Helping theatre back on its feet
Two pieces by Gleadall and Mosse are contributing to the reopening of theatre in West Sussex.
Composer John Gleadall andplaywrightGregMosseare behindTheUnquietGraveand 1920s Jazz Songbook which will both be performed by the same company, actor-singers Michaela Bennison and Jane Pegler, accompanied by Tony PeglerandJohnGleadall.
The Unquiet Grave is a ghost story told with intriguing dialogue and half a dozen English folk songs, both haunting and hilarious.
Performances are on: tomorrow (August 12) at 7.30pm at Coronation Hall, Slindon, BN18 0QZ (tickets: 01243814207);Friday(August 13)andSaturday(August14)at 7.30pm, The Spring, PO9 1BS (tickets: thespring.co.uk/023 9247 2700 – post-show discussionledbyKateMosse); and August 21 at 7.30pm at Sheet Village Hall, GU32 2AQ (tickets:OneTreeBooks01730 261 199; ticketsource.co.uk).
1920s Jazz Songbook promises a concert of brilliant, uplifting storytelling jazz numbers – strong melodies, easy harmonies, great rhythms. You can enjoy it on August 22 at 2.30pm in theVillageHall,WestAshling, PO18 8DR (ticketsource. co.uk/westashling).
Both shows will also be performed in Suffolk.
For Greg, it is about helping theatre return to our lives – but also helping it to returntoplacesaudiencescan reach on foot. “I am hoping it will make a contribution to the reopening of live theatre, but it is also about bringing smaller-scale professional shows to village halls where peoplecangettothevenueson foot, sometimes professional venues like The Spring, but also the tiny places.”