Pride In The Face Of Prejudice: The Stonewall Riots 10 days ago 43 A retrospective on the Stonewall Riots Today marks the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. On this day in 1969, at around one in the morning, the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a New York bar on Christopher Street that was a haven for the LGBTQ+ community. As patrons were released from the bar, a
Latest news – a heartfelt thank you 19 days ago 63 StoneCrabs is incredibly grateful to have been awarded the Arts Council Emergency Response Fund thanks to the National Lottery Players (for organisations – non NPO). Scroll down to learn what this means to us. A heartfelt thank you from us These are difficult times, and we are incredibly grateful for the National Lottery Players
OUR STORIES MATTER – Open Call to LGBTQ+ writers April 15, 2020 388 Our Stories Matter, open call to LGBTQ+ writers with an Isle of Wight connection Out On An Island invites members of the LGBTQ+ community with an Isle of Wight connection to contribute their experiences of life on the island for a new book to be published later this year. We are looking for prose, historical themed articles and autobiographical experiences telling the story of what it has meant to be part of this community on the Isle of Wight. What does this mean to you? How have attitudes changed? Perhaps you want to write about your first experience of attending Pride, or maybe you have memories of living under Clause 28. It could be a coming out, or a going out story. We want to share the emotions borne from being LGBTQ+ on the island. Three hundred and fifty copies of the finished book will be sent, free, to heritage archives and museums to populate national archives with LGBTQ+ stories. Writers whose work is selected will receive two copies of the book when it is launched later in 2020. Copyright will remain with the writer, who will give consent to the project to publish material in the book and online. No one else will be able to publish the work without the writer’s permission. We are not able to pay any fees or royalties for successful submissions. Submissions, which should be no longer than 1,500 words, should be sent to [email protected] with the subject line ‘Out On An Island Writing Submission’. Please let us know if you would like your submission to be printed anonymously. We would also like to invite people to send images, photos, visual art that might illustrate their writing. Please note that any written work or image which identifies anyone other than the writer can only be accepted with proof of their consent to be included in the collection. ‘Out On An Island’ is a project run by StoneCrabs Theatre Charity and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. It has been running for the last 12 months recording the moving and inspiring stories of LGBTQ+ people with an Isle of Wight connection from the last 100 years. Submissions to be sent to: [email protected] Please title the email with: Out On An Island Writing Submission
Coronavirus: how it affects our activities March 17, 2020 249 We are monitoring the coronavirus outbreak closely, taking guidance from our Board of Trustees, the UK Government and the NHS daily. Our position up to now has been to continue our work as normally as we possibly can, but with an eye to an ever-changing environment. The health and safety of our artists, participants, staff
StoneCrabs Theatre appoints Fabio Santos MBE as Executive Director January 27, 2020 856 StoneCrabs Theatre has appointed arts consultant Fabio Santos to the newly created post of Executive Director. He will be working alongside the company’s founding director, Franko Figueiredo, who continues in his role as Artistic Director. Fabio will be responsible for leading the development of the company’s business strategy as it prepares to celebrate its 20thanniversary
Young Directors Training Programme 2020 October 20, 2019 1859 We are proud to introduce our 2020 company of young directors in training: Bellaray Betrand-Webb,Catharina Conte, Tara Geraghty, Harry Hancock, Robyn Horne, Paloma Jacob-Duvernet, Jessica Kaliisa, John Livesey, Miranda Mackay, Simonne Mason, Jessica Mensah & Vicky Olusanya. These 12 young theatre makers are embarking on our flagship training programme centred around production, project management and theatre directing. In April 2020 they’ll bring
What We Talk About When We Talk About ‘Coming Out’ July 18, 2019 400 It’s a whole genre of videos on YouTube, a feature of almost every LGBTQ+ storyline on television and there’s a whole day dedicated to it on October 11th each year. But what exactly do we mean when we talk about coming out? Little ways we come out every day It’s frequently referred to like a one
The Trial June 12, 2019 4039 ‘The Trial’ an interactive play about identity, equality and justice. Come play jury! ‘The Trial’ is part stand-up & part gig, interactive storytelling ‘The Trial’ is part stand-up & part gig, interactive storytelling by Franko Figueiredo & Inês Sampaio. ‘The Trial’ questions gender constructions in the 21st century. Can we reject authority, and live &
Can we live and love in a different way? May 24, 2019 430 “Inês and myself got really inspired by the audience responses to “Tieta” our last play and decided to re-work the idea, and together with Almiro Andrade, we created something that used all the elements that the audiences had enjoyed. We embraced this feedback and The Trial evolved into a more interactive, playful piece with more
Opportunity to join StoneCrabs board of trustees January 21, 2019 1198 StoneCrabs Theatre is seeking new Trustees to complement and expand the skills and networks of our existing Board.
ASPHALT KISS January 19, 2019 418 ASPHALT KISS AT OWL SPOT THEATRE TOKYO StoneCrabs joined forces with producer Ecco Shirasaka, One_Two Works Theatre Company and Owl Spot Theatre Japan to co-produce our 2012 stage hit Asphalt Kiss at Tokyo Stage, Dec 2017– Feb 2018 This revival was directed by Franko Figueiredo with a full Japanese cast and creatives, including Saki Toriumi
