Soft or Spiky?
Directed by Daryl Beeton
Polka Theatre & UK tour
Director - Daryl Beeton
Composer - Miss Jacqui
Designer - Ingrid Hu
Lighting Designer - Jonathan Chan
Stage Manager – Lucy Geevee
Assistant to the Director – Eddie HM
PERFORMER
Stacha Dukic
Photography by Steve Gregson
Devised and directed by Daryl Beeton, Soft or Spiky? is a Half Moon and Polka Theatre co-production: an exciting collaboration by two of the UK’s leading children’s venues and touring companies.
This playful and interactive show is full of shapes, sounds and textures, exploring different ways to connect and understand each other.
Inspired by heartfelt conversations with new parents, this humorous production explores the multiple ways we communicate, ensuring that no one is left out.
Glorious!
Directed by Kirk Jameson
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Writer - Peter Quilter
Director - Kirk Jameson
Musical Supervision - Nick Barstow
Scenographer & Costume Designer - Ingrid Hu
Lighting Designer - Mike Robertson
Sound Designer - Mark Goggins
Wig Designer - Helen Keane
Costume supervisor - Lorraine Parry
Italian translation & dialect coach - Judith Blazer
CAST
FLORENCE - Wendi Peters
COSMÉ - Charlie Hiscock
MARIA/DOROTHY/MRS VERRIDER-GEDGE - Anita Booth
Photography by Cian O’Riain
Set in 1940s New York, Glorious! follows Florence, a wealthy socialite with a dream of operatic stardom. Despite a complete lack of vocal skill, her exuberant and wildly off-key performances earn her a devoted following—culminating in a concert of a lifetime at Carnegie Hall.
Starring Wendy Peters (Coronation Street, ITV; Hetty Feather, CBBC), this witty and uplifting show charts the unlikely rise of a woman whose passion for music far outweighed her ability to sing in tune.
At the heart of the story is her relationship with pianist Cosme McMoon, played by Charlie Hiscock (Ted Lasso, Apple TV+), who finds himself caught between admiration, frustration and reluctant loyalty as he helps bring her vision to life.
★★★★
‘Ingrid Hu’s design is seriously impressive. Jenkins’ period apartment, complete with vintage furniture and opera posters on flock wallpaper, is transformed effortlessly into a bare recording studio.’ (North West End Theatre)
★★★★
‘Ingrid Hu’s settings and costumes are simply but exquisitely done and are very evocative of the 1940s era.’ (Musical Theatre Review)
★★★★
‘Ingrid Hu’s set, which – unusually for Hope Mill Theatre – includes a front-of-house curtain, is handsome and quite formal, which suits the structure of Quilter’s play as the action is divided into four distinct scenes building up to Foster Jenkins’ triumphant final concert.’ (The Stage)
‘Unusually for Hope Mill each scene is separated by the closure of a theatre curtain. The gradual unveiling allows the audience to appreciate fully the sophistication of Ingrid Hu’s stage set. Moving from a discreet sitting room and recording studio to a very impressive silk-screened recital area.’ (The Reviews Hub)
‘Ingrid Hu’s costume design was fantastic. Timely, glamorous and believable. This, together with the set design, brought the audience into the 1940s.’ (All That Dazzles)
Curiouser
Norway and UK tour
Performers - Gerd Elin Aase (dybwikdans), Luke Birch (Flexer & Sandiland), understudy Marie Ronold Mathisen (dybwikdans)
Choreographers - Siri Dybwik, Yael Flexer
Digital artist - Nic Sandiland
Animator - Per Dybvig
Composer and Dramaturg - Nils Christian Fossdal
Set designer - Ingrid Hu
Costume designers - Siri Dybwik and Ingrid Hu
Lighting design/production management - Natalie Rowland
Photography by Morten Berentsen
2018
RAS Sandnes Kulturhus, Norway
Varen Randaberg Kulturscene, Norway
The Lowry Salford
Ideas Test at GlassBox Theatre, Gillingham
The Place Theatre, London
Brighton Festival
A digital dance show for ages 3-6 by Flexer & Sandiland in collaboration with Norwegian company dybwikdans.
Guided by two friendly dance-performers, adults and children delve into magical caves, explore leafy forests, soar through starry night skies, and meet playful characters; loosely inspired by the children’s classic Alice in Wonderland.
This is an interactive dance performance where audiences can choose to sit back and watch or get up and get involved. The performance incorporates animated hand-drawn projection, dance, sound, text and interactive digital objects, creating an intimate yet spectacular experience.
