We’ve not been very good at newsletters so far this year. It’s taken a while to replace our former free email supplier. But mainly it’s because I’m a bit rubbish!
But hello! Here we are! And thank you so much for being on our mailing list – especially on this, Maverick’s THIRTIETH Year. (If you’re not on our list, please fill out the contact box on this site. Ta!)
Yep, it’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years since our acclaimed first production of Willy Russell’s ‘Educating Rita’ in the Billesley Pub, Birmingham, with Denise Gilfoyle and Ian Brooker as our stars. I loved directing them.
Since then, many of ‘our Maverick people’ have gone on to do great things in the arts. So we MUST celebrate it and we’re looking to find a Birmingham venue (The Billesley’s Big Room is not available… and I don’t think we’ll fit in The Round Room.) The Hippodrome or Birmingham Rep are possibilities – but please let me know if you’ve any other ideas or suggestions.
In London, we shall probably support Sarah and Simon at The Tabard Theatre in Chiswick. Or maybe have a party in Soho. Or both! And don’t worry if you’re not around on the dates (tbc)… we’re going to stream some of the events.
But before that, in a couple of weeks I’m off to the world’s biggest open arts festival. The Edinburgh Fringe!
It’s slightly ironic that the first play I ever wrote in 1992 – ‘Henry V – Lion of England’ after a try out at the brilliant Midland Arts Centre in Birmingham was picked up by comedian Jasper Carrot’s management and taken to the fringe. I was going to perform it myself, but a mate, Rob Stanson, from Hall Green Little Theatre helped me with a read though and was obviously going to be better than me. It went round the world and (fortunately) had critical and audience success. So we’re doing it again in the spring of next year to celebrate our birthday.
But I shall finally perform in Edinburgh! To celebrate the success of our London Literary Pub Crawl, I’m taking a version of it to the other city I really love after Birmingham and London – Edinburgh.
There are so many stories about writers in this UNESCO City of Literature. And the lovely Scottish author Sir Ian Rankin (creator of Rebus… and others) has kindly helped me out. So if you can make Edinburgh in August, please join me for a drink. Because of Fringe constraints it should only last an hour. Although that depends on you! And we’re inviting new writers who might want to showcase their work to come along too. Get in touch. So it should be fun. And it’s pubs! And although alcohol is not compulsory, having a few drinks is! (I’m still thinking of taking my guitar and doing a few songs. Whaddyathink?)
In the autumn we are launching our next on-line People’s Company project – a 15 minute radio play podcast called George Holmes and the Seven Dimensions.
It’s an audio version of a story and then screenplay I wrote. Warner Bros are apparently interested, but I can’t wait for them! There are about 15 characters of all ages – the lead character George is a boy – and although we’re having in-person meetings/readings and rehearsals for this first episode in London, if you’d like to be involved in it remotely you can.
And finally (phew!) we’ve re-released my ‘steam of consciousness’ book ‘How To Make A Crisis Out Of A Drama’ to try and raise funds for our new digital projects.
It’s mainly about getting my play ‘A Ghost of A Chance’ to production in Birmingham. There’s a superstar Director (John Adams) an acclaimed soap star, the talented Paul Henry (Benny from Crossroads) and a small boy, the lovely Justyn Luke Towler. Will we find the finance? Will we get the show on? Do I drink too much? We may know the answer to at least one of those questions in advance, but buy the book and find out!.
I’ve also got a messy little Blog with theatre videos, interviews, my radio shows and other stuff at Bohemian Britain. Click below and have a look!
See you in Edinburgh?
Love (and manly hugs!)
Nick.
x
Nick Hennegan
Artistic Director
nick @ mavericktheatre.co.uk
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