LAMDA MishMash Festival
Saturday 4 May & Sunday 5 May 2024
MishMash celebrates self-created work from LAMDA alumni and their contemporaries, with sharings of newly commissioned work-in-progress pieces, as well as panel talks and workshops delving into industry-relevant topics.
The MishMash Team and each creative involved in bringing their work to the festival really value your feedback. There are feedback forms available throughout the festival – please do share your thoughts about the performances and the festival itself.
We would like to thank the Backstage Trust, Philip Carne MBE and Christine Carne, Geoff and Linda Lepard, the Noël Coward Foundation, the Mila Charitable Organisation, and others who wish to remain anonymous for their generous support of the festival.
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INTRODUCTION
by Emily Carewe (MishMash Festival Founder)Welcome to the 2024 LAMDA MishMash Festival. It has been a real privilege to be able to select and work with the 21 artists commissioned to develop new pieces of work for this festival. Having received over 100 applications, the range and quality of ideas presented to us was incredibly strong and we are thrilled to be celebrating the early creations of those ideas this weekend.
All performances across this weekend are works-in-progress. There will be opportunities to provide feedback to aid the future development of the works. We will also be meeting artists at different stages of their own relationships with making work –for some this is their first experience of writing or making their own work.
The MishMash Festival was founded from a desire for increased empowerment and agency amongst early career artists. It fuels opportunity for risk taking and collaboration. The last 12 months have seen huge challenges across the sector, particularly for new work and artist development. It feels all the more important to be able to come together in a space that celebrates the skill development, creativity and artistic expression of LAMDA alumni and their contemporaries.
Please enjoy the festival and continue to support new work!
HOW IT WORKS
Create a programme that suits you. Attend panel talks with industry professionals, workshops led by creatives, and performances featuring 10, 20 and 40-minute work-in-progress pieces presented by LAMDA alumni and their contemporaries.
10-minute pieces will be performed back to back in groups of four. The total running time is approximately 1 hour. Look for 4x4 in the programme.
20-minute pieces will be performed back to back with a total running time of approximately 1 hour. Look for Half & Half in the programme.
40-minute pieces are standalone performances presented by one creative team. Look out for titled pieces in the programme.
Unless sold out, tickets will be available for each performance slot up until the scheduled start time. Book online at lamda.ac.uk/mishmash-programme
EXPLORING THE FESTIVAL
MishMash takes place at LAMDA’s West London campus, with performances, panels and workshops across our theatre and studio performance spaces.
Use the MishMash map in the central foyer, follow the signs around the building, or ask one of our friendly Front of House Team for help finding your way.
In the foyer, you’ll also find a full list of that day’s programme, helping you find events to attend throughout the day.
Enjoy the food and drink on offer at LAMDA throughout the weekend, or take the opportunity to visit one of the bars or restaurants in the local area.
SATURDAY 4 MAY
Book tickets and find out more at: lamda.ac.uk/mishmash-programme
12:00 | Workshop #1
SH*TTY FIRST DRAFT with HOTTER Project
13:00 | Half & Half One
Caroline Collins Studio 2 hours
Ell Potter and Mary Higgins of HOTTER Project bring you an introduction to devising verbatim theatre.
The Carne Studio Theatre
50 mins - 1 hour
Laura Prendergast
Júlia Levai, Tingying Dong & Blythe Brett
14:00 | Panel Talk #1
Let’s Talk Fundraising
Emily Carewe, Emma Adlard & Marianna Raatikainen
Piseog Vanishing
15:00 | Panel Talk #2 Venues and Programming
Caroline Yu, Emily Carewe, Lakesha Arie-Angelo & Rosa Hesmondhalgh
The Linbury Theatre 1 hour
Hear more from industry professionals about fundraising and the avenues available for artists.
The Carne Studio Theatre 1 hour
A panel of industry experts discuss their experiences with programming, commissioning and getting their own projects on.
16:00 | dead girl found in woods
Lucy Jane Atkinson
The Linbury Theatre 40 minutes
1980, somewhere in rural Britain, a dead girl is found in the local woods.
SATURDAY 4 MAY
Book tickets and find out more at: lamda.ac.uk/mishmash-programme
16:00 | Workshop #2 Teamwork
with The PappyShow
17:00 | 4x4 One
Caroline Collins Studio 2 hours
Seda Yildiz from The PappyShow leads a workshop that focuses on working collaboratively.
The Carne Studio Theatre 50 mins - 1 hour
Amy Ewbank
Jenny Wall
Jordan Scowen
Romeo Mika
18:00 | Student Slot
Current LAMDA students from across various courses
19:00 | Half & Half Two
Being... Well... Gifted & Talented
Gamete
An Origin Story
The Linbury Theatre 1 hour
A celebration of self-created work with 5-minute excerpts from students.
The Carne Studio Theatre 1 hour
Danielle Phillips
Georgina Duncan
20:00 | 6:24
Aldous Ciokajlo-Squire
Window Pain Penalty for Improper Use
The Linbury Theatre 40 minutes
Repeated at 13:00 on Sunday 5 May
Three best mates go out raving in London, only to find the outcome is not what they expect.
SUNDAY 5 MAY
Book tickets and find out more at: lamda.ac.uk/mishmash-programme
13:00 | Workshop #3 Nurturing Your Creative Voice
with Barrel Organ
14:00 | Panel Talk #3 Working With Producers
Emily Carewe, Hart Fargo, Jessie Anand, Rebecca Lyle & Iskandar Sharazuddin
15:00 | Half & Half Four
Caroline Collins Studio 2 hours
Barrel Organ’s co-director Rosie Gray explores how to stay creative while working other jobs.
The Carne Studio Theatre 1 hour
We’ve gathered a group of producers to demystify the different relationships producers can have with artists.
The Linbury Theatre 50 mins - 1 hour
Helen Reuben Paspawisa Jewpattanagul
16:00 | Half & Half Three
Jiazheng Li Zoë Watson
17:00 | Panel Talk #4 Doing It All
Emily Carewe, Jess Edwards, Gilbert Kyem Jnr & Kalungi Ssebandeke
Prim MASSAGED: The unsent messages from the body
The Carne Studio Theatre 50 mins - 1 hour
Lo Ting CHEF-ESS
The Linbury Theatre 1 hour
Our panelists discuss how to manage a multi-hyphenate creative career.
SUNDAY 5 MAY
Book tickets and find out more at: lamda.ac.uk/mishmash-programme
17:00 | Workshop #4
Introduction to Producing
with Ceri Lothian (Producer)
18:00 | 4x4 Two
Caroline Collins Studio 2 hours
Producer Ceri Lothian introduces you to everything you need to know to produce your own work.
The Carne Studio Theatre
50 mins - 1 hour
Tobi Martins-Ojo
Kieton Saunders-Browne
Joseph Aldous Emily Steck
18:00 | Dead and Kicking
Mulch Productions
Under the Orange Tree Man: The Beginning
Nelson Stallone
The Linbury Theatre 40 minutes
A darkly comic musical play inspired by the true story of Jeanne Pouchain: a woman, very much alive, declared legally dead.
20:00 | Half & Half Five
The Carne Studio Theatre
50 mins - 1 hour
Fred Wienand
Dhruv Ravi
dibs
Dramatic Institute of Excellence