Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society

08/10/2021

!!! Applications open for HATS Committee !!!

HATS is a wonderful society that can makes a wide range of creative endeavours possible. If you would like to apply to be a part of this years committee, send an email to [email protected] answering the following questions before 16th October.
Which role you are applying for?
( President, treasurer, secretary, artistic director, technical and operations director, communications and media director)

.Why would you like to be a part of the committee?
Whether you have any relevant experience (none needed) or skills that suit the role you are applying for?
Whether you have any initial project ideas?

Very excited to see the applications. Anyone and everyone feel welcome to apply! If you have any questions, feel free to message X###

14/09/2021

!!! Don't Interrupt me by Claudia Vyvyan released today!!!

A brilliant radio play narrated by a girl trying to get over a breakup by imagining and re-imagining scenarios about her ex in her head.

Starring Katie Chambers and James Critchley
Directed by Hannah Collins
Edited by Ella F**t
Link to Don't Interrupt me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUPk_X2nJ5U
(one more radio play to come!)
###

A girl trying to get over a breakup by imagining and re-imagining scenarios about her ex in her head. Starring Katie Chambers and James CritchleyDirected by ...

03/09/2021

!!! JOY FOREVER by Maddie Lynes released today !!!

A brilliant radio play that welcomes the listener into an intimate dialogue between brother and sister, who reforge a connection.

Starring Jemima Langdon as Chloe and Jack Medlin as Tom.

Directed and edited by Jamie Atkinson

This is a truly wonderful piece of work and we can't wait for you to hear it!

Link to JOY FOREVER: https://youtu.be/DTMlEqdLxbY

(!!!Two more radio plays still to come to finish off the festival and launch us into autumn!!!)

###x

JOY FOREVER by Maddie Lynes

05/03/2021

After much deliberation and reading through a range of brilliant pieces of new writing, HATS distributed its prizes!!!!

First place to Don't interrupt me by Claudia Vyvyan
(An excellent, inventive and moving piece following a girl, who tries to get over a breakup by imagining and re-imagining scenarios about her ex in her head)

Second place to Joy Forever by Maddie Lynes
( An excellent, witty and intimate piece following a conversation between two siblings in their 20s, finding a way to keep living with joy while recognising the difficulties of life)

Third place to Blue Lips by Jonathan Powell
(An excellent, dark and enticing piece creating a cruel and compelling dystopian world)

We wish we could give more prizes. Over the next weeks these pieces and 11 others will be made into radio plays and released on this page. We are deeply excited to begin this process!

We are opening up applications for sound editors. Please send an email to [email protected] by Friday 12th of March expressing interest in this role.

Anyone and everyone welcome to apply!

And thank you again for all the amazing submissions of new writing! ###x

01/03/2021

*** !!! Applications open to direct or act in HATS new writing radio plays!!! ***

HATS committee is currently in the process of reading through submissions to the new writing competition. We are now looking for actors and directors to bring these brilliant pieces of new writing to life, in the last weeks of term.

If you are interested in acting, please send an email to [email protected] with a recording of you reading a minimum of five verses from the poem 'As I Walked Out One Evening.' (just to get a sense of your voice, can be done very simply as long as is clear)
https://poets.org/poem/i-walked-out-one-evening

If you are interested in directing, please send an email to [email protected] with answers to the following questions:
Why you are interested in being involved in this particular project?
What do you think will be essential to bringing these pieces to life on the radio with zoom rehearsals?
Have you have had any directing or radio experience before? (none needed)

Emails in by Thursday 4th March.- We recognise that this is a very quick turn around so please do not agonise over the applications and message if you are having any trouble. We want to get a general sense of how much interest there is and we want to involve as many people as possible.

Anyone and everyone welcome to apply.

Look forward to reading and hearing the applications! ###

17/02/2021

*** !!! 8 days left to submit something for HATS new writing competition !!! ***

Very excited with the submissions we have in so far!

Anyone and everyone welcome to send something in.
If you are having any trouble with the deadline or anything else please drop us a message.
###

04/02/2021

*** !!! HATS is holding a 10 minute play competition!!! ***

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

First prize: £100
Second prize: £50
Third prize: £30

Each of these scripts will be made into radio plays in the last few weeks of lent term and may be performed or further developed during the HATS arts festival in Easter term.

The optional prompt is :

What did you think, that joy was some slight thing?
- From Visitation by Mark Doty

Please send in scripts by the 25th February to [email protected]

Feel free to get in contact with any questions.
We can’t wait to read the submissions! X###

07/12/2020

**!!!in celebration of HATS new writing workshop!!!**

A massive thank you to everyone who performed and everyone who came to watch! We felt very lucky to create and share bold, honest and hopeful stories at the end of such a strange term. We are very excited for where all this material may go next!

Keep an eye on this page for all the next HATS projects and how you can be involved!

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday

05/11/2020

Are you looking for something fun and exciting to take part in during lockdown? Homerton's Drama Society (HATS) is putting on a variety show after lockdown to showcase all the incredible talent we have at Homerton. Whether you want to act, direct or write, this will be a great way for you to be creative during lockdown and maybe meet some new people! We hope to get as many as you involved as possible and all come together to put on an amazing night at the end of term. No experience needed and open to everyone, plus we will provide some workshops to help you out in anyway. If you want to take part, please fill out the google form by Thursday 12th November so we can get some groups of you together and start working on it.

Create a new survey on your own or with others at the same time. Choose from a variety of survey types and analyze results in Google Forms. Free from Google.

09/10/2020

Committee applications for HATS 2020-2021 are now OPEN! Please check out the role descriptions below and then fill out this google form to apply: https://forms.gle/FXR8tDryHRhLs3rP9

We are so excited to hear all your ideas and welcome in a new committee! If you have any questions at all, feel free to message me or email me at [email protected]

Deadline: 16th October, midnight.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YNt93rtGsMv6AsSho8CnXeo4--ER3WU7ubmgvOQxRPw/edit?usp=sharing

HATS Committee Roles Thank you for your interest in being a part of HATS committee! Below is a short description of each role to help you with your application. You will then find a link to a short google form you should complete here: https://forms.gle/FXR8tDryHRhLs3rP9 The ideal applicant...

08/03/2020

Packing List for HATS 'The Storm':
Umbrella
Wellies
Picnic Blanket and Hamper
Hymnal
Opera Glasses
Complete Works of Chekhov

In this experimental and environmental production of an under-performed classic of the Russian theatre canon, actors and audience will come together to create and perform rites and rituals that are both familiar and fantastical. Let's construct our own spatial dreamscape in a black box!

'The Storm' By Alexander Ostrovsky
Directed by Isabel Thornton
12-14th March 2020, 7:00 pm
Homerton Drama Studio
Tickets: https://hats.tessera.events/tickets/the-storm

This production features flashing lights in some scenes
Content Warning: su***de, alcoholism, and domestic abuse

Poster Design: Yixiu Guo