Saturday 2 May 2009

Rising stars Gloria Williams and Ellie Joseph By EJ







The UK seems to be nurturing some very talented young individuals at the moment, and Gloria Williams and Ellie Joseph are no exception. 24 year old Gloria, a dedicated writer and actress along with young director Ellie Joseph have put together a very ambitious one woman show entitled "Monday". The play which debuts on May 7th at the New end theatre tells the story of an 18 year old North London female who is haunted by her abusive past.


The dynamic duo;Joseph and Williams are set to engage and capture our minds with this poignant depiction of a young black british female. Not only has the play been selected to feature in n Manhattan Rep’s New York Amazing Play Festival in May 2009 (13th – 15th) it has also been accepted to take part in another New York Festival in July of this year.

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(Gloria Williams)

These two young ladies are the personification of hard work and dedication, with Gloria having trained at Rose Brusford college as an actress, she also
completed the Royal Court Young Writers Programme and Talawa Theatre Company’s Young Writers Programme and developed her first play THE OTHER SIDE, which had readings at the Soho Theatre, The Oval House Theatre and was selected for Hampstead Theatre’s START NIGHT.




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(Ellie Joseph)
Ellie completed the Young Director’s Apprentice Programme at the King's Head Theatre, London in 2007, directing AMERICAN SHORTS with Jelena Curcic, assistant directing on CAT'S-PAW (5 stars - Time Out) and returning in 2008 as an Associate Director for NO ENTRY. As a director, Ellie collaborated with Israeli playwright Dorit Makleff on a translation of her play, GOD EXPLODES LAUGHING, directing readings at Oval House and Blue Elephant theatres in London

These two young ladies are set to take the UK and the States by storm with their creative minds and dynamism.

Watch this space, as we will be hearing a lot more from them, also look out for the review of "Monday" next week.

Information:







LONDON




LOST Theatre Company Presents:




25th Annual One Act Festival 2009




Thursday 7th May 2009, 7:30pm







New End Theatre




27 New End, Hampstead




London NW3 1JD







Tickets: £13 full price




£10 concessions




To book: call- 0870 033 2733




or book online- http://www.newendtheatre.co.uk/




NEW YORK




The New York Amazing Play Festival 2009




Wednesday 13th May, 7:00pm




Thursday 14th May, 7:00pm




Friday 15th May, 7:00pm







Manhattan Repertory Theatre




303 W. 42nd St. Suite 308,




New York NY 10036







Tickets: $20




To book: call- (646) 329-6588




Facebook page:


http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=72011487533



By E.J



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