#blessed - A Spoken Word Cabaret Premieres At Sands Films Studio

#blessed - a spoken word cabaret by Martha Pothen

Sunday 20 May 2018, 4pm and 7.30pm
Sands Films Studio, Rotherhithe, SE16 4HZ
Running time c.2hrs (incl. interval)
Tickets £12

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In an innovative twist on the typical cabaret show, a company of 6 actors perform a programme of new writing from Martha Pothen peppered with favourites from the musical theatre canon in an acerbic examination of our relationship with technology and social media.

Directed by Andy Bewley (recently AD Blue Heart, Orange Tree and Tobacco Factory) in a mock Victorian theatre, originally built as a film set within Sands Films Studio - an independent film production facility operating in an C18 listed building in Rotherhithe since 1975 (The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream, Little Dorrit, The Good Soldier Schwejk).

#blessed - a spoken word cabaret features an eclectic mix of musical theatre, from Sondheim's 'Not A Day Goes By' to 'Waving Through a Window' from hit broadway musical, Dear Evan Hansen. These act as a counterpoint to Martha Pothen's original poetry and scenes exploring tinder romances, real-life isolation, instagram obsessions and much more.

Featuring performances from Niall Docherty (The Alienist, Paramount/Netflix), Conor McFarlane (Assassins, Pleasance), Cassiopeia Berkeley- Agyepong (Son of a Preacher Man, UK & Ireland Tour), Tom Gadie (Something Special, CBeebies), Charlotte George (Love's Labour's Lost, Hackney Empire) and writer Martha Pothen (Privates on Parade, Union Theatre). Musical Direction by Matt Spalding (Parade, Pleasance).

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Martha Pothen is a 22 year old Anglo-Indian writer, actress and singer. After graduating with a degree in History from the University of York, she trained at the Royal Academy of Music. In 2017 Martha's original piece Rudderless saw her through to the finals of the AESS Poetry Prize; she was longlisted by the Arcola's Heretic Voices for her one-woman monologue Angel of the North; and received an OFFIE nomination for her performance in Privates on Parade at the Union Theatre. Martha spends her free time reading all the plays of Simon Stephens, drinking wine, and singing along (sometimes in tune) to ABBA's greatest hits. Her aspiration is to give up her full time job at the magical burger palace, McDonald's, and to make a living creating and telling stories. Martha is currently writing a screenplay for a new sitcom Change is Good.