LAUNCH FESTIVAL: Where Judas Lost His Boots...And Other Words | Crash & Po | The Waiting | Mary Magdeloon in The Saloon | Ernie

A pioneering East 15 event, presenting some bold, daring theatre emerging from the Contemporary Theatre award-winning creative hub.

A festival of devised work created and performed by the final year BA Acting & Contemporary Theatre students. Past works coming out of this festival have received tremendous accolades in the industry and the press, as well as major awards including the ‘Edinburgh Comedy Award’, ‘Soho Best Young Playwright’, ‘Les Enfants Terribles Award’, ‘Best New Musical’, ‘Scotsman Fringe First’, and ‘The Stage Award for Acting Excellence.’ 

Where Judas Lost His Boots... And Other Words

Written by Inês Santos Belmonte

Directed by Lillith Freeman

An entirely new sea of words, an ocean bed infinitely larger and deeper than the cursed English Channel.

Onde Judas perdeu as botas’ -a Portuguese expression for being in the middle of nowhere. This lively one-woman show melts together different languages, story, & memoir into a playful exploration of what it is to belong. Objects become puppets; Portugal becomes the South coast of England; sardines become truths; words become weapons; and home remains very far away. Writer & performer Inês Santos Belmonte reimagines her preteen immigration to the U.K., taking the audience with her through the intricate struggle and joy of learning a new language.

Crash And Po

Written by Yzzy Forsdyke

Directed by Felicia Kaspar

Tough skin tough mind.

Po is joining the Navy. Tomorrow. Leaving everything behind to embark on a life-changing adventure. She’s fighting the waves as they come and not running. From things. From Crash. From how their paths have been kicking each other since birth…

 The Waiting

Written by Nina-Lou Bricard

Directed by Daisy Roe

Everything is just un putain de jeu. 

Maeva is not waiting for anything. She is simply enjoying her own company. An unusual thing to be doing on your wedding day, but luckily for Maeva she never made it to the altar. She’s left a trail of destruction behind her all her life, so what’s one scorned groom? 

Will she ever get her diet martini?

 Mary Magdeloon in the Saloon

Written by Jean Syamali-Harris & Stanley McElligott

Directed by Stanley McElligott

Ye of little faith. 

Mary Magdalene had it easy. She was besties with the main man. It’s not as easy down here in the test.

Ernie

Written by James Goodall

Directed by Felicia Kaspar

Not just a face in the crowd. 

Liverpool. 1953. The Docks are at their peak, every port filled, every ship waiting, every man hoping to get a job. Ernie follows the single day of a Liverpool Docker as he searches for a break from this unforgiving labour. Music, mime and mask come together to showcase this bygone era of Merseyside.