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Stories in the Garden: Ariadne!

Award winning companies Bee in my Beanie and Actors of Dionysus join forces to share the magical tale of Ariadne! Join Tess the Story Archeologist and her assistant Fred the Puppet on a magical adventure, help us rediscover a forgotten hero and play games along the way. Full of bubbles, fun and puppet madness.

This production is recommended for children ages 4-8 but will suit the whole family. This is an outdoor show so be sure to dress for all weathers and enjoy story telling at its finest!

Feedback and reviews from last year: "an immersive and unique experience. Even I learned things above Greek mythology that I was not aware of!"

"Lovely play, which kept the audience engaged even on the rain. A nice, funny entré to classical myths!"

Audience members Ariadne Brighton Fringe 2021

Review for Bee in my Beanie's Aamira and Gad 2020: "Content follows form in this beautifully created production" The Spy in the Stalls ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Bee in my Beanie & Actors of Dionysus Ariadne

7th – 8th May & 14th & 15th May: Performances at 10am, 12pm and 2pm

Ticket price: £8.50

Running time 55mins

Bee in my Beanie & Actors of Dionysus Ariadne

7th – 8th May & 14th & 15th May: Performances at 10am, 12pm and 2pm

Ticket price: £8.50

Running time 55mins 

Lionhouse Cabaret presents:

Bumfluffery and other silliness….

Comedy cabaret hosted by Actors of Dionysus featuring a host of special guests including the brilliant comedy duo, Dyball & Kerr debuting new work from Bumfluffery 'A field guide to the idiot British male'.

"High class character comedy." The Observer.

Affirmative, immersive, stupid.

Hosted by performer and Treason show regular, Mark Katz, other guests include: folk singer Tina Bell, stand up comic Anthony Ayton; aerialist Tamsin Shasha, performer and guitarist Lou Macari and all the way from Alabama - Clint Westwood

Lionhouse Cabaret; Bumfluffery and other silliness….comedy cabaret, live music & more: 6th & 7th; 13th & 14th May at 7.30pm – 9.15pm (incl interval for drinks)

Running time 90mins

NB Please check dates for special guests

Ticket price £20; £17.50 concs. 

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Lucy joins AOD as a University Placement Volunteer!

For the past four weeks I've been doing a work placement with aod as part of my final year studying Theatre and English at the University of Bristol. It's been a truly amazing experience!

Not only have aod been so welcoming, they have also allowed me insight into some of their upcoming projects. I spent the first week of my placement assisting with the dramaturgical development of Savage Beauty, a re-imagining of Sophocles' Antigone for the era of climate crisis, in connection with COP26 in Glasgow in November (watch this space). It was wonderful to be able to take a deep dive not only into this script, but also aod's many past versions of Antigone alongside translations of the original play. Savage Beauty is such a timely and vital piece of theatre, in addition to it's fascinating relationship with its Ancient Greek source, and it was such a privilege to be able to develop my skills in such an exciting context as well as under the kind and knowledgeable mentorship of the Creative Team.

Another privilege of my placement was being able to attend a research and development session for the upcoming Black Voices in Myth project (again, watch this space). This was an incredible session featuring voices of Black academics, writers, theatre makers and young scholars. Much like Savage Beauty this project is also of vital and pressing importance and it was a wonderful session to witness.

I first encountered aod through the excellent #DailyDose series on Twitter and I very much enjoyed getting a peak behind the scenes in the third week of my placement. It's lovely that there's network of academics, actors, artists and cool-people-of-all-sorts who are willing to volunteer their voices and help share texts from, and which respond to, the ancient world. On that note, a real highlight of my placement was being able to share an extract of some of my own writing on the #DailyDose: a section from a short play in which Clytemnestra questions her own reception history as the Worst of Wives and asks what does it mean to be a hero anyway? (Check it out if you're interested: https://twitter.com/aodtheatre/status/1359448229604114432?s=20 ).Thank you so much to aod for giving me the opportunity to share some of my own work as well as learning from theirs.

Other highlights included beta-testing the new online workshops (it's great to see school pupils are enjoying them, it's the sort of thing I'd have loved at school) and making crafts for children, to be released on Instagram soon…

Lucy Ruddiman, 2021

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BIG NIGHT IN

Please join us for our BIG NIGHT IN on Dec 4th at 7pm!
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See you there!

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Fenella Fielding 1927 -2018

FENELLA
 
Message from the Artistic Director, Tamsin Shasha
 
It is with great sadness that we learnt of the death, on Wednesday, of our great friend and collaborator Fenella Fielding.  We had the pleasure of working with Fenella on a number of projects including Savage Beauty at the Other Palace (formerly St James Theatre) and The Sweetness of Honey CD (a collection of Sappho poetry set to music).  She had an indomitable spirit and a wicked sense of humour and was forever regaling us with anecdotes from her past.  If there was anyone you could persuade you to believe she would carry on working forever it was her.  She never wanted to stop.  She was also a lovely person to share afternoon tea with at Bafta and I for one will miss her candour, generosity, passion and kindness.  She was a special lady indeed.  We have her voice to remember her by and her spirit lives on in our hearts.
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