Lavender, hampshire (2026)

24/04/2023

We are pleased to announce our actors taking on Lucy and Nancy in an R&D we recently completed , Chloe MacDonald and Esmée Cook!

Chloe is a Belfast born actor who grew up in Weston-Super-Mare. Having graduated LIPA (The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts) in 2018, Chloe has worked regularly in Theatre, credits include ‘Twopence to Cross the Mersey’ and ‘By the Waters of Liverpool’ (national UK tours), ‘A Look in Haiku’ (To***co Factory Theatres), ‘Wicked Women’ (Tmesis Theatre), a BSL devised show ’The Nornen Project’ (The Princess Theatre and Arts Centre). Credits whilst at LIPA include: Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet' and Procne in 'The Love of the Nightingale’.

Esmée is an LGBTQI+ identifying actor who grew up in the South West and trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

She recently performed at Vaults Festival; The Kindness of Strangers (Black Bat Productions), The Big O (UK National Tour).

Other theatre credits include: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Insane Root Theatre Company), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Young Shakespeare Company), Macbeth (Get Out Of My Space), Dolores (BOVTS), The Laramie Project (BOVTS).

Film includes: Seeking Julianne Moore (Jon Holmes), Sister (William Peppercorn), Rockumentary (Pendennis Productions Ltd.).

17/03/2023

CALL OUT

We are looking for two actors with a connection to South West England - who are comfortable with movement, music, and co-creation - for the next stage of development of a new play.

Conceived by Torbay-based writer Holly Fitzpatrick, LAVENDER is a furiously funny, feminist play about fighting for authorship of a shared past with someone you don’t speak to anymore.

Lucy and Nancy traverse gender, faith, politics and time in a soaring non-linear narrative.

Our project seeks to experiment, connect and immerse the play in the q***r landscape of Devon. We begin with a week-long R&D, in which we’ll investigate themes of education and class, leading to a scratch sharing and discussion. Then, in partnership with Villages in Action, we will undertake creative residencies in Devon. This part will conclude with performances at Exeter Phoenix.

We particularly encourage applications from actors who have lived experience of LAVENDER’s themes, and are passionate about our mission to give voice to LGBTQIA+ communities in the South West.

DATES:

R&D
10am to 6pm on 12-16 April
12pm to 9pm on 12 May

RESIDENCIES
9am to 5pm on 19-22 May
9am to 5pm on 26-29 May
9am to 5pm on 2-5 June
9am to 5pm on 9-10 June

The rate is £150 per day for 22 days, so a total fee of £3300. Accommodation and travel for the R&D is fully covered.

Applicants must have a base in the South West, ideally Devon, for the duration of the Residencies. Travel expenses for this phase will be confirmed where relevant upon casting.

To find out more and apply please follow the link in our bio.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: 12PM, THU 24TH MARCH.

06/02/2023

Lavender The Wardrobe Theatre Bristol. The play, coming to Bristol this Feb, set in the South West explores early q***r journeys

06/02/2023

Lots happening behind the scenes with this month. A movement for LGBTQIA+ theatre in the South West is developing!

We're giving away 2x free tickets to our exclusive reading on Wednesday eve. Tag a friend below and repost this to your story to enter. Deadline 11am tomorrow!

Devon. A dishevelled Christian and a chain-smoking Marxist. One epic battle to have the final word on a relationship that didn’t happen.

Conceived by Torbay-based playwright Holly Fitzpatrick, LAVENDER is a furiously funny, feminist play about fighting for authorship over a shared past with someone you don’t speak to anymore. Lucy and Nancy traverse gender, faith, politics and s*x in a soaring narrative which offers two conflicting, crude, and chaotic histories of growing up in the South West.

We arrive in Bristol to debut an updated script on Wednesday 8th February 2023. The event includes a script-in-hand reading, with an introduction by the team and a short post-sharing discussion.

31/01/2023

Enjoy this extract from ahead of us debuting a new scrip next week .in Bristol!

Our wonderful writer Holly Fitzpatrick talks below about how these character came to be 🐚😢😡

"As soon as I entered my room at university accommodation, I got out my laptop and just wrote. Spilling onto the page were two women accusing one another for being a morally wrong woman.

One woman was blunt, crude, a sadistic wing-plucker of flies, whilst another was perfect and organised, with plaited hair and flowing dresses.

One was Nancy and one was Lucy, and both of them, at the time at least, were me: my deepest secrets, my confessions, my flaws criticised at one turn and loved the next, my truth, my bis*xuality."

LAVENDER is a furiously funny, feminist play about fighting for authorship over a shared past with someone you don’t speak to anymore. Lucy and Nancy traverse gender, faith, politics and s*x in a soaring narrative which offers two conflicting, crude, and chaotic histories of growing up in the South West.

LAVENDER arrives in Bristol to debut our updated script on 8th February 2023. The event includes a script-in-hand reading, with an introduction by the team and a short post-sharing discussion. Further casting to be announced shortly.

Tickets available now!

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26/01/2023

And we're delighted to announce will be returning to read the character of Nancy on 8 Feb!

Laura King trained at Midlands Academy of Dance and Drama and recently completed an intake course with National Youth Theatre . Her credits whilst training include Emma Goldman in Assassins and Molly in 13: The Musical. Other credits include Miss Drayton in Pollution.

LAVENDER is a furiously funny, feminist play about fighting for authorship over a shared past with someone you don’t speak to anymore. Lucy and Nancy traverse gender, faith, politics and s*x in a soaring narrative which offers two conflicting, crude, and chaotic histories of growing up in the South West.

LAVENDER arrives in Bristol to debut our updated script on 8th February 2023. The event includes a script-in-hand reading, with an introduction by the team and a short post-sharing discussion. Further casting to be announced shortly.

Tickets available now!

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24/01/2023

We're absolutely thrilled to announce will be returning to read the character of Lucy on 8 Feb!

Leah Ingall is an actor and writer based in the South West. She trained , graduating in 2021. Recent credits include: Ontroerend Goed's Are we not drawn onward to a new erA with . She is an assistant practitioner and is enthusiastic about community theatre.

LAVENDER is a furiously funny, feminist play about fighting for authorship over a shared past with someone you don’t speak to anymore. Lucy and Nancy traverse gender, faith, politics and s*x in a soaring narrative which offers two conflicting, crude, and chaotic histories of growing up in the South West.

LAVENDER arrives in Bristol to debut their updated script on 8th February 2023. The event includes a script-in-hand reading, with an introduction by the team and a short post-sharing discussion. Further casting to be announced shortly.

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12/01/2023

Devon. A dishevelled Christian and a chain-smoking Marxist.

One epic battle to have the final word on a relationship that didn’t happen. Time is running out to put this complicated past away for good.

Tickets will go on sale tomorrow for script-in-hand reading in Bristol!

Tag a South West friend who you think needs to see this show 🐚🌊

Tickets £6.50
Wednesday 8th February 2023
Doors 19:00 | 19:30 start
90 minute running time, no interval

Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol

Content guidance: 16+ (explorations of misogyny, q***rphobia, eating disorders) If you have any questions please email [email protected].

10/01/2023

NEW PLAY BY SOUTH WEST WRITER RETURNS TO THE STAGE WITH A BRISTOL SHARING THIS FEBRUARY

On 8th February 2023, LAVENDER, a play by Torbay-based playwright Holly Fitzpatrick, will share an exclusive reading in Bristol.

LAVENDER celebrates LGBTQ+ creativity in the South West, presenting crude and chaotic histories of growing up against Devon’s eroding coastline. The reading will be a script-in-hand sharing with an introduction by our team. Casting will be announced shortly.

The Wardrobe Theatre is a fringe studio venue and thriving arts hub in the heart of Bristol, showcasing the best theatre-makers from around the UK since 2011. Their programme is a lovingly curated mix of theatre, comedy, storytelling, poetry, dance, cabaret, drag, and new writing, with an emphasis on emerging artists and Bristol-based work.

In 2021 LAVENDER secured a place on Exeter Fringe Festival’s inaugural artist development programme. From here, the team formed close partnerships with Exeter Phoenix, Theatre Royal Plymouth and VAULT Festival.

LAVENDER received Arts Council funding in 2022 for rehearsals and performances at the venues mentioned, in a phase which culminated in sold-out performances at the Omnibus Theatre in Clapham, South London. In February, the piece was featured on BBC Spotlight.

Writer Holly Fitzpatrick is a South West playwright, facilitator, and theatre maker, set on making political theatre accessible to young people and driven by feminist rage.

Producer and associate artist Finlay Carroll’s credits include founding the ecological musical theatre company Scatter and working alongside director Kerry Kyriacos Michael MBE. Carroll joins this project off the back of producing Adventures of Straker (★★★★★ Edinburgh Music Review) in 2022.

Creative Producer Susannah Bramwell’s recent work includes the Offie-nominated CONFINEMENT, a costume-led site-specific piece exploring motherhood in the pandemic. Her work champions accessibility, collaboration and research.

Booking opens at 12pm on Friday 13th January for LAVENDER’s sharing on Wednesday 8th February 2023 at the Wardrobe Theatre in Bristol.

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