Missfit Mondays is a four-month long mini festival celebrating innoventive writing in theatre, poetry, storytelling and the moving image/film. It is set up as a festival fundraiser for DYS(THE)LEXI 2009, a festival celebrating the work of dyslexic writers.

Missfit Mondays is conceived as an experience space in which new audiences bring forth new writing and vice versa. We welcome new ideas and want to work with people who want to dissolve boundaries and are particularly keen to work with artists whose work does not fit easily into conventional ‘boxes’. We are particularly keen to celebrate dyslexic and dyspraxic artists’ work, but our remit is wide and we welcome submissions from all.

About The Organisers

missfit Productions, the storytellers’ pedestal, is the brainchild of Lennie Varvarides, who has high standards, but doesn’t like rules, and has learned to love the inconsistency of her imagination.

Leon Conrad, co-founder of  Touchwaves, gets excited when people allow their soul-light to shine through their voices in performance–in any way–to tell their stories.

Their distinct interests and joint energies come together to bring about the creative performance space which is Missfit Mondays.

Missfit Mondays Season One

16 March:
Gerard Logan The Rape of Lucrece
Finding the Geocache by Rachel Barnett
Wrapped Up by Ella Simpson

23 March:
Leon Conrad & Sam Fathi Storytelling
Jonathan Brown Free Beer
Finding the Geocache by Rachel Barnett
Wrapped Up by Ella Simpson

30 March:
Leon Conrad & Sam Fathi Storytelling
Annoushka Bayley performance poetry
Wrapped Up by Ella Simpson
Bloody Women by Emer O’Connor

 

 

Windfall
“…an unusual winter warmer of a play.”

Nicholas McInerny (writer, Windfall) I write to express my hopes and confront my fears. And to explore that moment of transformation in my characters that will inspire an audience to do the same.

Tanith Lindon (director, Windfall) I’m truly passionate about developing new work in theatre, and have set up a monthly night in Borough called The Jam to showcase the best of London’s new writing and performing talent. I was drawn to missfit for their similar ethos.

Simon Child (actor, Windfall) “To collaborate with talented people, and bring to life that which the writer intended is nothing short of enthralling for me. To arrive at the truth is something surely all of us aspire to!”

Alexander Gatehouse (actor, Windfall) has just graduated from LAMDA: Theatre since graduating: All For Honour (Tara Arts), Persephone (Silver Spoon) 3 Way (Etcetera). Theatre at LAMDA: Lord Fancourt Babberly (Charlie’s Aunt), Brazen (The Recruiting Officer), Father Bojevic (Pentecost), Roy Cohn (Angels in America), Bob Hackabout (Still), Medvedenko (The Seagull), Topolski (The Pillowman). Other roles include: Buster (Hanging Around, Kneehigh RNT), Steward (Valpariso, Old Red Lion), Miles (Eligies, Fortune Theatre), Profulus (The Broken Heart, White Bear), George Matcham JR (A Bequest to the Nation, Jermyn Street Theatre.) Film includes: Bret (The Snow Club), Jake (The one inside, SKA Screen)

Francesca Ellis (actress, Windfall) trained at University College Salford and The Arts Educational Schools London. After a varied career in both musical theatre and acting, her credits include; Les Miserables UK tour, Gilbert and Sullivan season with the Carl Rosa opera, West End and US tour, Company directed by Sam Mendes, West End, The Caucasion Chalk Circle and Soul Traders both Edinburgh Festival, Joyful Noise (rehearsed reading) Hampstead Theatre, Holby City BBC, Two Pints of Lager and a packet of Crisps for the Comedy Directors Course, Hair Spectrum Arena Norway, solo vocalist for Wonderful West End UK and Holland, The Pirates of Penzance UK tour, Oklahoma UK tour. Workshops; Tony Pratchetts Only You Can Save Mankind, The Amazing Mr Blunden directed by Stephen Dexter and Dearly Beloved adapted from Evelyn Waughs The Loved One. Francesca is delighted to be part of new writing for Missfit Mondays.

Wrapped Up
“…An ice-bound liquid thriller of a play!”

Ella Simpson (Wrapped Up) More info about Wrapped Up coming soon!

Jumping Off Cliffs
“…a far from funereal funeral story”

Philippa Tatham (Jumping Off Cliffs) My first ever house was a converted pigeon coop with mould on the walls, although my mother insists it wasn’t a pigeon coop, it was a dovecot, which is a classier edifice altogether. I have since ended up in London, where I live in a shambolic Edwardian bedsit because the dovecot infected me with a hopeless sense of romanticism I’ve never been able to shake off, and persuaded me I should live the penniless life of an artist rather than find a proper job. I write because I have to. That’s all.

The Rape Of Lucrece
“Lucrece,” quoth he, “this night I must enjoy thee. …”

Gerard Logan (The Rape Of Lucrece) I believe in magic. I believe that happiness is to be found in the full use of one’s powers along lines of excellence.

Sponsors

A special thank you to Dalston 4 London, Hackney Co-Operative Developments (HCD) Limited, and The Barley Mow for the provision of rehearsal space, which helps make these productions possible!