#typt

Stills from the recent #TYPT production of LIE WITH ME which played at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama's Embassy Theatre from 14 - 16 August 2014.

Audiences said:

“Hand of god – that’s what I thought at the end – and how that can so often feel like betrayal. Powerful stuff and hard to believe that it all came about in just four weeks from scratch. Amazing.”

Entering week 3 and we're finally getting to see the structure of our final piece. 

Slowly but surely things are coming together. Admittedly, a few of us were worried about whether we would be able to get a good show together in the little time we had, but soon realised that we just had to trust the awesomeness of our creative team. And an awesome team they really are. Bit by bit we are being introduced to our props and set, things couldn't get any more exciting! They probably will though! *scream*

Being pushed every single day with ruthless circuit training to build up our stamina is one of the many things I didn't expect to encounter but very glad I did. 

From day 1, we were told that this would be a very physical show; we could need to go from a scene to a physical sequence possibly with some dialogue intertwined then back into a scene all looking as effortless as walking down the street. Okay, maybe slightly more effort, but you get the picture.

One of the aspects of this process I am really loving is simply getting to know and becoming friends with my fellow cast members, an amazing group of people all who bring their own special spice to the mix. Initially, this doesn't seem like a very crucial ingredient to putting on a successful production but it's surprising how much of a difference actually liking the people you're working with makes. Who knew?!

I still find myself trying to pinpoint exactly what I did in the audition to make the Talawa team pick me ahead of the many other talented performers I witnessed, but I'm just immensely grateful that they did. 

TYPT is such an incredible opportunity! Once this process is over I will be filled with such melancholy (sorry for the dramatics, I just wanted to slip in my favorite word!) although proud that I was a part of something so magnificent and finally honored that I can now associate myself with the small, but feisty force that is Talawa Theatre Company.

Everyone who comes to see the show is sure to be in for a treat (maybe even a trick or two if you're lucky).

Watch this space!

Angelina Chudi

The last few days in TYPT have been funny (the amount of african accents flying around is enough for a blockbuster Nollywood movie) , challenging (physically, mentally and emotionally) and eye opening. We’ve all come to the realization that our piece will be an intensely physical one.   I for one am incredibly excited for what we are about to produce. To combine intense, physically spectacular acrobatics with the director/writing/dramaturgical powerhouse that is our director Ola Animashaun is sure to be a marriage in performance heaven!

Through exercises in acrobatics, acrobalance, contact improvisations, mafia games and character building- the theme of trust runs through them all: All the different, fragmented facets of it which include abuses of trust.

What does it take for one to trust somebody? What if that person doesn’t trust you? What if you betray somebody by accident? What happens when everybody/nobody trusts you? What happens when you don’t even trust yourself?

Do we ever actually trust someone completely? Can we?

…Should we?

Are we getting a bit deep now? lol too many questions.

But seriously, the play we are coming to produce is one that all can relate to. However, it’s going to be a show that will be told very differently. A show that perhaps you might just need to come and watch it twice…Just a bit of advice ;)

That rhymed.

BOOK NOW for TYPT:14 - LIE WITH ME.

Talawa Theatre Company’s TYPT:14 production, Lie With Me, plays at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama's Embassy Theatre from 14-16 August.

Lie With Me has been devised by a team of young theatre makers working collaboratively with an experienced Director and creative team.   Over four weeks of intensive rehearsal and exploration but no script a brand new piece of high quality theatre emerges.  

Lie With Me plays at the Embassy Theatre 14 - 16 August

Find out how this story of duplicity, betrayal and loyalty plays out through vivid storytelling and thriling acrobatics: Book Now