Spaniel In The Works Theatre Company

25/03/2026

This weekend at the The Folk of Gloucester Theatre Festival - I am reviving the Smoking Show - an everyday tale of life, ci******es and matters arising.

I don't often do autobiographical shows and this looks at 40 years of my life as one reviewer said "through a smokescreen of ci******es ".

It is funny, it is serious, it is sad and a look at the change of social behaviour.

Tickets from www.gloucestercivictrust.org/the-folk-home

08/02/2026

Coming to the Folk of Gloucester on Saturday 21st February - Daria Kulesh will be performing a special commemorative show Echoes of Ingushetia on the anniversary of her grandmother and others being driven out of their homeland by Stalin on 24th February 1944.
Daria is an award winning singer and songwriter and has been described by Mike Harding as “one of the finest voices and one of the most intriguing and interesting songwriters on the present folk scene”. Born in Russia but based in the UK for the last 15 years, she fearlessly explores her heritage and turbulent family history in Ingushetia (a federal subject of Russia in the North Caucasus). As FATEA magazine said, her songs “aren’t just sung, but lived”.
This promises to be a remarkable evening.

https://www.gloucestercivictrust.org/the-folk-home/
https://youtu.be/W28DKnWw84Y?si=I3swiPsXz55jiVB7

Performed live and electric ("Judas!") at The Old Town Hall in Hemel Hempstead.Daria Kulesh - vocalsJonny Dyer - guitarMarina Osman - pianoKatrina Davies - v...

04/02/2026

Soup Theatre on 27th February is now sold out but you can still see this marvellous short play by Carol Sheppard at the Cake Theatre on Saturday 28th February.
She Sells Seashells tells the story of famous fossil hunter Mary Anning's turbulent relationship with her brother in a changing society. Each £10 ticket includes a slice of delicious home-made cake and a hot drink of your choice. Treat yourself to a ticket at:

Tickets are now available for Cake Theatre - She Sells Seashells at The Folk of Gloucester, Gloucester on Saturday 28th February 2026. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

19/01/2026

In 2005 I developed the first of a series of characters for The Museum in the Park who are celebrating 25 years. The first was Mikael Pedersen inventor if the Dursley Pedersen bicycle featured here on a programme called Stashed Away exploring the museums stores.

In 2005 this programme was made looking at objects in museum stores. This programme featured the Museum in the Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire with documentati...

09/01/2026

Another project where Spaniel in the Works provided live interpretation with a special performance "The Animator" looking at the history of animation and focusing on Harold Whitaker lead animator for Halas and Batchelor.

27/11/2025

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