ColLAB: A Festival of Self-Created Work
Created by LAMDA's 2023 MFA Professional Acting graduating students and MA Directors
Join us for performances of the devised work created by our graduating MFA Professional Acting and MA Directing students.
Split into two showings containing three pieces each, ColLAB is an important celebration of new work.
Dates
Wednesday 5 & Thursday 6 July
(Performances at various times)
Location
The Carne Studio Theatre
Find out more about the pieces below
About the festival
LAMDA ColLAB 2023 is a platform of self-created work showcasing our 2023 MFA Professional Acting & MA Directing graduates. The festival features six original pieces ranging from 15 to 40 minutes in length.
Pieces
ColLAB is split into two showings containing three pieces each. Follow the below links to find out more about each piece.
Showing 1:
Be First: The idea of landing a blow before your opponent
An episodic commentary on the battle between the patriarchy and queer individuals. It explores how members of this community confront the various situations and interactions they find themselves in and how their lives are impacted.
Three's a Crowd
Boho wedding photographer Sarah wants to explore polyamory. Joined with her straight-laced boyfriend Samuel, and her free-spirited Russian boytoy Oleg, Sarah embarks on a bold exploration of love in the 21st century. Is this the ideal recipe for love, or is three a crowd?
sardines.
sardines. is a celebration of female friendship through life’s ups and downs. Following the lives of multiple friends and friendships across different times and circumstances, we explore its joy, its pain and how it gives our lives meaning. A love letter to friendship, in all its absurdity.
Showing 2:
Dead and Kicking
In October 2017, Jeanne Pouchain’s passport application is declined. Her identification documents are rejected and her bank records have disappeared. Upon investigation, she finds she has been legally declared dead in a courtroom where she was not present. She spends the next few years trying to prove what should be painfully obvious: she is very much alive.
The Drifters
Life has never quite gotten off the ground for the drifters, both figuratively and literally. They’ve been waiting a long time, for something to happen, for life to begin, for someone else to talk to. Maybe they’ll arrive soon?
Salmon Stephens Productions Presents... Salmon v Simon
Something fishy is going on in the Carne…
What exactly happened on the evening of May 4th 2023?
One man, one heinous crime, one verdict.
You decide.
An absurd exploration of one of this country’s most shocking laws.
Rehearsal Gallery
Photos: SRTaylor Photography
