City Slices & Country Crumbs showcased four new 15-minute plays, chosen from over 60 submissions. These shorts dramatised different experiences of life in England – of privilege and poverty, the inner-city and the rolling hills. They were performed at the Hen & Chickens theatre in 2013.
‘These plays are full of an affection for England that makes for a warm tonic on a cold night’ – One Stop Arts
‘A thoroughly enjoyable way to spend a night with friends and be introduced to some emerging young playwrights’ – Everything Theatre
‘Certainly worth the trip’ – Female Arts
Milk by Judy Upton
Directed by Tessa Shrubsall
Ricky – Ben Fensome
Jemima/ Dr. Rowland – Felicity McCormack
Megan – Natalie Sheriff
A Black comedy in which a young couple discover a dark secret about the British food industry.
‘The play, and the relationship between dairy farmer and lactose intolerant girl, is funny and endearing’ – Everything Theatre
A Little While Longer by Melanie Hunter
Directed by Charlie Ely
Marjory Salmon – Samantha Leverette
A unique and touching monologue in which a woman reminisces about her life in early 20th Century Newcastle.
‘A powerful and touching monologue… Leverette brings a real warmth and vitality to the part.’ – One Stop Arts
The Seaside by Camilla Whitehill
Directed by Charlie Ely
Luke – Nicolas Clarke
Amy – Nicola Coughlan
A wistful look at life in the seaside town of Hastings through the perspective of two people seeing-in the dawn.
‘the casting was excellent… and both actors gave really believable performances’ Female Arts
Chelsea & Henriette by Wendy Thomson
Directed by Tessa Shrubsall
Chelsea – Georgia Clarke-Day
Henriette – Natasha Lee-Dowd
In this laugh-out-loud comedy, two London girls wax materialistic on the trials and tribulations of their lives.
‘A rowdy upper-class romp rounded off the evening with…clever wordplay for these two deliciously cringe-worthy self-obsessed characters’ – One Stop Arts
Production Team
Berengere Ariaudo de Castelli – Producer
Charlie Ely – Director: A Little While Longer and The Seaside
Patrick Goodden – Sound and Lighting Designer, Deputy Stage Manager
Alysha Laviniere – Assistant Producer
Tessa Shrubsall – Director: Milk and Chelsea & Henriette