PUDDLES

About the show

PUDDLES is a new play by Tamara von Werthern, directed by Anna Marsland with music by Sam Hooper, about a love triangle shown from the perspective of two women in love with the same man. The audience will be split in two and take the side of one of the women as their two stories intertwine in the connected spaces of THE DITCH at Shoreditch Town Hall.

It is supported by Arts Council England.

Combining live music with promenade performance in an immersive experience the play explores how women's stories are perceived.

This work-in-progress performance will allow you to become part of the development journey of the piece. It is not a fully realised production, but rather the vital step towards a longer run. We would love you to be part of it and for your feedback to form the basis on which we'll build the final piece.

Supported by Shoreditch Town Hall, we’ll explore use of space with sound design by Luke Swaffield (National Theatre), original music by composer Sam Hooper (BAFTA) & immersive elements, highlighting the expectations on women’s careers, sexuality & bodily autonomy, working towards full show in 22/23. PUDDLES is produced by Emma Blackman Productions (www.emmablackmanproductions.com)

As part of this development process, we are also offering 4 community workshops aimed at mothers, focused on empowerment & skill sharing after lockdown.

These can be booked here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/creative-writing-workshop-series-1-4-35149

We are very grateful to be supported by Arts Council England, Deborah Frances-White (The Guilty Feminist), Morgan Lloyd Malcolm (Mum, Emilia!) and Fizzy Sherbet.

Anna Marsland is an experienced theatre director, who is currently Associate Director on the National Theatre’s The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Nighttime. She directed The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart at New Vic (2019) **** (Four Stars - The Guardian) ‘boisterous, witty, draws us deep into its darker corners’. She is a Learning Associate Practitioner at the RSC and recently developed an education project alongside the National Theatre’s filmed Romeo & Juliet.

“..director Anna Marsland is ingeniously clever in the way she uses the circular forms and vertical space... her company of five move so fluidly between action and narration, prose and verse, speech and song” (review for Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, 2019, John Hargreaves)

Tamara von Werthern is a playwright published with Nick Hern Books, a screenwriter, poet and contributor to Letters To The Earth (Harper Collins) and 100 Voices (Unbound). She won Best Screenplay at Lift-off Season Awards 2019 & is founder of award-winning theatre podcast Fizzy Sherbet.

“the most human and probably most convincing ghost story to be seen on stage for a long time” ***** (Five Stars) The Upcoming on her play The White Bike (The Space)

Emma Blackman is a Fringe First award winning producer and Stage One Producers Bursary recipient. She has previously worked as Cultural Programme Manager at Shoreditch Town Hall, and Theatre Delicatessen's Producer & Programmer.Emma Blackman Productions was launched in 2018 to focus on championing and celebrating female creatives in the theatre, and offering a stage to female voices. From new writing to gig theatre and immersive shows, EBP offers high-quality and accessible work based on exciting and less-heard stories.

Recent projects include - Bobby & Amy (UK Tour 2021); Zola in England (R&D based on Michael Rosen’s book, commissioned by Brighton Festival); Press Play (Digital Theatre Season 2020); Sugar Coat (VAULT Festival 2020); Die or Run (Shoreditch Town Hall 2019).

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, United Kingdom