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Voice Over: Poetry from “The Book of Eve”

07 December
Voice over for poetry book: The Book of Eve by Melanie E Haggins: Ayesha Casely-Hayford: Lovely.

Melanie Haggins’s beautiful collection of poems in an anthology called “The Book of Eve” has just been launched. “The Book of Eve is neither male nor female, rather a poetic revelation of one’s exploration of life. A quest for knowledge, wisdom, truths and understanding, Eve takes us on a heartfelt journey of discoveries, fears, needs […]

Also By Mail

01 December
"Funke reveals all" in Also By Mail by Olumide Popoola directed by Oluwatoyin Odunsi performed at The Hat Factory: featuring Ayesha Casely-Hayford

Also by Mail is a play by Olumide Popoola (writer/poet/performer). “…a modern family comedy-drama that follows the experiences of Nigerian-German siblings Funke and Wale, who fly [from Germany] to Nigeria to bury their deceased father and find themselves amidst turbulent funeral preparations. Eventually Wale returns to Germany, upset about his experience in Nigeria, only to […]

Music Video: You Make Me Smile

23 November
"You Make Me Smile" a song written by Gregg Cain with Ayesha Casely-Hayford. Directed shot and cut by Francesco Bori

We shot this music video in around three hours, just me and the camera man/director Francesco Bori. The song “You Make Me Smile” was written by Gregg Cain but the singer is anonymous, which is a shame as it’s  beautiful.  The idea of the film is that there is a memory…that carries the character through […]

Pride

23 November
Kwesi Casely-Hayford: Football Coach

It has been a week of progress. I’ve been busy with theatre, film, voiceover work and auditions. What has been on my mind though is the topic of equality. At my Equity Branch meeting last month we were discussing the Bechdel test: representation of women in film. You can read more here but essentially this has […]

Short Film “The Waiting Room”

14 October
"this is MY waiting room"

“The Waiting Room” is an rKive Production, written and directed by the wonderful and inspiring Monica Dee. I play the character of “Matron” – a strong and controlling African woman – so much fun. “The Waiting Room is “a short story that is driven by flash backs connected to the present day. A young women meets a […]

Be A Hero

01 October
A Tale of Two Cities

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it […]

“That’s the fastest my feet ever moved!”

21 September
Ballet and tap by Ayesha Casely-Hayford

It’s been a bitsy “what’s happening now?” week.  Our short film “Silent Disco” unfortunately didn’t make the shortlist for the Virgin Media Shorts and I had some auditions cancelled due to re-scheduled filming dates. On more active news, the new school term at Morley College has started so my tap and ballet lessons begin again.  […]

My Soul

14 September
Ayesha Casely-Hayford : Coleman Domingo "A Boy And His Soul"

Do we sell our souls every day to social media? Or can it be a healthy way to share and be alive? Steven Berkoff (actor, director, playwright and author) recently said “Facebook and Twitter are like a horrible digital plague” but his new play “Religion and Anarchy” at the Jermyn Street Theatre will be shared, […]