Kaleidoscope

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Category:
Drama | Making It
Event type:
Booking required | In-person
Admission:
£5 Booking fees apply
Location:
Silk Street Theatre

Event information

Don't miss this collection of vital new performance works created by artists on the cusp of their professional careers.

Presented as part of the Making It Festival, Kaleidoscope is a celebration of the diverse perspectives and boundless creativity of Guildhall's final year actors.

There are three opportunities to catch each show, all presenting a unique selection of short, stand-alone new works performed as solos or in groups. Scroll down to discover the line up.

Line Up

Performances by: Marianna Scott, Imogen Elliott & Anabella O'Gorman, Adil Hassan, V Lamont Gillies and Esther O'Casey

Thu 13 Jun, 6pm
Fri 14 Jun, 2pm
Fri 14 Jun, 8pm

 

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Marianna Scott

World-Optimizer
[stage]

Think you know the tech world? Think again. Satirical and shocking, World-Optimizer is a powerpoint-theatre presentation by a tiny 25-year-old female who's part Elon Musk, part Jeff Bezos, and part Attila the Hun, with frizzy hair.

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Adil Hassan

Mr. Worldwide
[stage]

Wildly comic and piercingly satirical, 'Mr. Worldwide' follows a racially ambiguous young man on a bizarre trip across America in search of community, belonging, and a free ticket to the World Cup.

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Imogen Elliott

Performing with Anabella O'Gorman

The Golden Era
[stage]

1950's Hollywood. Two young performers compete with themselves, the industry and each other to reach perfection. Entertaining and provocative, 'The Golden Era' asks what is the cost of being an artist and when is it too much?

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V Lamont Gillies

Amoeba 2.0
[stage]

A young woman faces an impossible choice between pain and peace in this vulnerable and often shocking piece that asks 'when will the bloodshed end?'

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Anabella O'Gorman

Performing with Imogen Elliott

The Golden Era
[stage]

1950's Hollywood. Two young performers compete with themselves, the industry and each other to reach perfection. Entertaining and provocative, 'The Golden Era' asks what is the cost of being an artist and when is it too much?

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Esther O'Casey

Sugar
[stage]

Lana Del Rey-obsessed Chloe invites you into the messy dressing room of the Eden Lounge to answer some jarring questions. Outrageous and arresting, 'Sugar' is an unapologetic examination of student debt, seduction, and sacrifice.

Line Up

Performances by: Matthew Forrest & Noah Weatherby, Sophie Roberts, Evan Silverstein, Emelie Dahlskog and Nina Cassells

Thu 13 Jun, 8pm
Fri 14 Jun, 12pm
Fri 14 Jun, 6pm

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Matthew Forrest

Performing with Noah Weatherby

Clowns to the Left of Me
[stage]

A dark comedy about being stuck in a room with someone who just doesn’t get you.

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Evan Silverstein

Gregory Conquest: Conquest in Conversation
[stage]

Meet Gregory Conquest, the man who once tried to eat fifty hot dogs in five minutes to save his marriage but couldn’t do it. Now Gregory’s doing something NEW for his final performance at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Should be pretty good.

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Noah Weatherby

Performing with Matthew Forrest

Clowns to the Left of Me
[stage]

A dark comedy about being stuck in a room with someone who just doesn’t get you.

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Emelie Dahlskog

Will I Ever Love Again?
[stage]

After a hard break up, a solo traveller goes on a journey in search for answers. But even in an unknown distant place, smells, memories and images suddenly become too familiar.

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Sophia Roberts

Making It (because I have to)
[stage]

Comic, uncomfortable and heartfelt, Making It is a show about ambition, embarrassment and self-belief. Expect authentic awkward silences and maybe even a GCSE contemporary dance piece. Featuring the work of Fergus Brignall.

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Nina Cassells

A Small Place
[stage]

A young woman must unravel a dark mystery.

Line Up

Performances by: Djibril Ramsey, Ckristo Invida Kuwaha & Jeremy Mitchell, Ruby Thompson, Kaya Ulaşli, Alec Boaden and Bethany Wooding

Thu 20 Jun, 6pm
Fri 21 Jun, 2pm
Fri 21 Jun, 8pm

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Djibril Ramsey

Performing with Ckristo Invida Kuwaha and Jeremy Mitchell

Fable
[stage]

Dark, personal, poetic and comic, Fable explores black culture, so-called cancel culture, and the intangible forces at play in working class lives.

Kaya Ulaşli

Kaya Ulaşli

The Mudlarker
[screen]

A man embarks on a journey to honour his father and his unique passion. On the way he discovers something quite remarkable.

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Ckristo Invida Kuwaha

Performing with Djibril Ramsey and Jeremy Mitchell

Fable
[stage]

Dark, personal, poetic and comic, Fable explores black culture, so-called cancel culture, and the intangible forces at play in working class lives.

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Alec Boaden

Heads Will Roll
[screen]

All of us have an expiration date. Would you like to know yours? A twisted new short, filmed by Edem Wornoo with music by Sioul Blaphate.

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Jeremy Mitchell

Performing with Ckristo Invida Kuwaha and Djibril Ramsey

Fable
[stage]

Dark, personal, poetic and comic, Fable explores black culture, so-called cancel culture, and the intangible forces at play in working class lives.

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Ruby Thompson

Derbados
[stage]

Trish wakes in a tree after a PHAT night out. As she pieces together the night before she realises the tree is under threat, and it's up to her to save it. Exploring family, community, and small acts of protest, 'Derbados' is a love letter to the people of Derby, inspired by Harriet Thompson.

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Bethany Wooding

Window
[stage]

A playful, patchwork exploration of closed doors, open windows, bus journeys, muddy hands, cups of coffee, burnt toast, dreams, disasters, and all of us, trying.

Line Up

Performances by: MC Bury, Sophie Cox, Jordan Rhys, Ruby Sephton, Maximus Evans, and Romaya Weaver

Thu 20 Jun, 8pm
Fri 21 Jun, 12pm
Fri 21 Jun, 6pm

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MC Bury

Max
[stage]

A person walks into an open-mic night with an existential crisis and a saxophone. Even they don't know what's going to happen. Passionate and gently comic, Max explores loneliness, frustration, love, fear, and the passing of time.

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Ruby Sephton

Clap for Our Carers
[stage]

Questions of justice, workers’ rights, healthcare, and privatisation collide in this heartfelt, political story of a struggling NHS worker confronting a millionaire PPE contractor.

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Sophie Cox

Walter, Walter, lead me to the Altar
[stage]

A heartfelt piece about wanting to be loved.

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Maximus Evans

The Final Piece
[stage]

A painter descends into madness as his longed-for masterpiece disintegrates in front of his eyes. Satirical and darkly-comic, 'The Final Piece' is a bold exploration of the extremities of art and the artist's need for approval.

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Jordan Rhys

They say...
[audio]

A radio presenter gets more than he bargained for when he decides to challenge the origin of false information. Thought-provoking and comic, 'They say...' is a political fantasy exploring misinformation, division, manipulation, and fear.

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Romaya Weaver

On & On
[stage]

A young woman tries to survive the present while battling her memories of the past in this playful, heartfelt, and dramatic exploration of family, heritage, loss, and grief.

Venue information

Silk Street Theatre, Music Hall and Lecture Recital Room are located in the main Guildhall School building on Silk Street and for Barbican produced events the venue can also be accessed from the Barbican if you exit via the doors next to Barbican Kitchen on Level G. 

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