Reading Refugee Support Group performance

Last night we performed half of 'All The Queen's Children' at The Cultural Night, organised by Reading Refugee Support Group at South Street Arts Centre. We had a great audience who were really engaged and seemed to really enjoy the performance. We had some great feedback from people praising our research and saying that they really understood and recognised the issues raised, and related to some of the characters.

The response from the audience was great and really rewarding for the group, since it was clear that the refugees who watched it related with the characters and stories. It has given us confidence that the play is an important and meaningful piece.

Overall the night was great fun, we saw some local bands, dancers and a designer showing off her dress creations. A highlight was the gorgeous food prepared by the women's group - a few members of the company even tried Mopani worms!

We are now going to resume rehearsals for the South Street performances on the 6th and 7th July. Keep checking out this blog for updates!

Production shots

There were some in a previous blog but here are some bigger ones :)

More photos by Wes Oakland

All The Queen's Children in The Edinburgh Fringe programme!

On Friday The Edinburgh Festival Fringe brochure came out, and we were so excited to see our show in it! All we need to do now is create a fantastic flyer - we'll be printing about a thousand to cover the streets of Edinburgh with so it has to be striking and unique. We've also got a great show time - 4:50 which means that we have plenty of time before each show to grab audiences and then the whole evening to see shows ourselves and enjoy the Edinburgh Festival experience.

Our rehearsals are now in full flow again in preparation for our July performances. Already the show is a lot better, and with cast changes and new scenes added in it is a lot different to the original version, so it is definitely worth coming to see again if you have already seen it.

Here's the link to our slot on the Fringe website, check it out!

http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/all-the-queen-s-children

Nothing to Declare supporting Reading Refugee Support Group

Starting Monday the 14th is Reading Refugee Week, and we're looking forward to Saturday's Cultural Night at South Street Arts Centre where we'll be performing our show. It's going to be a great night with a diverse mix of music and local talent, not to mention the gorgeous refreshments available! It's also free, so the more support the better!

Another Reading Refugee Support Group event we took part in was last weekend's mini world cup tornament at Prospect Park. Our Reading Youth Theatre team took it very seriously and even had a training session before hand, however unfortunately they were beaten by a couple of other teams. It was a great family day out - we had a lovely picnic on the grass (but had to be ready to support the disappointed players!)

It would be great to have some support at Saturday's Cultural Night. For more information call Reading Box Office on 0118 9606060

New poster design

We're in the process of tweaking and improving the show ready for the second run in July, and one big change we've made is the title. Instead of being our production title, Nothing To Declare is now our company name, and the show is called 'All The Queen's Children'.

We've also got an even better image for publicity. We organised a shoot with local photographer Wes Oakland and ended up with this fantastic photo (after a good few hours frollicking in the sun with hundreds of paper dollars!). We hope you all like it!