Shortcuts 2005

Shortcuts 2005 was a free festival which took place for one week in May 2005. Eighteen different pieces of produced, and brought together new writers, directors, actors and designers.


Writers were matched with directors to work on new scripts, and theatre companies were invited to work with young designers and producers.


The resulting festival attracted a host of new people to the Arcola and provided a creative platform for new young artists.


Monday 23rd May


The Veronika Sessions


Adapted from a novel by Paulo Coehlo


Written by Rachel Wagstaff


Directed by Emma Serlin for the Hobbs Factory


Designed by Anna Jones



The End of the World

Written by Fintan O’Higgins


Directed by Amy Bonsall


Designed by Patrick



Sweeny Agonistes


Written by TS Eliot


Directed by Stewart Melton


Musical Direction by Espen Tjalve



Tuesday 24th May


Trenches


Written by Eli Azuri


Directed by Giles Foreman


Grenzganger / Border Cases


Written by Martina Messing


Directed by Rebecca Tortora


Rainbow Conversations Three short plays


Written by Michael Ayers


Rainbow Conversations directed by Elina Manni


Dead Woman’s Music directed by Tom Cooper


Eclipsed directed by Sam Baldock



Wednesday 25th May


Sudden Silence


Written by Penny Black


Directed by Ellen Hughes


Designed by Ellan Parry


I want to be someone like someone else once was


Devised by Lacuna Theatre Company


Ordinary People Four short plays


Written by Richard Hardwick


Oyster directed by James Hammond


Upon the Roof directed by Dan Horrigan


No Problems directed by Kelly Wilkinson


Three Hard Blasts directed by Jonathan Loe



Thursday 26th May


Isolation


Written and directed by Tim Street


Swingers


Written by Katherine Knowles


Directed by Hannah Price


The Conversation of Another


Written and directed by Christopher Yandell


A Peasant of El Salvador


Written by Gould and Stearns


Adapted by Mick Fitzmaurice


Directed by Oliver Price



Friday 27th May


Triloquy: Three ten minute monologues


Written by John Grogan


Directed by Donnacadh O’Briain


The Prize performed by Catherine Cusack


Whatever performed by Denise Welch


Night Out performed by Peter Milne


Zoo


Written by Dawn King


Directed by Vicky Jones


Imogen


Written and directed by Toby Clarke