Three darkly comic tales from writer Rob John. Pudding, Lipstick and Pillowcase brings you \u00a0the funny but poignant stories of three mothers whose secrets, lies and misdemeanours create havoc in the lives of their adult children.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Tales from the Motherland will surprise you, make you laugh and maybe shed a tear\u2026possibly all at the same time!<\/p>\n Written by <\/span>Rob John Cast: Dawn Finnerty, Robin McLoughlin, Barbara Horne<\/strong> Tales from The Motherland – Contd.<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”2099″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”25″ equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1612288530349{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1918″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n In a house balanced on an eroding cliff in North Norfolk, Manny gets a surprise visit from his estranged sister, Jessie. Inexplicably, she\u2019s brought along a petty criminal, Lee Farrier, trussed in a sack. As a rising tide eats away at the foundations, a local girl, Cally, arrives, prompting all four to admit what\u2019s really brought them together, the lies they\u2019ve told, and the strangely redemptive power that might just be buried beneath their feet.<\/p>\n Cast: Robin McLoughlin, Henri Merriam, Ben Elder, Rachael Cummins<\/strong> Elephant -Contd.<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”25″ equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1612288530349{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n fEAST Theatre is proud to present The\u00a0Hollyhock<\/span>\u00a0Trilogy: three poignant and bizarre love stories.<\/span><\/p>\n A lonely woman falls in love with her postman, a dog walker and a primary school teacher swap dark secrets from their past, and an ageing trapeze artist dreams of the beautiful woman who dropped him. These darkly funny tales of loneliness and lust are guaranteed to warm any winter\u2019s evening.<\/p>\n Written and directed by Rob John<\/strong> The Hollyhock Trilogy – Contd.<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1916″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”25″ equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1612288530349{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1832″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n Co-production with Wells Maltings<\/strong><\/p>\n That wolf\u2019s got a bad temper, hasn\u2019t he? When he\u2019s not blowing little pigs\u2019 houses down or eating seven little kids, he\u2019s frightening girls in woods, hiding their grannies and trying to turn them into snacks. Or is he? This Christmas, the people who brought you Twas the Night Before Christmas and Hansel & Gretel are back with more silly stories, mad songs and ridiculous rhymes. Plus a wolf on trial for his life, and a little girl who may not be all she seems… Fun for all Ages 4+ All children must be accompanied by an adult.<\/p>\n Cast: Hatty Ashton, Martin Atkinson<\/strong> On Friday 2nd June 2023 fEAST presented extracts from Elephant at The Seagull Theatre.<\/p>\n In a project funded by a bursary from The Seagull four actors, (Mark Finbow, Henri Merriam, Ben Elder, Anna Buttery) director Dawn Finnerty, designer Fern Blevins and sound designer Mark Fawcett began to explore the characters, dynamics and the technical challenges of a story set in a house which is falling into the North Sea.<\/p>\n Elephant R and D Contd.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1677″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”25″ equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1612288530349{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1569″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n Back again by popular demand and with its original cast Rob John\u2019s much-loved play sets off on its third regional tour. Set 1912, The Canada Boys is based on the true story of a group of workers at J & J Colman. The famous mustard company, concerned by rising unemployment in Norwich, offered some of its employees the opportunity of a new life on the other side of the Atlantic. \u2018The Canada Boys\u2019 is the story of two brothers who\u2019d never ventured further west than Wymondham but who dared to imagine a new life for themselves in \u2018The British Dominion of Canada.<\/b>\u2019<\/p>\n This funny, sad and thought-provoking play which resonates with Norfolk voices and Norwich locations examines the relationship between a progressive company and its workers before the First World War. The Canada Boys is a play about ambition, love, duty, family and mustard<\/p>\n Written and directed by Rob John<\/strong> Canada Boys – Contd.<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”25″ equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1612288530349{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n Co-production with Wells Maltings<\/strong><\/p>\n Imagine an enchanted forest. Yes, you read that right! A house with chocolate doors and gingerbread floors, marshmallow chairs and windows made of gummy-bears!<\/p>\n This Christmas, join a girl called Gretel and a boy called Hansel as they journey through the forest on a daredevil adventure that\u2019s a sweet treat for children of 7-11 years old and their grown-ups.\u00a0Featuring fun songs and puppetry with a distinctive Norfolk twist on the classic tale, Wells Maltings is proud to present Nick Lane\u2019s funny, festive show for families.<\/p>\n Cast: Rachael Cummins, Tom Girvin<\/strong> February 2016. Keith and Pamela Dawson owners of the award-winning Poppyland Guest House in Cromer proudly promise their guests impeccable standards and a traditional, old-school, UK holiday experience.<\/p>\n But The Poppyland is struggling to recruit English staff and Pam and Keith reluctantly take on an eccentric Spanish chambermaid with dubious qualifications and a colourful past.<\/p>\n Rosa Mendoza a free-spirit from Andalucia arrives in Cromer and nothing at The Poppyland will ever be the same again.Rob John\u2019s new Norfolk play explores an explosive triangular relationship over four tumultuous years in a dark comedy for our times.<\/p>\n Cast: Dawn Finnerty, Robin McLoughlin, Katie-Anna Whiting Rosa Mendoza – Contd.<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”25″ equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1612288530349{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n
\n<\/strong>Directed by Dawn Finnerty<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMusic: Mark Fawcett<\/strong><\/p>\nElephant<\/h3>\n
in association with The Seagull<\/h4>\n
2024<\/h4>\n
\nWritten by: Jeremy Page<\/strong>
\nDirected by Dawn Finnerty<\/strong>
\nMusic: Mark Fawcett<\/strong>
\nDesign: Fern Blevins<\/strong><\/p>\nHollyhocks<\/h3>\n
2024<\/h4>\n
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nCast: Dawn Finnerty, Owen Evans<\/strong>
\nMusic: Mark Fawcett<\/strong><\/p>\nLittle Red Riding Hood<\/h3>\n
2023<\/h4>\n
\nWritten by: Nick Lane<\/strong>
\nDirected by Dawn Finnerty<\/strong>
\nMusic: Mark Fawcett<\/strong>
\nDesign: Fern Blevins<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”25″ equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1612288530349{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\nElephant: Research and Development<\/h3>\n
June 2023<\/h4>\n
Canada Boys<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n
2022<\/h4>\n
\nCast: Owen Evans, Dawn Finnerty, Robin McLoughlin, Tabitha Woodgett<\/strong>
\nDesign: Tabitha Woodgett<\/strong>
\nSound design: Mark Fawcett<\/strong><\/p>\nHansel and Gretel<\/h3>\n
2021 and 2022<\/h4>\n
\nAnd deep in that forest is an enchanted house.
\nAn enchanted house that\u2019s totally made of sweets!<\/p>\n
\nWritten by: Nick Lane<\/strong>
\nDirected by Dawn Finnerty<\/strong>
\nMusic: Mark Fawcett<\/strong>
\nDesign: Fern Blevins<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1576″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”25″ equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1612288530349{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1566″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\nRosa Mendoza<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n
2021<\/h4>\n
\nWritten and directed by Rob John
\n<\/strong>Design: Fern Blevins<\/strong><\/p>\nDulcie and Walter<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n
2021<\/h4>\n