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BEAM CELEBRATIONS
March 05, 2018
WELL BLADDY DONE EVERYONE! Kate and Alex are happy little F**king bunnies.
BEAM:2018 AT THEATRE ROYAL STRATFORD EAST
March 05, 2018
Our amazing cast smashing it on stage at BEAM. 10.30am and snow? No problem!
WHAT A CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM WE HAVE FOR BEAM - LUCKY US.
March 05, 2018
What a gang.
Simbi Akande - NADIA
Carly Bawden - JESS
Noa Bodner - AMIRA
Paul Chahidi - MIKE
Rebecca Lock - TINA
Jay Saighal - BACHIR
Gay Soper - JUDITH
Gary Wood - RAFIQ
Ashley Zhangazha - LUKE
Josh Seymour - DIRECTOR
Oli Jackson - MUSICAL DIRECTOR/KEYS
Simon Rowlands - BASS
Jon Gaskin - Guitar
February 10, 2018
We are raising money to help us present the best possible version of our 'F**KED IN MARRAKECH' pitch at BEAM2018.
Our faces will tell you about it in our Kickstarter Video. Or you can read about it on our Kickstarter page.
Rewards available. Mainly kisses.
OUR F.I.M BAND - THE BOYS FROM ROCK BAND FORT HOPE...AND OLI...WITH ADDED TATTS
March 04, 2018
Tattoos and amazing sounds galore. Phwoar.
KATE AND ALEX ON TELLY - LONDON LIVE
February 23, 2018
Who caught us on telly this evening at 6.30pm? We were chatting all things musical, BEAM:2018 and our new projects. Didn't swear.
February 05, 2018
We're over the moon to share the news that our 25 minute pitch of 'F**KED IN MARRAKECH' will be directed by JOSH SEYMOUR, with Musical Direction by OLI JACKSON, and will feature a cast including the incomporable GAY SOPER and JANIE DEE . We are feeling ludicrously lucky and slightly smug.
KATE TO BE LYRIC HAMMERSMITH'S RESIDENT COMPOSER 2018!
December 14, 2017
From The Stage -
https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2017/kate-marlais-appointed-cameron-mackintosh-resident-composer-lyric-hammersmith/
"Kate Marlais has been announced as the Cameron Mackintosh resident composer for 2018.
Marlais will be placed at the Lyric Hammersmith for the duration of her post, which begins in March.
She is the fifth composer to be selected for the scheme, which is run by Musical Theatre Network and Mercury Musical Developments, using funding from the Cameron Mackintosh Foundation.
The foundation has funded five placements since 2015, of which this is the last."
F**KED IN MARRAKECH IN FEMALE COMPOSERS INITIATIVE @ THE PHEASANTRY
February 12, 2018
What a great evening, organised by Barlow & Smith - a whole bunch of female song-writing and composing talent.
We enjoyed singing ABOUT TIME from F**KED IN MARRAKECH, and Kate's arrangement of HIDE AND SEEK (Imogen Heap).
FUCKED IN MARRAKECH - CHOSEN FOR BEAM:2018
December 17, 2017
Our new musical (currently in development), 'FUCKED IN MARRAKECH', has been chosen for BEAM:2018! We've got a big slot (25 mins) on the main auditorium stage at Theatre Royal Stratford East. Thrilled. Keep eyes peeled for announcements of cast/creative team in the New Year...
From the BEAM:2018 website http://www.beamshowcase.com:
"BEAM:2018 is a two day biennial industry showcase of new British musical theatre. The work is found via a series of innovative pitching days held at key producing venues across the UK.
BEAM is co-produced by Musical Theatre Network and Mercury Musical Developments who are proud to present BEAM2018 at Theatre Royal Stratford East, London on 1st – 2nd March 2018.
Over two days you can expect to see new work by up to 40 British writers. Key industry figures will be gathered together to view the most exciting talent and emerging projects from across the UK."
WRITING RETREAT TO MARRAKECH
September 24, 2016
Kate, Alex and director Charlie are lapping up some inspiration in Marrakech on a writing retreat. Debriefing from Curve workshop and coming up with more ideas for 'HERE'. But first, wine and cous cous...
GUILDFORD SCHOOL OF ACTING
February 03, 2017
Just finished a week at GSA working with the wonderful, generous, talented students on 'HERE'. Gorgeous bunch, thank you.
THE OTHER PALACE - INDUSTRY SHOWING
March 23, 2017
The day has arrived where we must show our wares. Act 1, semi-staged for industry at The Other Palace theatre. The final stage of our year supported by the S & S Award. Thanks Warner and Caroline of the S&S Award, and also all at Mercury Musical Developments, and The Other Palace! HERE we go...
Cheers to Ollie Boito for the great photos! (link below) www.oliverboito.com
REHEARSALS BEGIN FOR LONDON SHOWING
March 20, 2017
London industry showing rehearsals begin. What an ace cast we have:
Artist - Richard Heap
Dancer - Carly Bawden
Debutante - Daisy Maywood
Engineer - Obioma Ugoala
Farmer - Clare Burt
Soldier - Chris Jenkins
Director - Charlie Westenra; Musical Director - Ed Bussey
Venue - The Other Palace, Thursday 23rd March 2017. Photo credit www.oliverboito.com
WORKSHOP WEEK DONE!
September 08, 2016
What an incredible week. We have totally revamped Act One and it looked and sounded insane thanks to our amazing cast and creative team. THANK YOU! Such a lovely opportunity to showcase our work at the end of the week to all the brilliant Curve staff as well. Hurrah.
AMAZING CURVE CAST
September 06, 2016
THIS CAST IS AS GENEROUS AND TALENTED AS THEY ARE GORGEOUS!
'HERE' WINS THE S&S AWARD 2015
November 15, 2015
Our musical 'HERE' won the S & S Award 2015, for best international unproduced musical, in conjunction with Leicester Curve Theatre and Mercury Musical Developments. Whoop!
It was a super gala evening, at the St James' Theatre, hosted by Nigel Harman. And we were lucky to have the likes of Charlotte Wakefield, Louis Maskell, Nathan Amzi, Greg Castiglioni, Haley Flaherty performing our piece. We got pretty darn drunk.
FIELD TRIP TO CYLINDERS FARM
February 09, 2016
We went on an amazing field trip to Cylinders Farm, Elterwater, Cumbria with our creative team and our Cumbria Uni students. Kurt Schwitters lived and worked here until his death in 1948, notably on his last work the Merzbarn. It is the farm where our musical 'HERE' is set. EXCITING. Thank you to Ian and Celia from Littoral Arts for having us and showing us around! Littoral are an invaluable organisation of support for Schwitters' art and art in general.
MIXING AND MASTERING...
September 08, 2014
Kate and Alex are mixing the final stages of the album at Resident Studios. Set to be ready by the end of the month... It's a lonnnng ting, innit.
ALBUM RECORDING BEGINS!
July 13, 2014
Orchestrations by our brilliant orchestrator, Oli Jackson, are finished!
In to the studio we go with six wonderful singers - Kristin Lidstrom, Holly Anna Lloyd, Suzanna Kempner, Adam Barlow, Tomm Coles and Andre Refig - and seven amazing musicians - Oli Jackson (piano/accordion/MD), John Gregson (Guitar), Michael Riley (Piano), Shelley Britton (violin), James Greenfield (cello), Danielle Audley-Wiltshire (cornet/trumpet) and Matthew West (percussion)...and a helluva lot of coffee.
Andy Rugg at Resident Studios is going to be our recording engineer. He is COOL.
CUMBRIA
October 20, 2014
We are very lucky girls - we get to go and stay on the very farm where our musical is set and houses the last (unfinished) work - the Merzbarn - of artist Kurt Schwitters, whom our protagonist is based upon. Thank you to Ian and Celia from Littoral Arts for having us. We chopped wood and everything.
