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“Hope comes from honesty.” We agree, Prime Minister.
Our open letter to you calls for a Gov emergency briefing to the nation on the climate & nature crisis. Will you take this forward?
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MY HEART IS SWELLING
especially because this nomination includes the whole team in its glow <3
so proud of everyone who was part of THE SWELL. and huge congratulations to fellow nominees and friends @AstroMinx, @Will2Close, @DaveyCumming, Tom Brady, Tanya Reynolds, Justin Martin
Nominees for @unusualrigging Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre:
Blue Mist #JerwoodTheatreUpstairs @royalcourt
A Playlist For The Revolution @bushtheatre
Sleepova @bushtheatre
The Swell @OrangeTreeThtr
The Time Machine: A Comedy @ParkTheatre
#OlivierAwards
ALT The nominees for Unusual Rigging Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre are: Blue Mist by Mohamed-Zain Dada Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at Royal Court Theatre - A Playlist For The Revolution by AJ Yi Bush Theatre - Sleepova by Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini Bush Theatre - The Swell by Isley Lynn Orange Tree Theatre - The Time Machine: A Comedy by Steven Canny and John Nicholson Park Theatre
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Without this grant The Swell would not have happened - APPLY APPLY APPLY!
In partnership with @IanMcKellen, we have just reopened applications for grants of up to £25,000 - aimed at emerging producers wanting to bring work to the stage.
If you'd benefit, visit atg-productions.com/grants to apply.
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LAST ONE! as @TheMonoBox is closing its doors, THIS MONDAY (on zoom) will be my final Structure(s) workshop, covering everything about the architecture of stories. please do pass it around because this is the LAST CHANCE to attend it!
Join @IsleyLynn at @TheMonoBox for STRUCTURE(S), an online workshop that'll demystify structure through discussion & writing exercises, & equip you with tools to give your writing structure in a way which never feels formulaic. Suitable for all levels!
themonobox.co.uk/event/struc…
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@ShunaSnow We came to see The Swell not once but twice. Hard to put into words the profound effect it had on my 88 year old mother, who was moved by the entire experience: the poetry, the humour, the time-shifting angst. Hope you are all proud of this utterly brilliant production
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Yikes.
Sometimes a piece of art comes along that is like a comforting arm around the shoulder, a hug, or a whispering reassurance of who you are. A piece of art you can see yourself reflected in.
This afternoon was one of those moments. A fiercely compassionate, gentle … ⬇️
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…tender, unflinching yet subtle piece of work that encompasses everything: Friendship, honesty, self and that most important commodity of all - Love.
I connected on every level with this story. And I cannot thank everyone involved with this masterpiece enough for that. 👏🏻♥️
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Everything about #TheSwell @IsleyLynn was perfect. Queer Joy running through its beautiful bones. Never have I seen our relationships portrayed on stage with such authenticity and poetry, no trauma or shame just love. #Queers #Lesbians go see. I will going back ❤️@OrangeTreeThtr
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The best piece of new writing in London is the swell by @IsleyLynn says @AleksSierz. YESSSSSSSS
★★★★ THE SWELL @OrangeTreeThtr - Mind-bending romantic drama in a new play about a lesbian love triangle is emotionally true and profoundly theatrical - ‘the best piece of new writing in London’, says @AleksSierz theartsdesk.com/theatre/swel…
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big-brain big-heart Afsaneh holding me by the shoulders and telling me i'd said something new about love was better than any review <3
Just when you thought everything there is to say about love had been said, @IsleyLynn's #TheSwell comes along and punches you in the gut.
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We had a q&a last night which raised a thought worth sharing: some have said The Swell isn’t ‘about’ being queer. I think what they mean is that often queer stories = queer trauma. The Swell is not that. It’s about queer love, which is joyful complex & universal. And no one dies!
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Not to be dramatic but this is one of the best pieces of queer theatre I’ve ever seen in my life! Every sapphic/queer in London, get yourself to the @OrangeTreeThtr 🩷🤍🧡
"Playwriting makes me feel I have contributed positively to the world"
@IsleyLynn speaks to @TheStage about her exciting career so far and her latest world premiere playing now at the OT - THE SWELL 🌊
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I talked to the excellent Isley Lynn about her new play The Swell, which opens this week at @OrangeTreeThtr, telling stories that have never been told before, and the impact of the @WomensPlayPrize on her career.
.@IsleyLynn’s work so far covers eating disorders, sex conditions and queer love. She tells The Stage about the narratives that are meaningful to her, gender inequality and how the Women’s Prize for Playwriting has changed her career bit.ly/3PsgfGB
ALT Isley Lynn looking through a window
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“I’ve never seen a play written that fast and I’ve also never worked on a piece of new writing that has had so few drafts.”
Hear more from writer Isley Lynn and director Hannah Hauer-King on the development of THE SWELL, opening on 24 June🌊
🔗: orangetreetheatre.co.uk/ever…
ALT Sophie Ward and Ruby Crepin-Glyne sit next to each other in The Swell rehearsals. Sophie has long blonde wavy hair and wears all black. Ruby has brown hair tied back and wears a black vest top and burgundy trousers.
ALT Ruby Crepin-Glyne, Saroja-Lily Ratnaval and Jessica Clark stand holding hands in The Swell rehearsals.
ALT Viss Elliot Safavi in The Swell rehearsals. She has dark curly hair and wears a black long-sleeved top.
ALT Shuna Snow, Ruby Crepin-Glyne and Saroja-Lily Ratnavel in rehearsals. All three of them are performing stretches, holding their arms into the air above their heads.
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24 June – 29 July
THE SWELL by Isley Lynn
Featuring a live vocal score, the world premiere of this thrilling romantic drama is a gripping story spanning decades of love, sacrifice and betrayal. A co-production with @WomensPlayPrize & @DamselProd.
🔗orangetreetheatre.co.uk/what…
ALT A side-profile silhouette of a young woman, filled with waves.
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ORANGE TREE THEATRE ANNOUNCES FULL CAST FOR WORLD PREMIERE OF ISLEY LYNN’S THE SWELL
fairypoweredproductions.com/…
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"Isley [Lynn] has an incredible handle on, not only truthful characters, but characters that you fall in love with"
Director @HannahHauerKing spoke to @ThisisRiverside's Ian Barclay to give an exciting insight into THE SWELL 🌊
📻 Listen here ow.ly/Ik2q50OUQtT
