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Looking back at…The Final Adventure of Frankie Fightwell

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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
More Photos etc

NEWS: award-winning Frankie Fightwell broadcast date!

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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.

Blackshaw Arts Hour – Episode 84

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  • Listen to the Q&A session from the end of our WAF writing workshop (featuring Blackshaw’s Director, Ellie Pitkin, Blackshaw’s Project Manager, Vikki Weston, and writers; M. J. Starling, Chris Buxey and Kat Roberts.
  • Strat & Alex Do Art: this time they try their hand(s) at haiku
  • We announce that ‘The Final Adventure of Frankie Fightwell’ will be played in full in the next episode (released 20th June).

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Blackshaw Arts Hour – Episode 83

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Pop this in your earholes – the fantastic Chris Buxey, Kat Roberts, and M. J. Starling discuss writing – the discipline of writing, how to write ‘real’ dialogue, and more!

Chris Buxey

He wrote ‘The Final Adventure of Frankie Fightwell’, which is our next show for Wandsworth Fringe at the Putney Arts Theatre! Find out more about Chris on his website and our blog – http://blackshawonline.com/blog/announcement-the-final-adventure-of-frankie-fightwell-cast-and-creatives/

Kat Roberts

She wrote ‘Staying Alive’, our 2014 Showcase Award Winner, which went on to have a run at the Pleasance Theatre with Blackshaw, AND was published by Nick Hern books! Kat is now developing a new play, and writing scripts for TV.  Find out more about ‘Staying Alive’ on our blog – https://blackshawtheatre.wordpress.com/category/theatre/staying-alive/

M. J. Starling

He wrote ‘Audience with the Ghost Finder’, which we produced at Wandsworth Fringe 2013, and London Horror Festival 2013! Find out more on his website and listen to the radio play version on our blog – https://blackshawtheatre.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/the-blackshaw-arts-hour-episode-17/

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

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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

Blackshaw Arts Hour – Episode 82

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  • Matt reviews ‘Avengers: Infinity War‘
  • Find out who won last episode’s ‘Strat & Alex do Art’ (set design for ‘The Final Adventure of Frankie Fightwell’
  • We hear the trailer for ‘The Final Adventure of Frankie Fightwell‘ – a marvel of foley!
  • A new ‘Strat & Alex do Art’ – cake decorating (were there really any winners? See below pics…)

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Blackshaw Arts Hour – Episode 81

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  • Matt reviews ‘The Quiet Place’
  • Helen interviews the cast and creatives at the first rehearsal for ‘The Final Adventure of Frankie Fightwell’
  • Strat and Alex do Art – this time they tackle Set Design – they’re drawing the set for an imaginary production of Frankie Fightwell (no budget constraints!).

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Relevant Links

The Quiet Place – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Quiet_Place_(film) 

The Final Adventure of Frankie Fightwell – https://www.wandsworthfringe.com/whats-on-2018/the-final-adventure-of-frankie-fightwell-by-chris-buxey

Blackshaw Arts Hour – Episode 80

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  • Matt reviews Pacific Rim Uprising
  • Strat & Alex do Art returns!  This time, they’re painting eggs (sure…)
  • Ellie saw ’42nd Street’  – what did she think?
  • Matt saw ‘The Great Wave’ – what did he think?
  • Matt and Ellie have a chat about the latest series of ‘Merely Roleplayers’  – they’re in the Wild West – listen to some clips (and then binge the series!)

 

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Useful Links

Pacific Rim Uprising – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2557478/

42nd Street – https://42ndstreetmusical.co.uk/

The Great Wave – https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/the-great-wave

Painting Eggs – dragon fun – https://twitter.com/DragonsofWales?s=08

Merely Roleplayers – https://merelyroleplayers.podbean.com/