Chippy Lane's Podcast

Welcome to Chippy Lane’s Podcast, series two the PICTURES / LLUNIAU PROJECT. This series celebrates Welsh and Wales-based writers and their stories. This is our NY 2020 special, an extract from OVER THE HILL by Emily White. Moira is in her late 80's and has been stuck indoors being looked after by carers on 15-minute shifts, for as long as she can remember.  She is bored, lonely, pissed-off and longing for adventure but her daughter won't let her leave the house.  Until Rhodri, an eighteen-year-old oddball arrives to care for her full-time and together they set off on a road trip of the imagination. Writer: Emily White   Emily is an emerging screenwriter and playwright.  She originally trained as an actress at RADA before changing tack and obtaining an MA in Theatre Writing at the University of York in 2015.  In the five years since graduating she has been shortlisted and longlisted for numerous competitions including: Bolton Octagon Top Five Season, Arcola Heretic Voices, 4 Screenwriting, 4Stories, and BBC Drama Room. In 2018 she won a place on Channel 4’s 4Screenwriting Course where she developed her pilot Land of My Fathers about a Syrian refugee coming to live in a small Welsh town.  She was then selected to be part of the BBC Wales Writersroom group ‘Welsh Voices’ in 2019. Her acclaimed play, Pavilion, premiered at Theatr Clwyd in Sept-Oct 2019, directed by the Olivier award winning director Tamara Harvey and published by Faber & Faber. Her digital theatre microplay ‘Homework’ was released in October online for Wrapt Films/Open Sky Theatre, to high acclaim.   She is under commission to write another play for Theatr Clwyd and was one of six writers selected for English Touring Theatre’s Nationwide Voices Program 2020.  She also has a television serial in development with Little Door Productions.   Director: Chelsey Gillard Chelsey is the Carne Trust Associate Director at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, where she recently worked on The Snow Queen. She is also a co-founder of PowderHouse, the Company in Residence at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff. Recent Directing credits include: Antigone (National Theatre Wales/ Sherman Theatre/ PowderHouse), The Invisible Woman (Wales Millennium Centre and tour), Saethu Cwnigod/Shooting Rabbits (Sherman Theatre and tour) and BLUE (Chippy Lane/Chapter Arts Centre). Currently Chelsey is on the script reading panel for both the Theatre Uncut Political Playwriting Award and The Other Room’s New Page programme. Chelsey is an Associate Director of Chippy Lane. Performer: Michelle McTernan  Michelle has been a professional actress for 24 years. She is also a Drama Practitioner and runs a disability theatre in Swansea S.Wales. Theatre Credits Includes: Metamorphosis (Hijinx Theatre Company) The Revlon Girl (Edinburgh Festival/Park Theatre, London) Mission Control (Hijinx Theatre/National Theatre Wales) The Three Night Blitz, (Joio Productions/Swansea Grand Theatre) Titania, A Midsummer Night's Dream, (Pontardawe Arts Centre) The Revlon Girl, Barren (October Sixty Six Productions) Bara Bread (Theatr Gwalia) Macbeth, Merchant Of Venice, Buoy, Fall Out 84 (Pontardawe Arts Centre) GrannyAnnie,Trivial Pursuits, Erogenous Zones, Roots And Wings, Family Planning, Kiss On The Bottom (GrassrootsProductions)FleshAndBlood(ShermanTheatre/Hampstead Theatre),TheOystercatchers )SwanseaGrand/ShermanTheatre),Blue Remembered Hills (Torch Theatre), Under Milk Wood, Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead (Clwyd Theatr Cymru/Tour),Twelfth Night, Cymbeline, The Merchant Of Venice (Ludlow Festival) And (Wales Theatre Company/Tour). Television And Film Work Includes: The Crown (Netflix) Casualty (BBC Wales) The Lost Viking (Tornado Productions), Sisters, (Tornado Productions), Aetheled, Tree Bastards, (Tornado Films/Nowhere Fast Productions),The Healers (Pooka Films) Stella (Tidy Productions, Sky1 Hd) 4 Series semi regular,  Rain (Tornado Films) Caerdydd (S4C) Midnight (Nowhere Fast Productions) Dr Terrible’s House Of Horrible (Bbc), Tales From Pleasure Beach (Bbc), Light In The City (Bbc Wales) And The Feature Film Very Annie Mary (Dragon Pictures). Bobinogs. Cbeebies/Bbc Wales/Worldwide. Radio Work Includes: Goat St Runners, Return Journey (Lighthouse Theatre Co),Cottage Industry (BBC Radio Wales) Commercial- GumTree, BT Advert, Llandovey House Advert, Mind Cymru Advert. Performer: Lissa Berry  Lissa is an actress, voiceover artist and narrator. Her theatre career began at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff in the mid 80s in productions of Mishima and Hamlet. She performed in many productions in London, including Queen Christina at BAC, White Lies at the Finborough Theatre and NewsRevue at The Canal Cafe Theatre. She is a regular performer at Short Stories Aloud in Oxford and also at The Berko Speakeasy where in 2018, she had the privilege of performing a duologue with Geoffrey Palmer called Easter Lilies. Also in 2018 she wrote and performed her first solo piece, Sin Eater, directed by Chelsey Gillard at the Offbeat Festival in Oxford and then as an extract for the Chippy Lane Welsh Women’s showcase at The Old Red Lion in London. In 2019 she was selected as the Welsh entrant for the BBC Radio 4 Norman Beaton Fellowship Award where she became a finalist. She began her voiceover career as a continuity announcer for BBC Choice, Sky Arts and as a co-announcer with Phill Jupitus for the Paramount Comedy Channel. She has narrated many TV shows and documentaries for BBC, ITV, Channel 4,, Sky Arts and Discovery, such as Horizon, Ancient Apocalypse and World’s Most Extreme. Her most recent audiobook titles for Audible are Impossible Causes by Julie Mayhew, The Librarian by Salley Vickers and How to Belong by Sarah Franklin. Written by Emily White Directed by Chelsey Gillard  Performed by Michelle McTernan & Lissa Berry Produced & Edited by Chippy Lane Productions Ltd. Music by Grand Tradition This podcast has been kindly supported by The Carne Trust.

Welcome to Chippy Lane’s Podcast, series two the PICTURES / LLUNIAU PROJECT. This series celebrates Welsh and Wales-based writers and their stories. This is our Xmas 2020 special, an extract from CARDBOARD DAD by Alan Harris.Donna waits for David, alone in they're flat. Alone, that is, until she gets a special cardboard delivery that turns her world inside out. Alan Harris's bitter-sweet comedy, tells the tale of a woman who realises that second best is never enough.Writer: Alan Harris  Plays written for theatres throughout the UK and internationally, including Paines Plough, Manchester Royal Exchange, the Sherman Theatre and National Theatre Wales. He won a Judge's Award at the Bruntswood Prize for How My Light Is Spent. Musicals and opera include the book for The Scythe of Time at the New York Musical Theatre Festival. The Left Behind (BBC Studios/BBC3) won the BAFTA for Best Single Drama (and BAFTA Cymru for Best Television Drama). He has also written plays for BBC Radio 4, Radio 3 and Amazon Audible. Director: Hannah Noone  Alumni of the Sherman Theatre’s JMK Directors Group (supported by The Carne Trust), Co-Artistic Director of Opera'r Ddraig and an Associate Director for Chippy Lane. Directing credits include: Lung Water - Network Reading (Chippy Lane / NTW / Sherman), TEN/DEG (Sherman Theatre), Elixir of Love (Opera’r Ddraig / Kings Head), Arcadia (RWCMD), Worlds Apart in War (Theatr Clwyd / National Trust), Between Eternity & Time (RWCMD / Sherman Theatre), BoHo (Hijinx / Theatr Clwyd). She has also worked as Assistant Director and Staff Director at the Royal Opera House and The National. Performer: Cecilia Appiah  Cecilia is a recent graduate of BA Acting at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama class of 2020. Since graduating she has been working with BBC Radio Drama as part of the radio drama company where she has been working on various plays including The Son, Life is a Radio in the dark and Wasteland all aired on Radio 4 and 3. She has recently filmed an episode for BBC Casualty and participated in the play reading of Gull with the Far Away Plays. Performer: Luke Nunn  A 2020 graduate from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Since graduating Luke has been part of the Radio Drama Company at the BBC working on a number of projects including: Keeping the Wolf Out, Life is a Radio in the Dark and Clash. Luke has most recently finished shooting a feature film (The Road Dance) on the Isle of Lewis. Sound Designer: Charlie Foran Charlie is a graduate of the BA (Hons) Stage Management and Technical Theatre Course at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. During that time, specialising in live sound engineering, theatrical sound design and recording. Charlie has worked on productions such as An Octoroon at The National and Witness for the Prosecution at County Hall. Alongside these productions, Charlie has worked on podcasts with Unheard Poetry on their Pride and Protest series and on Chippy Lane Productions (Samu(El)egy) and THE STARS IN THE DARKROOM. Written by Alan Harris Directed by Hannah Noone  Performed by Cecilia Appiah featuring Luke Nunn Sound Design By Charlie Foran Produced & Edited by Chippy Lane Productions Ltd. Music by Grand Tradition This podcast has been kindly supported by The Carne Trust.

Welcome to Chippy Lane’s Podcast, series two the PICTURES / LLUNIAU PROJECT. This series celebrates Welsh and Wales-based writers and their stories. Each episode focuses on a new writer, a personal picture of theirs, and a story they want to share with you. So, sit back and enjoy. *THIS EPISODE IS STREAMING ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL. Writer: Jonny Cotsen Based in Cardiff, I’m a performance artist, consultant for inclusion and access and advocate for deaf communities.. I’m a trustee for Disability Arts Cymru, Theatre Iolo and Nova Theatre. I’m involved with multiple local and national initiatives supporting inclusion and equality of opportunity in the arts, including Arts Council Wales, Theatr Iolo, Unlimited Connects, Watershed Bristol and Culture Reset. My performing credits are: 'Louder Is Not Always Clearer' (Mr & Mrs Clark, touring 2018 - CURRENT), ‘English' (Quarantine and National Theatre Wales, 2018), Ways Of Being Together (Jo Fong, 2019), and Cardiff: City Road Stories (Sherman Theatre, 2019). FIlm; ‘Next Of Kin’ (Reality Theatre 2020)  Performer: Will Lewis  Will is a Deaf actor based in London and his paternal family are from Wales. Career highlights include: Fleabag (BBC), “Our Country’s Good (Ramps On The Moon), Deaf Funny (BSL Zone) and Deaf Awakening (D-Live). Will has  also performed in music videos, commercials, short films, social media campaigns and inclusive theatre in education for young deaf and hearing people. He is an online presenter for Triple C and has just completed British Sign Language Level 6. “Why Does It Matter” is Will’s first podcast. Director: Chelsey Gillard  Chelsey is the Carne Trust Associate Director at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, where she recently worked on The Snow Queen. She is also a co-founder of PowderHouse, the Company in Residence at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff. Recent Directing credits include: Antigone (National Theatre Wales/ Sherman Theatre/ PowderHouse), The Invisible Woman (Wales Millennium Centre and tour), Saethu Cwnigod/Shooting Rabbits (Sherman Theatre and tour) and BLUE (Chippy Lane/Chapter Arts Centre). Currently Chelsey is on the script reading panel for both the Theatre Uncut Political Playwriting Award and The Other Room’s New Page programme. Chelsey is an Associate Director of Chippy Lane. Written by Jonny Cotsen Directed by Chelsey Gillard  Performed by Will Lewis Produced & Edited by Chippy Lane Productions Ltd. Music by Grand Tradition  Captioning by Tom Bevan This podcast has been kindly supported by The Carne Trust.

Welcome to Chippy Lane’s Podcast, series two the PICTURES / LLUNIAU PROJECT. This series celebrates Welsh and Wales-based writers and their stories. Each episode focuses on a new writer, a personal picture of theirs, and a story they want to share with you. So, sit back and enjoy. Written & Performer: Connor Allen  Since graduating from Trinity Saint David as an Actor, Newport born Connor has worked with many companies in Wales and beyond. He is a member of National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and was also the winner of Triforce’s Cardiff MonologueSlam. As a writer Connor has written for many companies such as Dirty Protest, National Theatre Wales and BBC Wales. Connor wrote Dom’s Drug Prayer for Sherman Theatre’s TEN / DEG series. He’s had an ACW funded debut play and two Literature Wales commissions. He’s also part of the BBC Wales Welsh Voices 19/20 and The Welsh Royal Court Writers Group. Director: Keeley Lane  Keeley is an actor and director from Yorkshire and trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. She is also Artistic Director of Buglight Theatre. Keeley is currently Assistant Director at Leeds Playhouse on Fairy Poppins and the Naughty Winter Ghost. Her other recent directing credits include: Radio plays- What’s your story? -Right up Our street, Audio drama- Scriptworks- Cast Theatre, Stage plays: Jack & The Beanstalk-Cre:8 Theatre, Delicate Flowers- Single  Story Theatre. She was also Associate Director with Ruth Carney on The Miami Showband Story written by Marie Jones & Martin Lynch with GBL productions. Sound Designer: Charlie Foran  Charlie is a graduate of the BA (Hons) Stage Management and Technical Theatre Course at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. During that time, specialising in live sound engineering, theatrical sound design and recording. Charlie has worked on productions such as An Octoroon at The National and Witness for the Prosecution at County Hall. Alongside these productions, Charlie had worked on podcasts with Unheard Poetry on their Pride and Protest series and on Chippy Lane Productions (Samu(El)egy). Written & Performed by Connor Allen  Directed by Keeley Lane  Sound Designer Charlie Foran Produced & Edited by Chippy Lane Productions Ltd. Music by Grand Tradition This podcast has been kindly supported by The Carne Trust.

Welcome to Chippy Lane’s Podcast, series two the PICTURES / LLUNIAU PROJECT. This series celebrates Welsh and Wales-based writers and their stories. Each episode focuses on a new writer, a personal picture of theirs, and a story they want to share with you. So, sit back and enjoy. A WALK by Jon Berry Performer: Grace Vance Grace is an Actor and Voice Over Artist and trained with a full scholarship at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. Grace’s television credits include Ashes To Ashes (BBC 1), School of Comedy (E4) and Demons (ITV 1). Voice over credits include When The Dog Dies (BBC Radio 4), Rainbow Magic: Return To Rainspell Island (directed by Hiroshi Kawamata for The Answerstudio), Pet Squad (directed by Darrall Macqueen for CBBC), Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (Mercury Steam) and ongoing work with Pearson, for whom Grace voices a line of Educational  Language Tapes. Grace’s theatre credits include The Sound of Music (London Palladium, Really Useful Group), various productions with the Bristol Playwrights’ Collective, and solo show ZERO (Underbelly at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival / The King’s Head) for which Grace was the recipient of the NSDF Special Mention for Acting. Writer: Jon Berry  Jon is a playwright, writer and editor. He is currently co-editor of Our Square Mile/Ein Milltir Sgwâr along with Robert Minhinnick. Credits include Bear (EverythingAtOnce, WMC), Strays (Sherman Theatre), Elegy for David (Bristol Playwrights’ Collective). Work in development includes Tachwedd (Theatre503), Birdwatching (Royal Court). Jon is a current member of Theatre503’s 503Five programme and Royal Court’s Welsh Writers Group. He is an alum of Sherman Theatre New Welsh Playwrights’ Programme and National Theatre Wales’ Egin. He received the Kevin Elyot Award for Playwriting 2018. Director: Alice Eklund Alice is a bilingual Welsh director and emerging dramaturg. She is also the founder of BolSHE, a women-led company made to celebrate and utilise Welsh and Wales based women. She is also a reader for this year’s Theatre Uncut Political Playwriting Award. Director credits include See For Yourself and Bratiaith by Claire Boot and Mali Ann Rees (Heart of Cardiff, Sherman Theatre), Seaside by Martha Reed (KickItDown Productions), Y Rhyfelwraig & ZIP by Elin Phillips and Alun Saunders (TEN/DEG, Sherman Cymru), Constellations by Nick Payne (British Festival of One Act Plays & The Other Room). Assistant Director credits include Wanted Petula by Fabrice Melquiot/adapted by Daf James (August012 R&D), Hela by Mari Izzard (The Other Room, Theatre 503), A Night in the Clink by Matthew Bulgo, Tracy Harris and Branwen Davies (Papertrail, Sherman Cymru), The Awkward Years by Matthew Bulgo (The Other Room). She is also assisting on another project in development with August012 for November 2020. Written by Jon Berry  Performed & Produced by Grace Vance  Directed by Alice Eklund  Edited by Chippy Lane Productions Ltd. Music by Grand Tradition THUMBS UP By Joshua McCord Writer & Performer: Joshua McCord  Joshua trained as an Actor at the Royal Welsh college of Music and Drama and has worked professionally as an Actor for over Ten years in both Theatre and Television. Joshua’s Theatre credits include numerous productions with Royal Shakespeare Company, The National Theatre and The West End productions of  WAR HORSE, COOL HAND LUKE and most recently DON QUIXOTE for the RSC at the Garrick Theatre. His Television Credits include POLDARK, JOSH, DOCTORS and he plays the regular role Billy Tucker in the BBC comedy series “THE TUCKERS”. As a writer, his first short film "Dad" aired on BBC Wales in 2018. Director: Lisa Diveney  Lisa is a Welsh director and was Emerging Director at National Theatre of Wales in 2019. Director credits include Merry F**king Christmas Kids by Kelly Jones (Rapid Write Response,Theatre 503), rehearsed readings include Papatango’s WriteWest, Kath Chandler’s Bird (The Far Away Plays) and a lockdown monologue penned by Rick Allden, starring Andrea Hall, Be Careful What You Show (CompactsUK). Work in development includes plays by Kelly Jones and Michael Currell. Assistant Director credits include Shook (Papatango/Southwark Playhouse), For All I Care (NTW) and The Lucky Spot (RWCMD). She has also assisted on numerous workshops and readings, most recently for Chippy Lane Productions and The Far Away Plays. Lisa has worked extensively as an actor and voice over artist since training at RWCMD. Written and performed by Joshua McCord Directed & edited by Lisa Diveney  Sound Engineer Tom Sichel Produced by Chippy Lane Productions Ltd. Music by Grand Tradition