As promised, here's a selection of the fantastic feedback we captured on film after our debut shows at the Barnes Children's Literature Festival 2019!
Showing posts with label Barnes Children's Literature Festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barnes Children's Literature Festival. Show all posts
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Sunday, 19 May 2019
We Did It!
Well, we did it! Our hugely exciting debut at the Barnes Children's Literature Festival saw us delivering no less than six incredibly well-received performances, each to a packed out audience, across the weekend of 11th-12th May 2019. Many photos were taken and enthusiastic audience reaction recorded - both on paper and on film!
We'll be sharing some more of that feedback with you very soon. In the meantime, however, we have now arranged some of the photos we took at the festival - and in rehearsals - on our beautiful new GALLERY page! Do take a look and see what you missed if you were unable to make it this year.
If you did happen to come along to see us at the festival and you didn't get a chance to sign our Visitors Book or to record a vox pop on the way out, we'd still love to hear what you thought or to see any photos you might have taken. Please drop us a line at firesidefolktales@gmail.com with any comments or pictures you'd like to share - we'd be delighted to hear from you!
Friday, 17 May 2019
One Week To Go!
On 2nd May 2019, with a little over a week to go until the Fireside Folktales company make their debut at the Barnes Children's Literature Festival, Amy Floyd and Emma King-Farlow take stock - and consider the dubious merits of releasing an unedited episode of the podcast!
Thursday, 16 May 2019
Meet The Cast #4 - Alexa Bushell
Meet our final cast member! 🎪🏹🎭
We're delighted to announce Alexa Bushell, who will be playing the roles of Fox in Aesop's Fables; Demeter in Persephone & The Pomegranate Seeds; and Sergeant Cooper in A Tale of Robin Hood.
Alexa trained in dance, drama and singing at Elmhurst before touring her cabaret throughout the South West. A nominee for several Swan Awards, she has loved being part of the numerous Shadow Road productions she has previously performed in and cannot wait to share these latest ones with you!
Recent credits include Mr Tumnus & the Dwarf in The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, Miss Pickhart in Cut The Rates, David & Sir Henry of the Lea in Robin Hood, and Annas in Jesus Christ Superstar.
Meet The Cast #3 - Alice Wilson
Time to meet another cast member! 🎉👏🎭
We're excited to announce Alice Wilson, who will be playing the roles of Grasshopper in Aesop's Fables; Hermes in Persephone & The Pomegranate Seeds; and Alan a Dale & Matthew in A Tale of Robin Hood.
Alice is currently finishing an English and Drama degree at Queen Mary University of London, and greatly enjoying the chance to escape from essays into the world of folktales. After working with Emma in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, this is the second time she has been involved in the fantastic Barnes theatre scene.
Recent theatre credits include: Edmund Pevensie in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; Biscuits, The Future is Now and Macbeth Studios with Queen Mary Theatre Company; Space Dogs at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and in its London run; Noel Fielding in Bake Off the Musical; and Deadline at Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Alice also recently wrote and directed the play Ashes, co-wrote the play Biscuits, and composed and directed the political rom-com musical Across the Commons.
Sunday, 5 May 2019
Three Months On...
Three months after their very first chat about Emma's mad idea of doing some 'theatre in a tent' - and two weeks before their opening performances at the Barnes Children's Literature Festival on May 11th & 12th 2019 - Amy Floyd and Emma King-Farlow reflected on the huge amount of progress they'd made over the previous 12 weeks...
Thursday, 25 April 2019
Two Plays Down, One to Go!
On the 12th April, Amy Floyd and Emma King-Farlow discussed their progress, following the previous weeks' Fireside Folktales rehearsals. Topics of conversation this time around included the weather, the tent, a lack of shoes and the continuing search for a meaningful ending!
Friday, 19 April 2019
The Flyers Are Here!
Our beautiful flyers for our upcoming debut at the Barnes Children's Literature Festival arrived today - hooray! 😍👏
The post is so exciting at the moment - always filled with exciting parcels and envelopes, containing everything from flyers, handmade wooden stools, animal ears, tails, antennae, shells and glasses, to eight-metre bell tents and metal trolleys on which to carry them! 😂
Every day brings new - and sometimes slightly weird - surprises...
Wednesday, 17 April 2019
The Third Rehearsal
In the third episode of the Fireside Folktales podcast, Amy Floyd and Emma King-Farlow share a progress report following their third rehearsal the night beforehand. Topics up for discussion include fighting, fox tails, music, dancing and the search for a meaningful ending!
Tuesday, 26 March 2019
Getting Started!
The morning after the first Fireside Folktales rehearsal, Emma and Amy found time for another quick chat...
Friday, 15 March 2019
And the Word is Out!
The word about Fireside Folktales is out and spreading! Not only did the following article appear in this month's edition of Prospect - the Barnes Community Association's magazine - but we also now have a shiny, new Facebook page which has already been liked by nearly 100 people!
Finally, if you're a particular fan of Facebook, you may also like to take a look at the Event page for our launch at Barnes Children's Literature Festival in May - and maybe even click GOING to let us know that we can look forward to seeing you there? ;-)
Saturday, 23 February 2019
Fireside Folktales - An Introduction!
The day after meeting Amanda Brettargh, director of the Barnes Children's Literature Festival, to confirm their participation in the the 2019 festival (May 11th-12th 2019), a delighted Emma and Amy sat down to record a quick introduction to Fireside Folktales and their plans for the festival weekend.
Happy listening! :-)
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
Fireside Folktales to Launch in May!
We will be performing three short plays on each day, with entry to any of the performances free throughout the festival weekend, although numbers are limited so we advise you to get there early for your chosen production! Join us for Aesop’s Fables at 11am, followed by Persephone & the Pomegranate Seeds: How the Seasons Came to Be at 1pm and finally, at 3pm, A Tale of Robin Hood.As these performances will take place during the day and are aimed primarily at young audiences, the other elements that will form a vital part of future Fireside Folktales performances – a campfire in our medieval-style firepit and marshmallows for the audience to roast over it! – will not feature during this first weekend. It is, however, our hope that, with numerous future performances of new material for all ages planned, those who wish to do so will have plenty of opportunities to enjoy them later!
We will also be available for private bookings - with either our 8m bell tent or our smaller 3.5m teepee (which usually serves as the actors' dressing room and our costume and prop store!) - for parties and events for both children and adults, or for school visits, any time from the end of May onwards. (For more information, please see our BOOKINGS page.)
In the meantime, we are truly delighted that Fireside Folktales will make its debut under the umbrella of the wonderful Barnes Children’s Literature Festival, as is the Festival Director, Amanda Brettargh, who says,“We have been keen to bring myths and legends to Barnes Children’s Literature Festival ever since we started and Fireside Folktales represents a fantastic opportunity for us to work with a local theatre company, young people and emerging artists. We think it will really add great value to our audience experience.”Everyone involved in Fireside Folktales is really excited to bring this project to life and we very much hope that you will join us on May 11th and 12th - and afterwards - to see the magic of myths and legends made real on your very own doorstep!
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