Author: Cranked Anvil

The Cinder Path performance workshop in South Shields

Sunday 19 April 2015 After many weeks of writing, and meetings with director and producer Jackie Fielding and Gareth Hunter, today we presented a script-in-hand workshop of the latest draft of The Cinder Path. An invited audience came to the Seafarers Mission building, on the South Shields docks, to see eight actors (including myself) bring … Continue reading The Cinder Path performance workshop in South Shields

Vote for us in the Journal Culture Awards 2014

Fri 20th Feb 2015 Hello! First of all, I want to say a huge thank you to all of you who nominated 'I Left My Heart In Roker Park' for the Sunderland Echo Awards earlier this year. We're pleased to say that we have been shortlisted for Performance of the Year, and will be attending … Continue reading Vote for us in the Journal Culture Awards 2014

Best Show/Performance – WE NEED YOUR VOTE!!

Thur 15 Jan 2015 After the news earlier this week that my production of 'I Left My Heart In Roker Park' was named Best Revival of 2014 by the British Theatre Guide's North East editor Peter Lathan, I'm pleased to see that the Sunderland Echo is holding its What's On Where awards again this year. … Continue reading Best Show/Performance – WE NEED YOUR VOTE!!

Final Roker Park date added after sell-out tour

  Wednesday 8 Oct 2014 The recent tour of I Left My Heart In Roker Park was an incredible, resounding, unexpected success! With runaway ticket sales, and fantastic feedback and responses from all the audiences. From an original line-up of 5 performances, we eventually increased to 10 as the 'house full' signs continued to be … Continue reading Final Roker Park date added after sell-out tour

Momentum keeps on rolling – helped by the BBC!

Tuesday 2nd September 2014 With just over 2 weeks to go before 'I Left My Heart n Roker Park' opens, Tom Kelly and I are now deep into rehearsals. The show is starting to take shape, and we're both looking forward to, and excited about, it opening. And the great news is that it's proving … Continue reading Momentum keeps on rolling – helped by the BBC!