WHAT'S ON at THE BREAD AND ROSES
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Teabowl Studio
Journey of Whispering Dreams
30 & 31 July
written & directed by Qingyang Wang
A poem written over ten years.
Until the journey carried her far enough.
Until time rushed by and settled the once-unspeakable melancholies of adolescence.
Until the ancient songs from home began to seek belonging in the culturally in-between.
A young woman’s healing from a period of mental turmoil and depression in adolescence is interwoven with the way she went after leaving her hometown in southwestern China, from the southern waves of China to the northern snow of the UK, crossing cultures and borders. The dreamy journey of ups and downs falls into a spring garden where the melancholic maiden character, Du Liniang was trapped a thousand years ago, from Kunqu Opera classic, Peony Pavilion — and onto a stage where a Ge Ji (professional female performer in ancient China) is about to perform…
A one-woman physical theatre piece blending spoken word, movement, Chinese Traditional dance, soundscape and ancient Chinese folklore -- all in a swirling silky dream.
Beauty and Terror Theatre present
I Guess We Will Just Start Over
1 & 2 August
written by Megan Farquhar, directed by Evie Kerr
We didn’t heed the warnings, we didn’t slow down, and now the world has turned to ash and rubble. Safe in her bunker, Martha is able to keep her family going. Because she was sensible, and that is what is needed to survive. But hidden away in boxes and tucked under supplies, are the final (utterly useless) belongings of her mother – classical CDs, a crochet kit and some hand-written poems. As we see life attempting to find its feet again in the world outside, these objects are found, used and retold, as generation pass by and try to find some meaning.I Guess We Will Just Start Over is a funny and sensitive look at how we relate to art, each other and our histories - and what we might do if we needed to start all over again.
Brick by Brick: songs for building a home in the life that you chose
4 & 5 August
'Brick by Brick' is a night of music celebrating building a home in the life that you chose, produced by Meighread Dandeneau and directed by Beth Clarence.
Playing for two nights only, this cabaret captures the grit it takes to make your life your own at any cost, with performances about moving, taking risks, holding on, and letting go.
Waggish Theatre Presents: A Waggish Scratch
7 - 9 August
hosted by Ashley Snoding and Johnny Jay
Come watch fresh and new material from upcoming artists and even give feedback if you fancy. With a huge variety of pieces on display, there will be something to scratch everyone's inner Waggish.
Beauty and Terror Theatre present
The Great Pies of Denby Dale
17 & 18 August
written by Bryn Walker and Megan Farquhar, directed by Evie Kerr
'A pie is a meal in a briefcase’
'Where on earth did you hear that!?’
Dot and George, two strange and timeless pie makers, wait by the oven. This might take some time. These two have seen it all, right back to the early glimmers of pie, stayed with it through its terrible ‘coffyn’ era, and basked in its glory at the feasting tables of Kings and Queens. But the looming question is: what’s next? What do you do after you’ve achieved greatness? Well, when the small village of Denby Dale in Yorkshire decide to make a series of the biggest pies the world has ever seen, Dot and George see their chance. Greatness is in their grasp once more – that is, as long as they don’t seriously mess it up!
Antigone Nuptials
19 - 23 August
written by estelle biyiha, directed by Rapsy
Antigone is now ready to face her uncle and make the right decision for her life, she must get married and no longer cares about the danger that this may represent even if it means death.
Kit Thompson presents
Monster'd
9 - 13 September
written by Paloma Oakenfold & directed by George Richmond-Scott & Paloma Oakenfold
Monster’d is a bold, messy, heart-wrenching and hilarious new play about a girl named Aurelie, created in a lab by a scientist who just wanted a friend.
She’s a monster. She’s a child. She’s Shakespeare. She’s an outcast. She’s us.
In a chaotic mash-up of Frankenstein, school trauma, institutional gaslighting and the complete works of the Bard, Aurelie fights to be seen in a world that tells her she's broken.
It’s a story about neurodivergence, self-worth, resilience, and what it really means to belong.
“A moving and deftly constructed piece of autobiographical theatre - full of insight, emotion and abundant imagination.” - David Byrne, Artistic Director & CEO, The Royal Court Theatre.
