Chosen from over 40 submissions, City Shorts showcased four new short plays, which had something different to say about women’s lives in modern London. City Shorts was our debut production and was performed at the Rosemary Branch Theatre in 2013.
‘London Grey & Green Theatre Company will go far’ – Female Arts ★★★★
‘London Grey & Green Theatre Company […] must be commended for an evening of challenging and passionate new writing’ – A Younger Theatre
★★★★ The Public Reviews
82 to North Finchley by Judy Upton
Directed by Charlie Ely
Dani – Amelia Kirk
Toni – Emma Stirling
Sam – Emma Sylvester
A highly comic and surprising account of a woman’s journey on the No. 82 bus to find her missing girlfriend.
‘The script is clever and speedy’ – Everything Theatre
Dropping Stitches by Ness Lyons
Directed by Tutku Barbaros
Shareena – Alice Fernandez
Liz – Danielle Nott
Richard – Tom Slatter
Denise – Camilla Whitehill
Tensions rise in a South London knitting group; what is perfect parenting?
‘Hilarious, beautifully structured and poignant in its honesty’ – Female Arts
Fit For Work by Susan Harrison
Directed by Charlie Ely
Katie – Holly Ashman
Lex – Natasha Atherton
A witty and touching look at the relationship between two teenage girls, centred around the death of one of their fathers.
‘A poignant, very real and very moving drama’ – The Public Reviews
Anna by Wendy Thomson
Directed by Tess Shrubsall
Observer – Ian Baksh
Mum – Celia Kelly
Dad – Dave Pitt
Critic – Olivia Thompson
A sharp satire on critical and stereotypical views of women’s writing in theatre. Sex, relationships and babies, or is it..?
‘A sudden concluding twist results in a well-timed, farcical climax.’ – What’s Peen Seen
Production Team
Berengere Ariaudo de Castelli – Producer
Tutku Barbaros – Director
Charlie Ely – Director / Assistant Producer
Patrick Goodden – Sound Designer / Deputy Stage Manager
Izabella Malewska – Assistant Producer
Tess Shrubsall – Director