Looking back at…The Final Adventure of Frankie Fightwell

On 19th Dec 2020 By elliepitkinIn 10th Anniversary, Frankie Fightwell

by Chris Buxey

11-12th May 2018, Putney Arts Theatre

Performed in front of a live audience, with live foley (sound effects), this new radio play by Chris Buxey is a dark comedy about principles, money and the importance of family.

Stuart is the author of the beloved Young Adult literature heroine, Frankie Fightwell. While writing the next book in the series, Stuart realises that there might be more than just the usual vampire sharks and giant Nazi man-spiders preventing Frankie from making it to the end of her latest adventure!

We enjoyed the last live audio play so much we decided to do it all again. We had a larger live foley team for Chris Buxey’s delightfully camp, nazi spider romp. And safe to say it was a real treat for the audience and creative team. Oh, and it won Stagedoor’s Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2018 New Writing Award.

CAST

Tom Slatter – Dominic/Viktor
Abigail Morgan – Frankie/Rachel
John Rayment – Stuart

CREATIVES

Ellie Pitkin – Director/Producer
Andrew Crane – Sound/Foley Designer
Vikki Weston – Producer
Megan Barbour – Foley Team/Intern
Charlotte Bishop – Foley Team/Intern
Alec Mills – Foley Team
Betty Smith – Foley Team/Intern

Listen to the audio play

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Looking back at…Some Treachery: A Miss McSkimming Mystery

On 19th Dec 202019th Dec 2020 By elliepitkinIn 10th Anniversary, Some Treachery

by Richard Stratton

13th May 2017, Putney Arts Theatre

A live radio play (hilarious sound effects included). A seemingly trivial case soon reveals a dastardly plot that could shake the very foundations of the British Empire. With her faithful valet by her side, Miss McSkimming must get to the bottom of it.

What do you do when you love new writing, audio drama and live theatre? Combine them all of course! The first of our live foley extravaganzas, Some Treachery, set the bar very high. Richard Stratton’s script and the interplay between the foley team and the actors created a brilliantly intriguing spectacle for the audience.

CAST

Jessica Bailes
Ellie Pitkin
Chris Starkey
Helen Stratton
Richard Stratton

CREATIVES

Director – Ellie Pitkin
Live Foley – Andrew Crane
Live Foley – David Turnbull
Sound engineer – Rebecca Hitchcox
Recording Manager – Vikki Weston

Listen to the radio play

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Blackshaw Arts Hour – Episode 85

On 20th Jun 201819th Dec 2020 By elliepitkinIn Arts Hour, Frankie FightwellLeave a comment

It’s here! Award-winning radio play ‘The Final Adventure of Frankie Fightwell’ by Chris Buxey is available NOW to download or stream. Enjoy!

NEWS: award-winning Frankie Fightwell broadcast date!

On 8th Jun 201819th Dec 2020 By elliepitkinIn Arts Hour, Frankie FightwellLeave a comment

Thrilled that ‘The Final Adventure of Frankie Fightwell’ by Chris Buxey, what we performed at the Putney Arts Theatre has only gone and won Stagedoor’s Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2018 New Writing Award!

You can put the award-winning piece of radio drama in your ears when it launches on 20th June – broadcast on Wandsworth Radio at midnight, and then available to stream or download.

The Final Adventure of Frankie Fightwell – Production Photos – 11th & 12th May 2018

On 17th May 201819th Dec 2020 By elliepitkinIn Frankie FightwellLeave a comment

Written by Chris Buxey

Performed at the Putney Arts Theatre, 11th & 12th May 2018 as part of the Wandworth Arts Fringe. Part of WAF in Your Front Room, this project was supported by Wandsworth Arts Fringe through the Wandsworth Grant Fund.

Tom Slatter – Dominic/Viktor
Abigail Morgan – Frankie/Rachel
John Rayment – Stuart

Ellie Pitkin – Director/Producer
Andrew Crane – Sound/Foley Designer

MEGAN BARBOUR – Foley Team/Intern
CHARLOTTE BISHOP – Foley Team/Intern
ALEC MILLS – Foley Team
BETTY SMITH – Foley Team/Intern

Vikki Weston – Producer

JESSICA BAILES, VIOLAINE BRUNELIN,
Charlotte Discombe & Richard Stratton – Associate Producer

Photos by Richard Stratton

The Blackshaw Arts Hour – Episode 63

On 16th Jul 2017 By elliepitkinIn Arts HourLeave a comment

On the show this time – Ellie, Matt, Alex and Jess. A review of ‘Baby Driver’, and a light touch review of ‘Spiderman: Homecoming’, and a quick round of EdFringe Roulette.

Jess talks to us about the show she’s in at the fringe, ‘Dates’, and we hear from Karen Bartholomew, whose show ‘God’s Waiting Room’ is playing at the King’s Head as part of Festival 47.

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Relevant Links:

https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/dates

http://www.kingsheadtheatre.com/copy-of-elsewhere

https://kingsheadtheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873574852

Miss McSkimming – Photos

On 25th May 201719th Dec 2020 By elliepitkinIn Arts Hour, Some TreacheryLeave a comment

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.

A rollicking comedy with a chic lady investigator and mysteries abounding, this piece promises to delight audiences, young and old!

Performed by Jessica Bailes, Ellie Pitkin, Chris Starkey, Helen Stratton and Richard Stratton, with live foley from Andrew Crane and David Turnbull.

Recorded live at the Putney Arts Theatre on Saturday 13th May 2017, as part of the Wandsworth Arts Fringe.