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Talent Development

Liverpool’s Royal Court continues on its journey to work towards talent development across the city

Maurice Bessman

Music Access All Areas

Boisterous Stage Write

There is no doubt Liverpool is renowned for its wealth of talent but we, along with the rest of our city’s theatre organisations and institutions, recognise we need to do more to ensure we are accessible, engaging and aspirational if we are to be truly representative and inclusive of the communities we serve. It is a long-term continuing process and funding is key as is working together with the theatres across the region.

Over the past three years we have laid down the foundations, initiating our plans for meaningful and real change. This includes the theatre’s programming, engagement, accessibility and relationships with artistes, communities, creatives, individuals, institutions, organisations, Schools/FE. We are working towards ensuring our talent development programmes are applicable, realistic and robust.

Listening and engaging in the first instance to a wide cross section of creatives and communities – recognising and taking ownership of our failure to be fully inclusive and to take a proactive approach to ensure there is inclusivity and diversity across the sector A brief look at a few of our talent development projects so far:

Community Music AAA (Access All Areas) is a partnership project together with three grassroots organisations: Positive Impact, Capoeira For All, and Catalyst performing arts supported by funding from Youth Music. Children and young people aged 6 – 25 can access free musical instruments, musical theatre, hip hop, dance, singing, drama and performance

Raw Talent Young people from our youth theatre continue to have access to auditions and employment opportunities – during the past 3 years, 6 young people have been cast in Terriers, written by Maurice Bessman touring to schools and venues across the country.

More recently working with Fury films, 120 young people aged 15 – 25 from across the city took part in audition workshops for the film of Terriers at Fire Fit in South Liverpool, MYA’s Space in Bootle and The Vibe in Huyton. 8 young people will be working with the Director to support the script development.

Mentoring This is a pilot programme supported by PH Holt Trust and Curious Minds – eight mentors from the creative industries have been paired with mentees – providing support, guidance and shadowing opportunities in acting, marketing, production, directing, writing, set design, and music skills.

This talent development initiative will support eight young black, asian and minority artistes and creatives develop their skills as they progress through the industry.

Programming Our Boisterous Theatre strand of programming brought us a main house production of Bouncers, in August and September introducing four new actors to the main house stage – and new audiences to the theatre.

The Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase – now a regular bi-monthly show presenting some of the best black comedians and singers on the circuit and with a platform to showcase emerging and existing local talent.

Co-production with Red Ladder in September/October, with a cast of professional actors and 20 members of our community choir.

Stagewrite – our new writing classes/workshops to encourage and support new writers to develop their work to full production.

We continue on our journey with a number of other talent development initiatives in progress as a matter of priority to ensure we remain accessible, adaptable and continually listen and learn. It will take time and investment and with your continuing support for all we do. We will make a difference.

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Helen Carter Interview

We have a chat with Helen Carter, star of Offered Up

What is Offered Up about?

It's about all of kinds things, really. It's set in the English Civil War in 1645 in Chester. We have four characters, a father and a daughter who were in this war and having to deal with trying to stay afloat in these times. A Reverend comes in to the family and into the end isn't quite what he seems, without giving too much away. And then Jennet, which is my character, she's an outlaw who will ruffle a few feathers and creates some challenges for everybody.

What is your character like?

My character is very very feisty, very fearless. And she is very clever. She's a survivor. And she can see through people - she’s very, very good at reading people. And she's got a good nose for any rubbish!. She's good at detecting mistruths and false people.

Are you like your character in any way?

I think I am in quite a lot of ways, really. Hopefully a bit more pleasant than she is because she's even though she's a brilliant character, and I love her, she's not necessarily a pleasant person to deal with.

And but there's definitely elements of me that are like her. She's very protective, Jennet. She's not massively compassionate, but she is incensed by injustice. And I think I'm a bit like that. She's very bold and isn't really afraid of anybody, and she doesn't really respond well to hierarchy. And I think I'm a bit like that as well.

How have the rehearsals been going?

Really, really well. Really good. There's a lot to go through in that short time. It's a lot of business on stage and there's a lot of physical stuff.

We have to be really careful with all that and plot on the small stage. And but it's it's gone really well. First week we've got through the whole show, so it's been pretty brilliant. Everyone's just ready for it, and we're a really good place.

Finally, what do you think the audience will enjoy and why should they come to see it?

I think they should consider it because it's different. When I first read the script, the thing that struck me about it was like, oh, you don’t really read many scripts like this. I think it's ra eally exciting choice. And it's a completely different world. It's something that in it’s own world. It's set in this time, and it's going to be really atmospheric. And it's it's exciting. It's got a lot of kind of thrills and spills.

It kind of pulls you in and then takes you to different places. And it has a lot of little surprises. I just think it's really, really well written and it makes you lean forward. It makes you lean in like you want to know what's happening next.

It's clever. It's really clever. And I think if you want an exciting night at the the theatre, something a little bit shocking and a little bit thrilling then you should come and see it. And it's a great show. It's really, really well-written. It's a fabulous cast. It's dead punchy. I would just encourage everybody to see it because it's going to be really exciting.

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A fresh, new, innovative and relevant youth theatre company based at the iconic Royal Court Theatre designed by young people for young people.

The Royal Court Youth Theatre delivers a range of opportunities free of charge for young people aged 11 – 25 from every part of the City.

If you are interested in a career in the arts or just looking for something to do, come along to one of our sessions or workshops. You will learn about everything from acting to stage management; fundraising to writing scripts.

Do you know a young person who has a passion for theatre, acting, singing, dancing or writing? Tell them to complete an expression of interest form by visiting liverpoolsroyalcourt.com/youth-theatre Alternatively you can call 0151 702 5892 or email education@royalcourttrust.org Everybody is welcome at the Royal Court Youth Theatre, there are no auditions or waiting lists to join.

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Cast & Company

Cast Helen Carter Katy Metheringham

Jennet Rosamund

Harvey Robinson

Thomas

Ben Tiramani

Willmas

Company Joe Matthew-Morris Paul Goetzee Alfie Heywood

Writer Director Designer

Jamie Jenkin

Sound Designer

Sean Gannon

Production Manager

Jen Baron Dan Bradley Rebecca Maguire

Artistic Supervisor Technical Stage Manager Rehearsal Deputy Stage Manager & LX Programmer

Marie Jones

Wardrobe Supervisor

Set by Liverpool’s Royal Court Mick Bawden

Workshop Manager

Johnathan Defty

Carpenter

Michael Gray

Carpenter

Mick Gunnigle

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Cast Biographies Helen Carter

Harvey Robinson

Jennet

Thomas

Helen has been working in theatre for 15 years as an actor, having

Harvey is an actor, musician and writer born in Bristol. His credits include

performed many times on the Liverpool Royal Court stage.

Jerusalem (West End and Broadway); What You Will (Shakespeare’s

Helen trained at LAMDA. Her theatre credits include: My Fairfield Lady (Royal Court Liverpool); The Last Testament of Lillian Billoca (Hull Truck Theatre); Beauty and The Beast and Aladdin

Globe); Detectorists-(BBC); M.I. High (BBC);, The Twins Macabre (BBC Radio); Little Red & The Big Bad Wolf-(Unity Theatre); Curse of The Robot Salmon (Basement 21); Hollyoaks (Channel 4).

(Hope Street Theatre, Drops of Light); The Star (The Liverpool Playhouse Theatre); Father O’Flaherty Save Our Souls (Royal Court Liverpool); Mam I’m ‘Ere (Royal Court Liverpool); Scouse of the Antarctic (Royal Court Liverpool); The Sunshine Boys (Epstein Theatre;/Life in Theatre

Ben Tiramani

Productions); Word:Play Tour (Box of Tricks Theatre Company); The

Willmas

Last 5 Years (Life in Theatre Productions); The Gatekeeper (The Royal Exchange Theatre); Dead Heavy Fantastic (Liverpool Everyman) ; No Wise Men (Liverpool Playhouse); Hatch (Bolton Octogon/24:7 Theatre

Credits include:

Festival); Dad’s Army Marches On (Calibre Productions Tour); Once

Mojo (West End, Harold Pinter Theatre); How To Hold Your Breath

Upon a Time at the Adelphi (Liverpool Playhouse); The Flint Street

(London Royal Court Theatre); Old Vic New Voices Festival (The Old

Nativity (Liverpool Playhouse) Top Girls (Royal Court Theatre London

Vic); Measure For Measure (The Old Market).

50th Anniversary performance); The Honest Whore (William Poel Prize; The Globe Theatre; London).

TV Credits include: The Last Testament of Lillian Billoca (BBC Television); Wallander (Left Bank Pictures); Doctors (BBC Television);Beaten ( Coastal Productions);Judge John Deed (BBC Television); A470 (S4C) Film: 96 Ways to Say I Love You (Daisy Aitkens and Georgia Moffet)

Katy Meatheringham Rosamund Katy trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and will graduate later this summer. Credits whilst training include Everyman, Our Town and Twelfth Night. Katy is thrilled to be making her professional acting debut at Liverpool’s Royal Court!

Company Biographies Paul Goetzee Director

Fairfield Lady, Royal Court Selection Box, The Scouse Sleeping Beauty, The Menlove Avenue Murder Mystery and Girls Don’t Play Guitars (Liverpool’s Royal Court); Masquerade and Knee Deep In Promises (Liverpool’s Royal Court Studio); Cured (Liverpool’s Royal Court in

A veteran (ie old) theatre hack, who has seen action at the Soho Theatre

association with DaDaFest & Unlimited); The Dream Team and VR Family

and the National in the past, he is more than happy to be working in his

(Liverpool’s Royal Court Youth Theatre); Macbeth and A Midsummer

home town of Liverpool. He has directed two shows now in the main

Night’s Dream (Liverpool Shakespeare Festival); Something About

house (Lost In Colomendy in 2020 and Macca &Beth in 2022), three

George (Something About Productions, Edinburgh Festival and National

shows in the Studio (Rainbow Connection in 2018, Masquerade in

Tour); Scouse: A Comedy Of Terrors (Dome Liverpool); Judy & Liza

2019 and Kneedeep In Promises in 2019) and nine series of the Royal

(National and International Tour); YNWA (Alterean Productions, international

Court’s flagship new writing programme Stage Write -also in the Studio.

tour); The Big I Am (Liverpool Everyman); Celtic The Musical (Alterean

He loves the warmth and professionalism here at the Court. He is also a

Productions, Pavilion Theatre Glasgow), The Salford Docker (Salford

writer. New work is his passion. His own ... and everyone else’s. During

Community Theatre, Lighthouse Salford); Peter Pan (Storyhouse Chester)

lockdown he wrote and later directed a ( socially distanced) radio play

and Hey Bunny Get Loose (Liverpool’s Royal Court Studio), on which he

about Percy Phillips, the first person in Liverpool to record the Beatles.

also worked as Sound Designer.

He is now trying his hand as a novelist and children’s writer- without much success so far!

Alfie Heywood Designer

Marie Jones Costume Supervisor Marie studied fashion and then moved on to theatre costume interpretation at Mabel Fletcher College. Marie’s work as a freelance

Alfie trained in Theatre and Performance Design at Liverpool Institute for

costumier has included costumes for Oldham Coliseum, The Royal

Performing Arts, graduating in 2016.

Exchange, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Jimmy McGovern’s film Liam,

Alfie is delighted to be back designing at Liverpool’s Royal Court with Offered Up being his fourth show he has designed here, previously

Beyond Friendship for Mersey Television and the many pantomime dames who have appeared on the Everyman stage.

designing Ellen and Rigby, Lost in Colomendy and Omnibus.

She has worked extensively at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse

Recent credits as Designer include: Adrian Mole the Musical (Queen’s

recently Marie’s work at the Everyman and Playhouse has included:

Theatre Hornchurch), Guys and Dolls, Start (both at Mountview Academy), Lord of the Flies (Greenwich Theatre), Unspoken Spoken (Candoco Dance Company), Punk Rock (Courtyard Theatre).

and has recently been employed as full time Wardrobe Supervisor. Most Much Ado About Nothing, The Electric Hills, The Flint Street Nativity, The Tempest, Unprotected, Billy Liar, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolfe, Urban Legend, Fly, Breezeblock Park, The

Recent credits as associate to designer Christopher Oram include: Turn of

Entertainer, Still Life And The Astonished Heart, Ma Rainey’s

the Screw (Garsington Opera), Bitter Wheat (Garrick Theatre), Geisha

Black Bottom, The Anniversary, Dr Faustus, The May Queen,

(Northern Ballet), The Mirror and the Light (Gielgud Theatre).

Cruel Sea and All My Sons.

Examples of his work can be found at www.alfieheywood.com

Marie’s other credits include: Brick Up The Mersey Tunnels, Lost

Jamie Jenkin

The Ledge, Misery, Eight Miles High, Council Depot Blues,

Sound & Video Designer

Soul, Good Golly Miss Molly, Stags and Hens - The Remix, On Night Collar, Dirty Dusting, Shirley Valentine, Our Day Out - The Musical, The Salon, Funny Money, Merry Ding Dong, A Fistul Of Collars, Lucky Numbers, Lennon, Scouse Pacific, You’ll Never

Jamie is the in-house graphic and video designer at Liverpool’s Royal Court.

Walk Alone, Little Scouse on the Prairie, Reds And Blues - The

Starting as marketing assistant at the theatre in 2005, he has designed

Musical, Ladies Day, Bouncers, Scouse Of The Antarctic, Pharaoh

artwork for over 100 shows.

‘Cross The Mersey and Down The Dock Road for Royal Court

Video Designs for Theatre include:

Liverpool, Brouhaha International Street Festival, Working Class Hero on

Willy Russell’s Our Day Out - The Musical, A Fistul Of Collars, Lennon, Ladies Day, Hitchhikers Guide to Fazakerley, Macca & Beth, Ladies Night, Canoeing for Beginners, The Scouse Nativity, Father O’Flaherty Saves Our Souls, A Miracle On Great Homer Street, Home, Going Halves, The Royal, The Scouse Cinderella, My

the recent Imagine DVD, Costume Supervisor for many shows at LIPA, The Splash Project at MYPT and Twopence To Cross The Mersey at the Liverpool Empire.

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