T.H.I.N.O
ORIGINALS
Original works from our performing artists remote collaboration initiative.
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'TEN MINUTES (?)'
Spike has only been given six minutes to perform, but really he has ten...?
Performance by Jack Dillon
Script by Spike Mclarrity
Based on a performance by Spike Mclarrity at Nippon International Arts Festival 2020.
'SOMETHING LOST'
Debbie’s grieving alone with nobody to turn to except her hero, Edith Nesbit. A story of dealing with loss and guilt, and how sometimes it’s good to just let it all out.
Written by Elisabeth Galvin
Performed by Bonnie Hay
Directed by Abigail Milne
'OUTSIDE'
An original song with epic atmospheres and seismic textural shifts, written, recorded and produced in lockdown.
Music and Production by Dário
Text by Phoebe Mansell
Vocals by Dário and Anna Semple
Piano by Alex Norton
Video by Jonny Danciger
'SUGAR COATED'
Jay is determined not to come across as weak… a difficult endeavour when his childhood tormentor, Sarah Hornet, is also his landlady.
Written by Rachael Crozier
Directed by Maggie Wang
Starring Ryan Mellish and Abby Forman
'IN TOUCH (ALMOST)'
Two sisters, separated by the lockdown, navigate the highways and byroads of digital communication.
Written by Eloïse Poulton
Edited by Callum Hale-Thomson
Directed by Una O'Sullivan
Starring Beth Atkinson and Hannah Mauvis
'DAISY AND ME'
Joe is just a normal mid 20’s guy trying to move on in the mortifying world of online dating...
Written by Sophie Warren
Performed by Stefan Chanyaem
Directed by Alex Stenhouse
'JELLYFISH'
An honest and heartfelt take on the world of online dating.
Written by Abby Forman
Performed by Ewan Pollitt
Directed by Rachael Crozier
'HONESTY POLICY'
Being dishonest with your kids can have brutal consequences... Probably better to be honest, then?
Written by Sydney Feder
Performed by Will Beynon
Directed by Coral Tarran
'WAITING FOR YOU'
An stunning original musical theatre song about commitment and tortured romance.
Music by Lydia Breckon
Text by Rachael Crozier
Vocals by Sarah Wright
'LET NOT MY LIGHT GROW BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN'
A moving original classical song for soprano and piano.
Music by Timothy Coleman
Text by Maggie Wang
Vocals by Kezia Robson
Piano by Sofia Kirwan-Baez
'TRIPTYCH'
And the crows laughed.
Performer - Spike Mclarrity
Composer - Zygmund de Somogyi
'CROSSWORDS'
A man sits down to do his crossword puzzle - or was it to do the grocery list?
Written by Friederike Pank and Olivia Route
Performed and edited by Will Jarvis
Directed by Lydia McKinley
'PEAS IN A PODCAST'
Contains strong language.
Presenting Peas in a Pod(cast), from Lily and Damien Cherub! So sweet, it can only go sour...
Written by Paige Evans
Performed by Amelia Gabriel
Directed and Edited by Mark Danciger
'MISTAKEN IDENTITY'
A seamlessly interwoven delivery of a personal poem written for identical twins Phoebe and Isabella.
Poem by Paddy Gormley
Performed by Phoebe Mansell and Isabella Mansell
Directed by Timothy Coleman
'TIMESCAPES'
A haunting original classical song for soprano and piano.
Music by Anna Semple
Text by Friederike Pank
Vocals by Sofia Kirwan-Baez
Piano by Alex Norton
'INTOLERANT'
Know your partner's insides and out...
An original song about the strains of dietary requirements.
Written by Paige Evans
Composed by Stephen Hyde
Vocals by Alex Jackson
Piano by Joe Davies
'TWIGS'
This video contains language that may be inappropriate for younger viewers.
Relationships can be tricky. So can plants.
Written by Will Jarvis
Performed by Emily Millwood
Directed by Alex Jackson
'HOUSE PARTY'
Self-isolating with a ghost has its complications.
Written by James Alston
Performed by Adam Goodbody
Directed by Jasper Frost
'JEREMY'
CONTENT WARNING - This piece includes strong language, and tackles themes of anxiety, self-harm and suicide.
A story about a cat called Jeremy takes an unexpected turn.
Performance by Spike Mclarrity
Score by Zygmund de Somogyi
'THE SMALLEST CHANGES'
An original classical song, resonant with the current global situation.
Words - Jonny Danciger
Music - Joe Davies
Voice - Beatrice Acland
Piano - Harry Baker
'TURING'
Turing test: a test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour indistinguishable from that of a human.
Written and Edited by Mark Danciger
Performed by Louis Pieris
Directed by Siobhan McAuley
'TREVOR'
This video contains language that may be inappropriate for younger viewers.
You all know Trevor Moncur. You all know what he did. But now see Trevor Moncur through the eyes of the man who knew him best.
Written by Joel Coussins
Performed by James Alston
Directed and Edited by Una O'Sullivan
'GIFTS'
A gorgeous jazz-classical song, written and performed in lockdown.
Music and Piano by Sofia Kirwan-Baez
Text by Abigail Milne
Vocals by Jonathan Eyers
'KINDER'
He used to be the ‘baller' kid that stood up to the school bully. Is that side of his personality still there?
Written by Sydney Feder
Directed and Edited by Kitty Ball
Performed by Danny Joseph
'LOSING THE WILL'
William Shakespeare is struggling to find that elusive line... and to make matters worse, he's stuck in the 2020 lockdown.
Written by Evangeline Henderson Performed by Pete Picton
Directed by Maggie Wang