Following the turbulent lives of three young children as they strive to survive the cruel realities of home life, street life and living on a day to basis on their local estate.
We will witness their very different journeys as they all endeavour to discover the rights and wrongs of the things that go on around them and the consequences they are forced to face at such a young age.
Performances
Venue: The Elphick Stage, New Century House, Mayes street, Manchester, M60 4ES
Dates: Friday July 20th @ 6pm
Saturday July 21st @2pm
Sunday July 22nd @ 7:30pm
Monday July 23rd @ 12:30pm
Tuesday July 24th @ 6pm
Wednesday July 25th @ 9pm
Thursday July 26th @ 7:30pm
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Press Information:
‘Goldfish’-Lisa Whiteside
Goldfish derived from my work as a Youth leader running
Drama based activities on a local housing estate. I came
across several children that proved to be captivating characters and I instantly
wanted to present the world in which they live.
I was humbled by the way the children would respond to attention, be it in
a positive or negative way and those experiences made such an impact that I
felt compelled to put pen to paper.
I began working on the script during my first year of study
at Leeds University, on the MA Writing for Performance and Publication
course. As soon as I had the bare bones
of the script gathered together I wanted to hear it read aloud and so began to workshop
the script.
Originating from a performance background and working part
time as a Performing Arts tutor/director I suddenly felt quite vulnerable in
handing my script over for other people to read and pass judgement on.
Having been involved within 24/7 previously as a performer
and a keen fan of the festival itself I decided to bite the bullet and submit
my script. I was extremely happy to
receive the news that my script had been accepted, despite my location of A &
E as I had just broken my leg…very long story!
My ambitions as a writer are to tell stories that reveal
something about the world in which we live. We often choose to be ignorant to
many things that occur around us, be that on the news, what we read or hear is
happening just down the road. I am also
very keen as a theatre creative to produce plays that embrace theatre itself,
often in a non-naturalistic style. I
feel many plays nowadays are playing it safe in their approach to the creation
of new work. I want the audience to
recognise that they are indeed part of the experience and the more impact my
stories have on the audience, hopefully the more involved they will feel within
the storyline as they leave.
I am delighted to have Darren RL Gordon on board as a
director, having worked with him in several plays in the past I know that he
has the essential skills as a director to bring this piece to life and working
collaboratively with such a strong cast of Northerners will prove to be a
recipe for success.
My ambitions for this play are to hopefully, following the
success of 24/7, tour the piece to enable this story to be heard even further
afield. I have also been working on the creation
of a screen adaptation of ‘Goldfish’, combining the characters and storyline to
create a gritty three part drama.
I feel very strongly about the misconception many people have about Northern writers, and as a Mancunian girl myself, commonly known as the milkman’s daughter where I grew up in New Moston, I feel very honoured to have my work out there!
I would also like to thank my agent Debbie Pine of Pure Management and Passion Academy for sponsoring this production and for her continued help and support.
www.pure-management.co.uk
www.passionacademy.co.uk
www.pure-management.co.uk
www.passionacademy.co.uk
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