danahallcreates.com/ ) and I have a chat with the fabulous Jacqui Priskorn ( https://www.jacquiefloyd.com/writing ).   Synopsis: Mrs. Clark tends to lose herself in other people's worlds. Mr. Cla...

Welcome to our sixth episode in "The Panel Presents" series and our last of 2023. This is a series that will run on the first Saturday of every month and see four fabulous people from the theatrical world getting together to discuss meaningful topics for the playwriting community. This week, our panellists are: Dana Schwartz - https://newplayexchange.org/users/19341/dana-schwartz   Cole Hunter Dzu...

Well, here we are as we near the end of the series! I can hardly believe it!   For our penultimate episode, we will be listening to an "alternative Christmas story" entitled "Maria and Little Joey have a Baby" ( https://newplayexchange.org/plays/357076/maria-and-little-joey-have-baby ) by George Sapio (https://newplayexchange.org/users/785/george-sapio & https://gsapio.wixsite.com/gsapio ) who...

This week we bring you the 8th episode of Theatrical Shenanigans   This week we will be listening to a piece set in a waiting room that brings both comedy and emotional moments entitled "Birthrights and Wrongs" ( https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2149235/birthrightsand-wrongs ) by Marj O'Neill-Butler ( https://twitter.com/DramaMarj ) who carries numerous achievements including Regional Rep for the...

Welcome to our fifth episode in "The Panel Presents" series. This is a series that will run on the first Saturday of every month and see four fabulous people from the theatrical world getting together to discuss meaningful topics for the playwriting community.   This week, our panellists are: Carolyn Gage - https://carolyngage.weebly.com/   John Busser - https://newplayexchange.org/users/34757/joh...

Welcome to Episode 7 and our Halloween episode!   This week we will be listening to a spooky themed piece entitled "The Paranormal Club's 7th Annual Haunted House Sleepover" ( https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2031895/paranormal-clubs-seventh-annual-haunted-house-sleepover ) written by Cole Hunter Dzubak ( https://www.colehunterdzubak.com/ ) and I have a chat about the play with our man from Japan...

Here we are, ready once again for more Theatrical Shenanigans!   This week's play is a sinister piece that looks at the idea of making deals and is also titled "The Deal" ( https://newplayexchange.org/plays/1102749/deal-10-minute-play ) by Ryan Kaminski ( https://newplayexchange.org/users/34918/ryan-kaminski ) and I chat about the play with Anne Flammang ( https://www.thedepot.space/ )   Synopsis:...

Welcome to our fourth episode in "The Panel Presents" series. This is a series that will run on the first Saturday of every month and see four fabulous people from the theatrical world getting together to discuss meaningful topics for the playwriting community.   This month, our panellists are:   Susan Jackson - www.southernrailroadtheatrecompany.com https://newplayexchange.org/users/10701/susan-j...

Half way through the season! I hope you are still enjoying the plays and chats so far!   For our half way episode, we will be listening to an intrieguing piece entitled "Ethically Speaking" by Barry Wood. Barry is a Lincolnshire based playwright and has been writing for about six years. In that time he’s won countless awards and productions all over the UK as well as across the USA , in australia...

Moving towards the half way point, this week we have a tense back and forth thriller play for you in the form of "A Wager" ( https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2488135/wager ) by Sarah J Baker (@maybesarahjbaker, https://newplayexchange.org/users/76648/sarah-j-baker ) and Hadley Vogler (@hadley. Vogler). I also get to enjoy chatting about this piece with the fabulous Dana Hall ( https://www.danahal...

Here we are again, moving through the series at just under a third of the way there!   This episode we have a humourous ghost tale entitled "Ghosted" by Ron Burch ( www.ronburch.com ) and I have a chat with a familiar name to Theatrical Shenanigans in the form of Greg Hatfield ( http://greghatfield.com & https://newplayexchange.org/users/14397/greg-hatfield ) the playwright of "Munday Tuesday...

Welcome to our third episode in "The Panel Presents" series.   This is a series that will run on the first Saturday of every month and see four fabulous people from the theatrical world getting together to discuss meaningful topics for the playwriting community.   This week, our panellists are:   Katie Jones -   John Knowles - https://youtu.be/ENJcB_D1EBI Fetch-theatre.co.uk   Nora Louise Syran -...

Today we continue through our series of Theatrical Shenanigans with a touching piece entitled "Remembering Elizabeth" ( https://newplayexchange.org/plays/288846/remembering-elizabeth ) by Jack Rushton ( http://www.jack-rushton.com ) and I have a chat with UK playwright Hannah Kennedy ( hannahkennedy.uk )   Synopsis: For Albert, it's a good and bad memory day. Today they go together.   Cast: Albert...

Welcome Back to Theatrical Shenanigans for our Second Season! For those who don't know, every fortnight I produce an audio play from a playwright anywhere in the world and then have a chat about that play with a guest.   For the first week we will be enjoying the play "Cloudy with a Chance of Contempt" ( https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2432640/cloudy-chance-contempt ) by Lisa Quoresimo ( http://...

Welcome to our second episode in "The Panel Presents" series.   This is a series that will run on the first Saturday of every month and see four fabulous people from the theatrical world getting together to discuss meaningful topics for the playwriting community.   This week, our panellists are:   Melissa Schmitz - https://101stageadaptations.buzzsprout.com/ https://newplayexchange.org/users/72513...

Welcome to Mini Shenanigans!   This will be our last Mini Shenanigan of the series before the second season of Theatrical Shenanigans begins next week (6th August) so I hope you can join us then!   Our last piece is a monologue entitled "Not Getting Old" ( https://newplayexchange.org/plays/1684095/not-getting-old ) and sees Edna realise that she's tired of getting old and wants to be 25 again!   C...