Rebecca, Arabna & Connie – three voices I look forwarding to sharing on 6th August at Theatre N16 in Balham performing my solo work for the first time this year. “Rebecca, Arabna & Connie” or “We Dance, We Work, We Sing” is my solo theatre creation developed at The Face to Face Festival with Colin […]
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Face to Face Festival 2015
When I look at you face to face and share my stories, it confirms I am not alone. I have been creating solo shows since I left drama school in 2012. Going to a relatively unknown drama school, without accreditation (and which has since shut down), has given me wings of opportunity. The syllabus was […]
“Rebecca Sings” By Ayesha Casely-Hayford
Ayesha Casely-Hayford | Actress blog My Granny Becky. My mum’s mum. A big warm laugh and a warrior’s strength. I love her so much that as a child, I took her name. I wanted to be as close to her as possible. My granny Becky is the grandparent I have always been closest too. She […]
Press Night
Our first review for the Face to Face Festival of Solo Performance is in and it’s a good one. Written by Terry Eastham, you can read it here. It reviews the press launch that took place at The LOST Theatre on 4th September 2014. As part of Claire Dowie’s new company, I performed Claire’s play Adult […]
“Connie Speaks” by Ayesha Casely-Hayford
I’ve begun creating my solo theatre piece So far, I’ve called it “Connie Speaks”. My first character is based on one of my grandmothers in Ghana. She is a strong woman who I don’t actually know that well. I didn’t grow up with her and we are not close in proximity or in spirit, unfortunately. […]
“Adult Child/Dead Child” by Claire Dowie
On Monday 6th October 2014 at The LOST Theatre in Vauxhall… I’ll be performing Adult Child/Dead Child by Claire Dowie with six other artists including Claire Dowie herself, Deidre Strath, Lola Kotey, Martin Stuart and Tania Rodrigues. As its title suggests, this play is intense. But it’s also full of strength and lightness. Adult Child/Dead […]
Theatre: “New Shoots”
Creating my own theatre work for solo performance is intense, random and liberating. The Lost Theatre in Vauxhall is giving me a stage to do it on. With a group of others also working on their own solo pieces we are creating our work via workshops with director Colin Watkeys. Colin adopts my favourite directorial […]
Trying to Make Sense of It All
Friendship is a funny thang. A lesson learnt over years of having great fun and great falls is that friendships need just as much love, care and time as romantic relationships. This week I saw Rosie Wilby (comedian, musician, writer, broadcaster) perform at The Lost Theatre as part of the “Face to Face Festival” run by […]