Welcome to Studio Salford
Studio Salford is an umbrella group representing and promoting several theatre companies, raising the profile of Salford as a viable artistic location and promoting artists from all over Salford and Manchester. Our performance venue is the intimate and unique space upstairs at The King's Arms, 11 Bloom Street, Salford 3. [Map]
"...facilitator to the underground, to great acclaim... original, innovative performances written, directed and acted by local talent"
- THE INDEPENDENT
"Be the envy of your friends and say you saw it first at the ever-adventurous Studio Salford." - Kevin Bourke, M.E.N.
"...a haven for Mancs looking to host leftfield theatre / poetry / music events" - ARENA MAGAZINE
"Studio Salford is at the top of the fringe" - CITY LIFE
NOW PLAYING THE ROOTS OF LOVE + AS WE FORGIVE THEM (DOUBLE BILL)
Mediamedea presents a double bill of plays by Cathy Crabb and Richard Vergette.
FRIDAY NIGHT SPECIAL OFFER !!!
Keep your ticket stub to this show and gain discounted entry into Islington Mill. Inspired by Studio Salford's very own Embryo night, Norte Chico at Islington Mill will be taking place on Fri 19 March from 7.30pm - 1.00am in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Poetry, comedy, short film, singer/songwriters, bands, DJs, an extraordinary RAFFLE... and so much more. Check out www.islingtonmill.com for more details. £5 entry, £3 with your ticket stub from this show! [more info]
"As We Forgive Them is an involving and sometimes moving story which is enhanced by a pair of marvellous performances" - UK Theatre Network
"Both Vergette and Joe Simms, who plays the prisoner Lee Fenton are two first rate, professional actors and it shows in their delivery and timing. As they progress from tutor and pupil to a very different relationship, it's one full of unexpected surprises" - Manchester Evening News
"Just as with Vergette's previous 24:7 play (‘An Englishman’s Home’), this is an intense, intelligent piece of drama that appears to lead the audience in a familiar direction and then completely flips its perspective to take it somewhere unexpected. In this play there are two twists right near the end: a revelation from Daniels about his scheme to educate Fenton that the prisoner never suspected even in his most cynical moments, followed by a superb come-back revelation from Fenton, which he twists again" - British Theatre Review
"Vergette’s script tackles themes of guilt, redemption, forgiveness and ambition but does so within the framework of an absorbing thriller that secures complete concentration. Like the best writers he flatters the audience into thinking they have guessed the ending and then throws in a credible surprise twist" - What’s On Stage
DIRECTOR: Neil Bell / Andrew Pearson. PERFORMED BY: Lee Antley and Joe O’Byrne / Joe Simms and Richard Vergette.
Dates: Wed 17th Mar - Sat 20th Mar Starts: 7.30pm Ends: 9.50pm Tickets: £7 / £5 reserve tickets
Latest News
MACMILLAN OFFER
Friday 19 March sees the return of Norte Chico, a fund-raising event for Macmillan Cancer Support. This is the 2nd event after a successful run this very time last year at Islington Mill. Created, supported & furnished with some of the best acts of Studio Salford's Embryo night, the evening takes shape in much the same way as its inspiration, Embryo. If you're coming to see the Mediamedea Double Bill on Friday 19 March, keep your ticket stub!!! It gets you into the Mill for just £3 (instead of the normal £5). There's a plethora of extraordinary acts, an excellent raffle and a weird audience participationary noise dance. Check out www.islingtonmill.com for more details.
IN HOUSE COMPANY NEWS
In-house company Breathe Out Theatre's latest production Under My Skin has been selected for the first Write Now Festival of New Writing in Liverpool (26 Mar - 3 April 2010), following its recent success in Manchester.
And In House Company Mediamedea’s Beautiful House, by Cathy Crabb, is now going on to even greater things after being selected to take part in the Library Theatre's Re:Play Festival at the beginning of last year. Beautiful House has now been commissioned by the Library Theatre itself, to be staged in Spring this year, 22nd April - 8th May 2010. And Mediamedea have even more news to share with us - Moving Pictures, which premiered in our first year here in 2004, goes "Out & About" to the Lowry, Fri 2nd - Sun 4th July.
MICHAEL ELPHICK
We'd like to say a huge thank you to Patricia Hartshorne who has insisted that the money we raised at our last Embryo event goes toward the cost of purchasing a new set of safety ladders for our Technical Team. We were raising the money through our raffle in order for it to go to a worthy cause in the name of our late Technical Adviser, Michael Elphick and Patricia insisted that this was the cause he would have gone for. Once the ladders are purchased, we intend to fix a plaque bearing his name. A firework rocket was let off on the evening of his funeral from Studio Salford in his memory. Thank you for everything Michael - we miss you x.
PRESS VOLUNTEER
We are on the look out for a person (or persons!) who would be interested in taking up the role of looking after our interests regarding the general press. It would be about liaising with listings magazines, social networking sites, newspapers, TV & radio in order to promote Studio Salford and its forthcoming productions. It would also involve being imaginative in developing new publicity initiatives to raise our profile. You would be supported by our in house companies and admin team. Interested? Contact John on our Admin Team at info [at] studiosalford [dot] com (What does this email address mean?).
TRICKSTER THEATRE
Trickster Theatre have resigned from Studio Salford. This leaves us now with three In House Companies (IHCs) which means we now have three available spaces for new IHCs. The current IHCs are soley responsible for selecting new IHCs and are the Artistic Directors of Studio Salford. To become one, you must have firstly had a production on at the King's Arms through Studio Salford. If you are interested in further information, check out our website or contact our Admin Team at info [at] studiosalford [dot] com (What does this email address mean?).