PHILIPPA
HAMBLY
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a fun and farcical family adventure
Somewhere in Britain, a long time ago, a very, very, very long time ago. So long ago that nobody quite knows whether it happened or not. Or where it happened or not.
A boy pulled a sword from a stone and became King. A story of the old world, with knights, wizards, mist and magic.
This fun and farcical adventure is a deliberately anarchic and anachronistic re-telling of the Arthurian Legend with live music, physical comedy and lo-fi acrobatics.
Written by Tiff Woodsmith
Directed by John Nicholson
Designed by Bronia Housman with original composition by Aisha Ali
Choreography by Lucy Thynne
Photography by Robert Auckland
Stage management by Chaz Webb
With: Megan Brooks, Tristan Green, Philippa Hambly and Sidney Robb
Stories from a simpler time.
In the night, a thick tangled root had grown from the boys navel,
and a tough fleshy root had grown from the girls navel, and these roots were connected to their mothers navel, rooting the three of them together.
They tried to cut the roots. But they could not….
Created by 1927
Directed & Written by Suzanne Andrade
Film, Animation & Design by Paul Barritt
Co-Direction: Esme Appleton
Music by Lillian Henley
Associate Direction & Design Esme Appleton
Costume by Sarah Munro
Assistant Director: Dominic Biddle
Animation Assistant: Anne Rotzek
Composers Assistant: Max Gallagher
Production Manager: Nathan Johnson
Producer: Jo Crowley
Performed by David Insua-Cao, Francesca Simmons, Genevieve Dunne & Philippa Hambly
Storytellers: Carmel McNeil-O’Connor, Daksha Scaramagli, David Appleton, Joan Brooks, Karl Mengs, Kazuko Hohki, Lesley Ewen, MJ James, Nigel Hunt, Pete Brooks, Phil Shaw, Rocky Shahan & Wendy Barritt
Photography Credit: Leigh Webber
1927’s Golem is not a re-telling or adaptation of the Golem myth but an original story that examines the relationship between an extraordinarily ordinary man, and his Golem...
Golem premiered at Salzburg State Theatre, Salzburg Festival, Austria on 22 August 2014.
In 2018, it was captured on film by The Space, which debuted on BBC4 in November 2018.
Created by 1927
Directed & Written by Suzanne Andrade
Film, Animation & Design by Paul Barritt
Music by Lillian Henley
Associate Direction & Design Esme Appleton
Sound Design by Laurence Owen
Costume by Sarah Munro
Dramaturgy: Ben Francombe
Animation Associate: Derek Andrade
Drums & Percussion: Will Close
Projection Screen Design: James Lewis
Set Built by Joe Marchant & West Yorkshire Playhouse
Costume Construction Sarah Munro, Assisted by Martha Copeland
Production Manager: Helen Mugridge & Andres Velasquez
Sound Technician: Chris Prosho
Producer: Jo Crowley
Performed by: Shamira Turner, Rose Robinson, Will Close, Esme Appleton, Lilian Henley, Genevieve Dunne, Philippa Hambly, Nathan Gregory, Rowena Lennon, Felicity Sparks
She Waits. The Sun Sets. Sailors Die.
A piece of mask theatre inspired by the Claddagh in the west of Ireland, Cleite tells the story of a Fisherwoman waiting for her husband to return from sea. Featuring live Sean Nós songs and based on superstitions of the old fishing communities of the West of Ireland, this piece was devised in Katie’s Cottage, Claddagh, a restored cottage and museum.
Created & Directed by James Riordan
Performed by Philippa Hambly
with singer Cáitlín Ní Chualaín
Produced by Jill Murray
Mask by Orla Clougher
Costume Cheri White
Filmed by Mia Mullarky
A dance/theatre performance about nurses. Well, it’s about what it means to care – especially at a time when multiple calls are being made on our compassion. The show puts its audience in the care of five over-stretched nurses, asking: what happens when our capacity to care reaches its limits?
Careful is supported using public funding by Arts Council England in collaboration with Kingston University Nursing dept.
Performers: Archana Ballal, Philippa Hambly, Thalia-Marie Papadopoulos, Helena Rice, Dominique Vannod
Direction: Alex Mermikides
Choreography: Adam Kirkham
Composer/ sound: Milton Mermikides
Lights: Andrew Nasrat
Bali Tiger.
Dusky Seaside Sparrow, Cinnamon-coloured Cryptic Treehunter, Psychedelic Rock Gecko, Fire Millipede From Hell.
One human. Twenty-six thousand animals. A wild exploration of life in an age of extinction.
Made with the support of UCL Performance Lab, Arts Council England, Bristol Old Vic Ferment, and Pound Arts.
Performer and Director – Tom Bailey
Dramaturgy and movement – Philippa Hambly
Associate Director – Guy Jones
Sound design – Andrew Cooke
Projection design – Limbic Cinema
Lighting Design – Will Leighton
Redcape Theatre - Be Brave & Leave for the Unknown
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Lydia Fraser Ward - Hey Siri
Conceived by Lydia Fraser- Ward
Digital art: Jamie Gledhill
Performer: Philippa Hambly
Collaborator: Gemma Bicknell
Supported by MetalCulture
Presented as part of Women of Mass Destruction III: Women vs Technology at Richmix, London.
Teatro Envilo - Interrupted
Original conception and performers
Fiona Clift, Andrea Jiménez, Noemi Rodríguez, Blanca Solé
Co- collaborators and performers
Roisin O'Mahoney, Philippa Hambly, Ariana Cárdenas, Esther Ramos
Dramaturgical support: David Kantounas
Lighting and sound: Fergus Waldron
Awarded BEST EMERGING ENSEMBLE at London Mimetic Festival 2013
Performed at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013
An everyday story of epic courage, love and loss told through the hands of a piano player and the lens of a photographer.
Produced by: Turtle Key Arts
Directors: Cassie Friend & Rebecca Loukes
Writer: Catherine Dyson
Performers: Will Dickie & Philippa Hambly
Sound Design: Andrew Dawson
Design & Costumes: Tina Bicat
Lighting Design: Aideen Malone
Touring:
Northeast England Autumn 2015
UK National tour Autumn 2016
Plymouth Drum 2017
House touring 2018
Lydia Fraser Ward - Hey Siri
Conceived by Lydia Fraser- Ward
Digital art: Jamie Gledhill
Performer: Philippa Hambly
Collaborator: Gemma Bicknell
Supported by MetalCulture
Presented as part of Women of Mass Destruction III: Women vs Technology at Richmix, London.
Original conception and performers
Fiona Clift, Andrea Jiménez, Noemi Rodríguez, Blanca Solé
Co- collaborators and performers
Roisin O'Mahoney, Philippa Hambly, Ariana Cárdenas, Esther Ramos
Dramaturgical support: David Kantounas
Lighting and sound: Fergus Waldron
Awarded BEST EMERGING ENSEMBLE at London Mimetic Festival 2013
Performed in Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013