Some Treachery: A Miss McSkimming Mystery
A live radio play (hilarious sound effects included).
What at first seems like a trivial case soon reveals a plot that could shake the very foundations of the British Empire. With her faithful valet by her side, Miss McSkimming must deal with butlers, the police, mysterious men in the shadows and a hippo, to get to the bottom of what could be her biggest case yet.
Have a peek at the skillz of our sound man, Andrew Crane – a taste of what you’ve got to look forward to…
Date: Saturday 13th May 2017
Venue: Putney Arts Theatre, Ravenna Road, Putney, SW15 6AW
Time: 6pm (running time 1hr)
Tickets: £8-10 bit.ly/SomeTreachery
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Ch-ch-changes…
We’re making a change to our 2017 plans – we won’t be hosting any more New Writing Nights in 2017, BUT we will keep running the Showcase Award, so will have an annual New Writing Night for the shortlisted pieces.
PLUS our doors are open to scripts/script extracts, so we can pick up on anything that catches our eye, for full live or radio production. If you’ve got something you’d like us to see, send it to submissions@blackshawonline.com
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Now, why on earth would someone want me to break a leg onstage…?
When is a ‘broken leg’ a good thing? Well actually there are a couple of theories as to why we wish this blight on one another before a show. The first, is that old stage curtains used to have little legs at the base of them. If a show was well received they would bounce the curtain repeatedly for extra curtain calls, which would sometimes break the little legs. The other is that theatres used to book lots of individual acts for shows, but not all would get to perform. The leg is also the name for the line between offstage and on. Therefore, if you were needed to perform that night you would cross the line, breaking the leg, and get paid that night. Phew. That’s a weight off my mind…
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