51 min
Episode 201: Maureen Lennon Persistent and Nasty
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Today Elaine chats with playwright Maureen Lennon about her new show Dead Girls Rising, the importance of regional theatre, the power to art and artist have to ask the difficult questions and much more.
Ticket details for Dead Girls Raising:
https://www.silentuproarproductions.co.uk/coming-soon
Maureen Lennon
Maureen is a Hull based writer, a graduate from the English and Theatre Studies BA from The University of Bristol and the Writing for Performance and Publication MA from The University of Leeds. She is an Associate Artist of Middle Child Theatre, a Leeds Playhouse FUSE writer 2019, a BoxFresh Writer 2023 and Sphinx30 playwright. In 2020 her play Helen was shortlisted for the Theatre 503 International Playwriting prize. In 2018/19 she was longlisted for the Alfred Bradley Bursary for Radio Drama.
Her credits include Baby He Loves You (Middle Child Theatre 2024), Helen (Theatre 503/ Terrain Theatre 2023), The Coppergate Woman (York Theatre Royal 2022), Us Against Whatever (Middle Child Theatre 2019), and Bare Skin On Briny Waters (Bellow Theatre 2017/18). She has also written work for Paines Plough, Hull Truck Theatre, Sheffield Theatres, and Pilot Theatre.
Dead Girls Rising
A brand-new production from Hull-based Silent Uproar, Dead Girls Rising is an angry, joyous, punk protest that doesn’t pull any punches. Written by Maureen Lennon, with music and lyrics from Anya Pearson (international punk artist featured on BBC Radio 6 Introducing ), Dead Girls Rising is an explosive exploration of what it takes to live and survive within a violent patriarchy.
Katie and Hannah love murder. They go to bed listening to podcasts about serial killers; they clutch blankets watching gruesome documentaries. They’re in deep. They’re not sure if they can stop, and they’re not sure if they want to.
Dead Girls Rising interrogates themes of true crime, Greek mythology, patriarchy and women’s safety, with a furious soundtrack and moments of horror and magic on stage. Co-directed by Silent Uproar’s Ruby Clarke and Alex Mitchell, it stars Helen Reuben, Angelina Chudi, Izzy Neish, Zoe West and Rebecca Levy.
HIPA GUIDES: HIPA GUIDES
OUR WEBSITE - www.persistentandnasty.co.uk
Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership
Support In The Room - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/in-the-room
Email – persistentandnasty@gmail.com
Instagram - @persistentandnasty
Twitter - @PersistentNasty
Coffee Morning Eventbrite - Coffee Morning Tickets
LINKTREE - LINKTR.EE
Resources
Samaritans - Rape Crisis Scotland - Rape Crisis UK
ArtsMinds - BAPAM
Freelancers Make Theatre Work
Stonewall UK - Trevor Project - Mermaids UK
Switchboard LGBT+ - GATE
PLANNED PARENTHOOD DONATE - DONATE
ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK UK - ASN.COM- DONATE
WeAudition offer:
For 25% off your monthly subscription quote:
NASTY25
Backstage Offers: Get a free 12 months Actor Subscription: https://join.backstage.com/persistentnasty-uk-12m-free/
Today Elaine chats with playwright Maureen Lennon about her new show Dead Girls Rising, the importance of regional theatre, the power to art and artist have to ask the difficult questions and much more.
Ticket details for Dead Girls Raising:
https://www.silentuproarproductions.co.uk/coming-soon
Maureen Lennon
Maureen is a Hull based writer, a graduate from the English and Theatre Studies BA from The University of Bristol and the Writing for Performance and Publication MA from The University of Leeds. She is an Associate Artist of Middle Child Theatre, a Leeds Playhouse FUSE writer 2019, a BoxFresh Writer 2023 and Sphinx30 playwright. In 2020 her play Helen was shortlisted for the Theatre 503 International Playwriting prize. In 2018/19 she was longlisted for the Alfred Bradley Bursary for Radio Drama.
Her credits include Baby He Loves You (Middle Child Theatre 2024), Helen (Theatre 503/ Terrain Theatre 2023), The Coppergate Woman (York Theatre Royal 2022), Us Against Whatever (Middle Child Theatre 2019), and Bare Skin On Briny Waters (Bellow Theatre 2017/18). She has also written work for Paines Plough, Hull Truck Theatre, Sheffield Theatres, and Pilot Theatre.
Dead Girls Rising
A brand-new production from Hull-based Silent Uproar, Dead Girls Rising is an angry, joyous, punk protest that doesn’t pull any punches. Written by Maureen Lennon, with music and lyrics from Anya Pearson (international punk artist featured on BBC Radio 6 Introducing ), Dead Girls Rising is an explosive exploration of what it takes to live and survive within a violent patriarchy.
Katie and Hannah love murder. They go to bed listening to podcasts about serial killers; they clutch blankets watching gruesome documentaries. They’re in deep. They’re not sure if they can stop, and they’re not sure if they want to.
Dead Girls Rising interrogates themes of true crime, Greek mythology, patriarchy and women’s safety, with a furious soundtrack and moments of horror and magic on stage. Co-directed by Silent Uproar’s Ruby Clarke and Alex Mitchell, it stars Helen Reuben, Angelina Chudi, Izzy Neish, Zoe West and Rebecca Levy.
HIPA GUIDES: HIPA GUIDES
OUR WEBSITE - www.persistentandnasty.co.uk
Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership
Support In The Room - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/in-the-room
Email – persistentandnasty@gmail.com
Instagram - @persistentandnasty
Twitter - @PersistentNasty
Coffee Morning Eventbrite - Coffee Morning Tickets
LINKTREE - LINKTR.EE
Resources
Samaritans - Rape Crisis Scotland - Rape Crisis UK
ArtsMinds - BAPAM
Freelancers Make Theatre Work
Stonewall UK - Trevor Project - Mermaids UK
Switchboard LGBT+ - GATE
PLANNED PARENTHOOD DONATE - DONATE
ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK UK - ASN.COM- DONATE
WeAudition offer:
For 25% off your monthly subscription quote:
NASTY25
Backstage Offers: Get a free 12 months Actor Subscription: https://join.backstage.com/persistentnasty-uk-12m-free/
51 min