As Autumn falls upon us, here at fEAST, we\u2019re reflecting on our recent work whilst planning new adventures ahead.\u00a0 What a ride we\u2019ve had these past 8 months. From our family Christmas show Red Riding Hood by Nick Lane at Wells Maltings at the end of last year, closely followed by a tour of Rob John\u2019s \u2018compelling and thought provoking\u2019 \u2018The Hollyhock Trilogy\u2019<\/a> culminating with Jeremy Page\u2019s debut play \u2018Elephant<\/a>\u2019, which toured Norfolk and Suffolk this Summer to critical acclaim.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]We\u2019re so grateful to have had the invaluable support from\u00a0The Seagull Theatre<\/b>,\u00a0Sheringham Little Theatre<\/b>,\u00a0Wells Maltings<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Norwich Arts Centre<\/b>. All four venues generously gave support in kind and for that, we are incredibly grateful.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”1959″ img_size=”full”][vc_single_image image=”1963″ img_size=”full”][vc_single_image image=”1968″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1962″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\n Funding is becoming increasingly harder to gain, but we have some exciting work in the pipeline for 2025. Rob John, our co-founder, is working on a new piece for Spring 2025, we also have \u2018The Peggottys\u2019 by Robin McLoughlin waiting in the wings and an exciting collaboration with a playwright new to fEAST . The company is also currently holding talks to develop exciting partnerships with other arts organisations\u2026so much to look forward to.<\/p>\n A huge thank you to everyone who supported us this year. We\u2019ll be back!\u00a0 Watch this space\u2026<\/p>\n Dawn Finnerty An in depth Interview with Dawn Finnerty the Artistic Director of fEAST Theatre for Folk Features<\/strong>. Ahead of touring \u2018Elephant\u2019, a new play which is set in North Norfolk over the course of one day, Dawn explains how their work is very much rooted in celebrating East Anglia.<\/p>\n Click here for the full article: A house teetering on the edge of an eroded and crumbling Norfolk cliff is the setting of a new touring play. Elephant opened to a sellout audience in Sheringham on Thursday – the first of 12 performances in village halls and theatres across Norfolk and Suffolk, which has required some inventive staging …<\/p>\n An article about Elephant for the BBC by Zoe Applegate.<\/p>\n Click here for the full article: Review by George Norton<\/span><\/p>\n The Hollyhock Trilogy, the latest offering from the innovative fEast Theatre, is a trio of plays by Rob John \u2013 two monologues and a longer two-hander \u2013 all of which deal with loneliness and the search for love.<\/p>\n In the first, Post, we meet Sue on her fiftieth birthday as she awaits the arrival of her postman, Pat. \u2018Do you have a black and white cat?\u2019 she has asked when they first meet; Sue tells us that Pat laughed uproariously at this witticism. Still grieving the death of her domineering father and excluded from nights out with her Pilates class, Sue has developed a hierarchy of \u2018potential scenarios\u2019 about Pat (the f-word \u2013 fantasies \u2013 is not to be used in relation to him) to alleviate the lonely life she leads with Barbara, her dog. Dawn Finnerty\u2019s sympathetic performance shows us that, very probably, Sue is only too aware of the ridiculousness of these potential scenarios with the impressively belegged, Carbonara-serving Pat, and this makes her situation all the sadder.<\/p>\n The second play, Gravity, tells the story of Frankie Mulligan, years ago the \u2018catcher\u2019 in an aerialist circus act. (You\u2019d never think it to look at him now.) Although Frankie, like Sue, isn\u2019t \u2018a social animal\u2019, he still manages to attract the attentions of Bella and Maria, his airborne co-stars. It doesn\u2019t end at all well but a later visit to an upmarket Hoxton bakery affords us the frailest of hopes for Frankie\u2019s romantic future (and some sharp jokes about the price of baked goods in London).<\/p>\n Another tentative romance between accountant-turned-gardener, Graham, and primary schoolteacher, Cath is the subject of the final piece, Hollyhocks.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]As the pair come together, awkwardly and uneasily, difficult truths from their pasts are revealed and the writing takes on a much darker tone. Again, the ending has a brittle optimism but asks difficult questions about what we\u2019re prepared to ignore when looking for love.<\/p>\n On the night I saw The Hollyhock Trilogy, Robin McLoughlin was a late replacement for the stricken Owen Evans, playing both Frankie Mulligan and gentle, self-effacing Graham. He was splendid in both roles, a confident but subtle stage presence; I quickly forgot he was reading his lines.<\/p>\n Cupcakes feature in each of these sad, funny plays but they are linked by far more than confectionary. All are meditations on the need to be loved, and the miscommunications, evasions and inevitable compromises involved in romantic relationships. All three also reflect on the nature of stories and of story-telling, and the connections between stories and romance. Together they make for a compelling and thought-provoking evening.<\/p>\n The Hollyhock Trilogy tours various Norfolk venues until 17 March; catch it if you can.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”1916″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1517170458039{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: -60px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #dddddd !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n fEAST Theatre one of the region\u2019s leading touring theatre companies will be bringing a brand new show to venues across Norfolk in February and March.<\/p>\n Written by Rob John (The Canada Boys \/ Rosa Mendoza) The Hollyhock Trilogy\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>presents three strange but poignant love stories.<\/p>\n A woman reveals an unrequited passion for her postman, an aging trapeze artist dreams of the beautiful woman who dropped him and a chance remark about hollyhocks changes the lives of two strangers for ever.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\u2018We want to take our audience on three separate but connected journeys,\u2019 says Rob John. \u2018This is a show about people in love but it\u2019s also a show about story-telling ; the magic of sitting down in a darkened room and listening to a story.\u2019<\/p>\n Starring Owen Evans (The Nimmo Twins)\u00a0 and Dawn Finnerty (The Canada Boys \/Rosa Mendoza) fEAST Theatre promises that \u2018these darkly funny tales of loneliness and lust are guaranteed to warm the coldest winter evening.\u2019[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758626933118{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 70px !important;background-color: #cc2027 !important;}”]\u2018It turned out that wasn\u2019t the end of the story. In a way it was just the beginning.\u2019<\/i><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1517170458039{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: -60px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #dddddd !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n We may not have staged any new shows so far in 2023 but behind the scenes we have been busy. Applications for funding have been written, research and development projects have been undertaken, new plays have been commissioned and new relationships developed with artists and venues. All this effort has paid off and we are now delighted to announce an exciting programme of new work coming your way over the next few months.<\/p>\n First up is Little Red Riding Hood another co-production with Well Maltings. Think you know this classic fairy tale? Think again! Written by acclaimed children\u2019s dramatist Nick Lane (T\u2019was the Night Before Christmas \/ Hansel and Gretel) this is a fast moving, rib tickling show for all the family. Full of silly stories, madcap songs and ridiculous rhymes this is Little Red Riding Hood like you\u2019ve never seen it before. The show opens at Wells Maltings on 15th December and runs there until Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n In February the second production in our new programme takes to the road heading for venues across the region. Written by Rob John (The Canada Boys \/ Rosa Mendoza) The Hollyhock Trilogy presents three strange and poignant love stories. A woman reveals an unrequited passion for her postman, an aging trapeze artist dreams of the beautiful woman who dropped him and a chance remark about hollyhocks changes the lives of two strangers for ever.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Starring Owen Evans and Dawn Finnerty these darkly funny tales of loneliness and lust are guaranteed to warm the coldest winter evening.<\/p>\n Finally we are proud to announce the world premier of Jeremy Page\u2019s new play Elephant which will be touring in June. Commissioned by fEAST and supported by Arts Council England this production has been underpinned by a very successful research and development project which was generously funded by The Seagull Theatre Lowestoft. Set in a house balancing on an eroding cliff in North Norfolk Jeremy\u2019s beautiful play tells the story of four damaged characters brought together under bizarre circumstances. As the house begins to collapse the truths that have brought these characters together and the lies that they\u2019ve told each other become exposed.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758631557408{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 70px !important;background-color: #cc2027 !important;}”]We can\u2019t wait to get these brilliant new shows onto stages across the region. Please come and see us!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]We are aware that this exciting programme would not have been possible without the help of our many fEAST supporters. In the last few months we have been particularly grateful to Debbie Thompson at Sheringham Little Theatre, Des Reynolds at The Seagull Theatre Lowestoft and Simon Daykin at Wells Maltings.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1517170458039{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: -60px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #dddddd !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n 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_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RqnKvx7vQgo”][vc_single_image image=”1691″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1517170458039{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: -60px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #dddddd !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n We\u2019re pleased as punch to announce that our 10th<\/sup> anniversary season has been nominated for THE DICK CONDON THEATRE AWARD 2022 by Norfolk Arts Awards.<\/p>\n The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Norwich on 5th<\/sup> November.<\/p>\n You can read more in this article here:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/things-to-do\/days-out\/norfolk-arts-awards-2022-nominees-announced-9094486<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1564″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1566″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1569″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1517170458039{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: -60px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #dddddd !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n On the 5th March the curtain closed on our 10th<\/sup> anniversary season with The Canada Boys at Sheringham Little Theatre. The past two years have dealt us all an extraordinary rollercoaster of highs and lows and this tour was definitely a high, the Canada Boys has always been a hit for fEAST and this time round was no different. We had unanimous praise and positive feedback from new and old fEAST fans.\u00a0 We really do appreciate your support and feedback – it has indeed been a challenging time for theatre makers, producers and venues.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1606″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]A huge thanks to all who have supported fEAST throughout our 10th<\/sup> anniversary season \u2013 we can\u2019t wait to get back on the road. If you\u2019d like to support the company you can download an audio version of The Canada Boys for the price of a modest theatre ticket.<\/p>\n To access The Canada Boys audio production please click here: After an incredible jam- packed 10 months on the touring circuit, fEAST have switched to concentrate on research and development for two exciting new plays. Both have been commissioned for production in our next season; \u2018Elephant\u2019 by Jeremy Page and \u2018The Peggottys by Robin McLoughlin. The company is also currently holding talks to develop exciting partnerships with other arts organisations.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1610″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\n In a house balanced on an eroding cliff in North Norfolk, local recluse Manny gets a surprise visit from his estranged sister, Jessie, whom he\u2019s not seen for a year. She\u2019s wildly unpredictable, searching for a long lost family secret, and has inexplicably brought along with her a petty criminal, Lee Farrier, trussed up in a sack. Jessie describes an unlucky series of events that have conspired to her making such a poor and rash decision, but Manny\u2019s believing none of it. She\u2019s done this kind of thing before.<\/p>\n As a rising tide eats away at the foundations, it\u2019s the sudden appearance of a local girl, Cally, arriving with a damaged reputation and an uncanny ability to read minds, that forces all four of them to try and salvage something from the day before it\u2019s too late.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1611″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]But as time runs out, and the uneasy truce turns towards possible violence, a hastily reckless plan begins to fall apart, exposing the bitter truths that have brought them together, the lies they\u2019ve told each other, and against all expectation, the discovery of a strangely redemptive power that might just be buried beneath their feet.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1517170458039{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: -60px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #dddddd !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n by Chris Sadler[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n East Anglia’s premier touring theatre company, fEAST, kicked off their latest regional tour tonight with a welcome reprise of their classic play Canada Boys at Wells Maltings.<\/p>\n Crisply directed by Rob John, the play follows two brothers offered the chance to emigrate to Canada to start a new life in 1912; an opportunity provided by their employer, the legendary Colmans of Norwich. The conflict of known against unknown, the turmoil of choosing security over adventure, is explored thoroughly as each man’s life events influence his decision.<\/p>\n The audience is given time to connect with the characters and the play benefits hugely from this as seeds of empathy are sown, then bloom.<\/p>\n Canada Boys is engaging, funny, and moving.<\/p>\n The dialogue benefits from John’s characteristic comfort with the rhythm of language. And he’s not afraid to sugar the dish with odd moments of hilarity to sweeten and complement the meal.<\/p>\n All four cast members are uniformly excellent throughout. Robin McLoughlin delivers superbly as sympathetic firebrand Jack Craske.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\n Owen Evans shows his class, mixing strength with heart, as Jack’s uncomplicated but vulnerable brother, Eddie. Tabitha Woodgett excels with sophisticated simplicity as Ethel Hargrave, and Dawn Finnerty expertly salves her wounds to nurture with kindness as Kathleen Thirtle. The cast remain on stage even when not involved; like a genuine community they are present even in their absence. A triumph of concentration and dedication.The play isn’t overburdened with incidental music which helps focus the reality of the performance (sound design by Mark Fawcett). Set design and build and props are economical and effective (Tabitha Woodgett, Stewart Woodgett, and Fern Blevins). Period costume is convincingly apt and practical (Libby Henshaw).<\/p>\n This is one of the few genuinely great Norfolk plays and I thoroughly recommend you take advantage of the opportunity to make hay while the January sun shines by purchasing tickets for one of the upcoming performances across the region.<\/p>\n Canada Boys will tour various venues across Norfolk and Suffolk throughout February until early March 2022. Check feasttheatre.com for details.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1517170458039{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: -60px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #dddddd !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n fEAST has travelled thousands of miles and has performed in theatres, schools, dozens of village halls and once in a world famous mustard factory. And yes those audiences did come. The company has slowly won a loyal and enthusiastic following and many of their recent shows have been sell-outs. In addition to touring and performing fEAST is proud of the work they have done in helping writers new develop new work, in mentoring young actors at the start of their careers and in running educational workshops with students in schools and colleges across the region. The company has recently completed its first residency,\u00a0 a Christmas show which ran for 18 performances at the newly refurbished Maltings theatre at Wells. In 2019 the company were nominated for the Norfolk Arts Award for theatre.<\/p>\n In 2018 Mandy and Rob stepped down as co-directors of the company and handed over the reins to Artistic Director Dawn Finnerty and Associate Director Robin McLoughlin. Plans were developed for an ambitious programme of productions in 2020 to mark fEAST\u2019s first ten years.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1517171549279{margin: 0px !important;border-width: 0px !important;padding: 10px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1517170458039{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: -60px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #dddddd !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n Marcus trained at The School of The Arts, University of Northampton.\u00a0Theatre credits include The Monkeys Paw (Bread & Roses Theatre), Area Belle (Bacchae Theatre Company), Peter Pan (Camberley Theatre, Bouncers (BlackBox Theatre Company), There Be Migrants Here (Minty Fresh Productions), TRIBE (London Theatre Workshop), Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles & The Railway Children UK & China Tour (Chapterhouse Theatre Company), D!CK the Adult Panto (Guildford Fringe Theatre Company), Sell-By-Date (Marbleglass Theatre Company), The Crucible (Looking Glass Theatre), The Bacchae (Royal & Derngate), The Fall of the House of Usher (Alias Theatre).<\/p>\n Film and Radio credits include Mordecai\u2019s Girl (Jace Pictures), Wuthering Heights (Three Pigs Films), Nature\u2019s Way (John Pictures), Wasteland (Crow for the Masses), Madame X (Okai Collier Company), Pathfinder Legends (Big Finish), Endurance (Word of Mouth Productions).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”874″ img_size=”large” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Amy grew up in West Norfolk, before training at Drama Studio, London. Since graduating in 2018, Amy\u2019s theatre credits include: Nellie in\u00a0The Lurking Fear<\/i>at The Olde Red Lion Theatre (London); Ka in Strange Fascination\u2019s summer tour of\u00a0The Jungle Book\u00a0<\/i>(UK Tour); and the verbatim piece,\u00a0Street Life<\/i>\u00a0(Norwich Theatre Royal, as part of their Creative Matters season). She has also become a series regular on the radio series Devine Comedy, directed by Jo Malone and Paul Schlesinger.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”872″ img_size=”large” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Marcus is also passionate about working with children and has been involved in several Youth Theatre groups in the East and South of England, promoting and encouraging life skills, self-confidence and teamwork with young people.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1517170458039{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: -60px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #dddddd !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n This festive period Wells Maltings is teaming up with much loved local theatre company fEAST to produce a family show, \u2018Twas The Night Before Christmas’<\/strong> by Nick Lane, to be staged at the recently transformed North Norfolk venue throughout December.<\/p>\n The story of plucky young Emily and a Christmas showdown with her nemesis, the villainous Elderberry Yacht, was previously staged at Hull Truck in 2004 and is being reworked by the writer and fEAST to reflect a new setting in Norfolk.<\/p>\n Since its creation in 2010 fEAST theatre has brought to life an array of locally-set stories and has gained a loyal following with a deft mix of humour, pathos and genuine Norfolk voices.<\/p>\n Their most recent tour was \u2018Into Thin Air\u2019, the heartbreaking story of the decades-long impact of the disappearance of a Norfolk schoolgirl which performed at Wells Maltings in 2018 to a sell-our audience.<\/p>\n This new collaboration between fEAST and Wells Maltings brings the very best of each of them together, to delight family audiences and school parties at Christmas.<\/p>\n fEAST director Dawn Finnerty says \u2018Our previous shows have dealt mainly with adult themes so we\u2019re incredibly keen to extend our reach by presenting a theatrical experience that will be hugely entertaining and fun for the whole family. We are working with Nick Lane to tweak the original script to put fEAST\u2019s Norfolk spin on what is already an original and inventive piece.\u00a0The story is universal, but it\u2019s important for it to resonate with our local audience who are at the very heart of what we do. We promise it will be a Christmas show with a difference \u2013 short, punchy and peppered with humour for all ages. We very much hope that regulars and newcomers to fEAST shows will come along and bring their children or grandchildren with them![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”849″ img_size=”large” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]The Maltings is a unique and vibrant cultural Landmark in North Norfolk and we have a shared commitment to deliver high quality, accessible theatre. We are very proud to be working together to produce theatre for locals and visitors alike in their newly restored, dynamic and intimate venue.\u2019<\/p>\n Director of Wells Maltings Simon Daykin is also enthusiastic about the collaboration: \u2018We are really excited to be working with fEAST theatre in bringing some festive family fun to Wells this Christmas, and reaching out to everyone across the county and beyond to be part of something really special. It\u2019s a real first for us both- and who can resist the chance to save Christmas in the company of some fabulous characters?\u2019\u2018Twas the Night Before Christmas’ will run at Wells Maltings from the 5th to the 28th of December 2019.<\/p>\n Tickets via the Wells Maltings box office
\nSeptember 2024[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”1965″ img_size=”full”][vc_single_image image=”1964″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_single_image image=”1966″ img_size=”full”][vc_single_image image=”1967″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1517170458039{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: -60px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #dddddd !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\nCelebrating East Anglia Through Theatre<\/h3>\n
\nFolk Features article<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”1977″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\nHow Do we Stage a House Crumbling Into the Sea?<\/h3>\n
\nBBC article on Elephant<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”1979″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1517170458039{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: -60px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #dddddd !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\nThe Hollyhock Trilogy<\/h3>\n
The Hollyhock Trilogy<\/h3>\n
News Update: November 2023.<\/h3>\n
Three brand new fEAST shows are on the way<\/h4>\n
Elephant: Research and Development<\/h3>\n
THEATRE AWARD NOMINATION FOR FEAST<\/h3>\n
Theatre Award nomination for fEAST<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n
And That’s a Wrap …..<\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong>www.hea-r.me\/canada-boys<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1517170458039{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: -60px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #dddddd !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\nTheatre Award nomination for fEAST<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n
Research and development<\/h3>\n
Watch this space!<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1517170458039{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: -60px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #dddddd !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n
Elephant\u00a0 –\u00a0 Jeremy Page<\/b><\/h4>\n
REVIEW OF THE CANADA BOYS<\/h4>\n
FEAST THEATRE. TEN YEARS ON.<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Ten years ago, when Mandy McKenna and Rob John first discussed the idea of creating a professional theatre company based in rural Norfolk, the idea seemed far-fetched. The two former Paston College drama tutors wanted to start a company committed to presenting new plays performed by professional actors from our region, telling stories from and about Norfolk. But would they be able to find that new writing? Were there actors out there who could give their characters authentic Norfolk voices? And, most importantly, even if they could make this new \u2018theatre from the East\u2019 would anyone want to come and see it? In 2010 they decided to find out. Mandy and Rob formed fEAST Theatre and took their first show out on the road.In the past decade the company has staged seven new plays and undertaken eight regional tours.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1232″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]\n
Cast Announced For Twas The Night Before Christmas<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Twas the Night Before Christmas has now been cast and we\u2019re delighted in introduce two newcomers to fEAST:
\nMarcus Churchill<\/strong> who will be playing the villain of the piece \u2013 Elderberry Yacht.
\nAmy Lunn<\/strong> who will be playing our heroine Emily.<\/p>\nWells Maltings Serves Up a
\nChristmas fEAST<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n
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\nor online\u00a0www.wellsmaltings.org.uk<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1517171549279{margin: 0px !important;border-width: 0px !important;padding: 10px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1517170458039{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: -60px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #dddddd !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\nTheatre Award nomination for fEAST<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]fEAST are thrilled to have been nominated for The Theatre Award 2019 by Norfolk Arts – an annual awards event that celebrates creative talent in Norfolk. The awards ceremony takes place at St Georges Theatre in Great Yarmouth where the winners will be announced.<\/p>\n