Pulling the Cover

03/04/2017

Just over one year since we debuted Pressure Point. If I learnt anything from creating Pressure Point, it is that education is key.

In 1996, Thordis Elva shared a teenage romance with Tom Stranger, an exchange student from Australia. After a school dance, Tom r**ed Thordis, after which th...

22/09/2016

SURPRISE! We're pleased to announce we have very exciting plans for the next 6 months. We will be updating you very shortly on a few of them + ways that you guys can get involved. For now, sign up to our mailing list via our website: www.pullingthecover.com so you can be the first to hear what we have in store for you. It's been a busy summer guys, and we're so excited for you to hear what we have been up to.

18/07/2016

Well there you have it. We have all graduated from University of Portsmouth! We've loved every second and can't wait to continue our journey as a theatre company. Here's a cheeky snap of the celebrations we had Saturday Night!

06/07/2016

We're all so proud to announce that this time next week we will all be graduates of University of Portsmouth! All graduating with at least an Upper Second Class Honorary degree. We will be sure to share lots of photos of the faithful day on our social media pages - be on the look out!

07/06/2016

*Trigger warning - contains very explicit themes of r**e, sexual assault, and violence, and may upset some readers.* This is one of the reasons we did our performance 'Pressure Point' which we recently performed in the New Theatre Royal. The blurred lines within sexual consent, and this taboo subject, are exactly the issues we wanted to expose in our performance. This recent story has hit home with us, especially after a year of researching into verbatim stories from both victims and accusers, and the wrongly accused, it is still a subject that is often overlooked. Please have a read of the BuzzFeed, ITV News and The Guardian articles, and share your thoughts below.

http://www.itv.com/news/2016-06-06/rapists-father-calls-sex-attack-20-minutes-of-action-as-victims-impact-statement-goes-viral/

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/27/oral-sex-r**e-ruling-tulsa-oklahoma-alcohol-consent

A former Stanford swimmer who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman was sentenced to six months in jail because a longer sentence would have “a severe impact on him,” according to a judge. At his sentencing Thursday, his victim read him a letter describing the “severe impact& #822...

31/05/2016

Exciting announcement! We are performing at the University of Portsmouth Annual London Showase tomorrow between 2pm and 5pm! We have an excellent variation of talent in our company, with Emma Burns doing a monologue from A Streetcar Named Desire, and Lara Angela McDowell performing in How To Succeed in Business Without Even Trying. As a company we are performing an adaptation of 'Pressure Point', which we have condensed into industry audition time - an exciting but difficult task! The event is here, it is free, so if you are available come and show your support! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/performance-showcase-2016-tickets-25165107514

Are you on the lookout for emerging theatre artists and companies? Southampton Solent University and the University of Portsmouth are proud to invite you to the Annual London Showcase 2016. Wednesday 1 June 2016, 2pm-5pm Tristan Bates Theatre, 1A Tower Street, Covent Garden, London This showcase pre...

25/05/2016

Hard at work with rehearsals all this week ready for our upcoming Showcase in Soho, London on the 1st June. Big things coming our way. Stay tuned.

20/05/2016

Pow. Another performance done. This time at New Theatre Royal. We're all so very proud of how far we've come so far!

20/05/2016

Today is the day! We are performing at 12pm in the New Theatre Royal Minghella Studio with our performance 'Pressure Point' as part of University of Portsmouth Unifest 2016. You can still book last minute tickets here, be sure to check out the warning of the content of our piece - it is not for the faint hearted. http://uopunifest2016.wix.com/unifest2016 #!book-tickets/c1fog

20/05/2016

TODAY'S THE DAY! If you're free pop by New Theatre Royal at 12 to see our sold out performance of 'Pressure Point'. Warning: Strong themes and adult content!

Today looks exciting!

16/05/2016

Flashback to last week! We had so much fun at our Murder Mystery Performance at Joan Farrer's inaugural lecture reception - did you guess the killer correctly? University of Portsmouth CCI

16/05/2016

Today marks the start of Unifest 2016 please go along to their website [ http://uopunifest2016.wix.com/unifest2016 #!performances/c24vq ] to book performances! We are performing on Friday at the Minghella Studio in New Theatre Royal which is super exciting for us all!

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