Scripts Aloud Performances Archive

All photographs credited to Mark Russell.
All performances staged at The Kings Arms, Salford. 

'Marathon For You' by Laura England
Full length event - 13th Nov 2017

Written by: Laura England
Directed by: Abey Bradbury
Cast: Antonia Whitehead, Zoe Hakin, Roisin Brehony, Tom Boyce, Paul Holiday

'What The Dickens?!'
​A special ADP event at The Oldham Coliseum, May 22nd, 2017

'Never Wonder' by Kevin McMahon

Directed by Joyce Branagh
​Starring Jill Myers, Clare Cameron and James Oates

'Hardware' by Kenton Thomas

'Sink or Sing' by Naomi Sumner

Directed by Adam Quayle
Starring Lydia Hasoon, Chloe Proctor, Nancy Monaghan and Alastair Gillies 

'Harder Times' by Alex Keelan

April Scripts Aloud, 2017

'Trench Talk' by Ronald Hibbert

Directed by Heather Carroll
Starring Patrick Young and Matthew Allen

'Breadman Cometh' by Tony Paul Johnson

Directed by Abey Bradbury
Starring Alexandra Maxwell, Elka Lee Green, Sophie Lund, Caroline Vella, Daniel Shannon and Andrew Husband

'Barbershop' by Joe Osborne

Directed by Dan Jarvis
​Starring Andrew Husband, Maria Major and Matthew Allen

'Something Beginning with F' by Samantha O'Rourke

Directed by Joe Gilmour-Rees
Starring Sophie Giddens and Loulou Dayeh

'The Long Goodbye' by Gray Freeman
​Special Full Length reading at 53two

Directed by Sushil Chudasama.
Starring Cal Jones, Nuala Maguire, Joel Parry, John Tueart, Margaret Carr and Clive Cope

March Scripts Aloud, 2017

'Hangman' by Ian Gray

Directed by Brett Lee Roberts
Starring Gareth Bennett-Ryan and Kris Laudman 

'Quiet Night In' by Robert Elkin 

Directed by George Want
​Starring Amy Gavin 
(Pictured right)

'Mash' by Sean Fee

Directed by Abey Bradbury
Starring Harry Bourke, William J Holstead, Elise Taylor, Ewan Orton and Lexi Lee

March Double Bill, 2017

'Fat Cat' by Daisy Jo Lucas

Directed by Joel Parry
Starring Sharelle Armstrong, Helen Katamba and Alastair Gillies

'Lair' by Rob Phillips

Directed by David Murray
​Starring Sean Mason, David Howell, Sophie Coward and Andy Pilkington 

Full Force February 'Are You Sitting Comfortably?'

'Scratch' by Sean Mason. Directed by Joel Parry
'A Face in the Paper' by Joshua Lee. Directed by Amy Liptrott
'Fishbox' by Kevin Kuffe. Directed by Sam Redway
'Purge' by Hannah Ellis Ryan. Directed by Rose Van Leyenhorst 

Full Force February - The MUSICAL

'IDLE HANDS' by Derek Perkins and Michael Chadwick
Directed by Craig Sanders
Starring Katy Oliver, Anna Berentzen, James Markham, Charlie Ryan, Paul Worrall, Abey Bradbury, Naomi Albans, Sean Chriscole, Emily Grogan, Rachel Alcock and Joe Matthew Morris. 

Full Force February - Marmite Night! 

'Perennial Manchester' written by Dan Horrigan. Directed by David Murray.
'Let's Kill Her' by Grant Foxon, directed by Joe Gilmore
'Blue Sky Children' by Scott Devon, directed by Paul Blinkhorn
'How The Tigress Got Her Stripes' by Laura Duncaff, directed by Abey Bradbury

Full Force February - Plays Two Ways

'The Crows Wake' by Jaki McCarrick

Team (A) Directed by Grace Cordell
Starring Lucie Browne and Matthew Brown
Team (B) directed by Esther Dix
​Starring Nuala Maguire and Phil Chadwick

'Little Boy Lost' by Joshua Lee

Team (A) Directed by Rose Van Leyenhorst
Starring James Oates, Houmi Miura, Maria Major and Tom George
Team (B) Directed by Samantha O'Rouke
Starring John Tueart, Diana Atkins, Clare Cameron and Antony Bacon 

January Special Event @ 52two

'Small World' by Tommy Cowell

Directed by George Want
Starring Nathan Carter Dale, Sam Gannon, Ewan Orton and Rob Mitchell James

'The Punch' by Laura Harper

Directed by Kayleigh Hawkins
Starring: Neil Hancock, Joanna Nicks, Kerry Wilson Parry and Tom George

'My Man' by Kenton Thomas

Directed by Sam Redway
​Starring Kyle Walker

'Bohemians' by Jaki McCarrick

Directed by Sushil Chudasama
​Starring Julie Edwards and Robert Clement Evans

January Full Length 'Loves of Others' by Alex Keelan

Directed by Kayleigh Hawkins
Starring Alexandra Jay Jones, Dru Jones, Amy Forrest, Nathan Carter-Dale, Liz Simmons and David Breasnan 

December 'Scripts Aloud', 2016 - Christmas Special

'Last Christmas' by Joe West

Directed by Kayleigh Hawkins
Starring Pat Brocklehurst and Graham Fielden

'Team Christmas' by Alex Keelan

Directed by Sushil Chudasama
Starring Alexandra Jay Jones, Steve Connelly, Wendy Albiston and Beth Hunter

'Hit the Road Jackson Frost' by Luke Richards

Directed by Craig Sanders
Starring Rose Van Leyenhorst, Andy Pilkington and Robert Clement Evans

'Grace and Aubury' by Alex Walker

Directed by Rose Van Leyenhorst
Starring Edd Bower and Emily Heyworth

November 'Scripts Aloud', 2016

'What Now' by Nicolas Ridley

Directed by Kash Arshad
Starring Diana Atkins and Charlie Ryan

'No Sweet Sorrow' by Dave Jones

Directed by Naomi Albans
​Starring Sarah Gilby and Andrew Husband

'Resurection 2020' by Joe Paul Osborne

Directed by Paul Blinkhorn
Starring: Gareth George, Cameron Thomas, Paul Gabriel and Abigail Ramsdale

'The Palatine Exercise' by Sean Fee

Directed by Ellie Close
Starring: Steve Connelly, Ross Cawton, Sophie Giddens and Emily Dowson

November Special Event, 2016
ADP at the Lowry

Return of "Bespoke Suit" by David Dower and "Spring Forward Fall Back" by Joe Paul Osborne
Directors: Dan Jarvis and Craig Sanders
Cast of Bespoke Suit: Clare Cameron, Simon Naylor, Ryan Gilmartin, Catherine Morefield
​Cast of SFFB: Lynda Aaron, Bill Blackwood and Steven Hillman

October 'Mystery Plays'

'The Candidate' by Robert Pegg

Directed by Ellie Close
Starring Graham Eaglesham, Jo Dakin, Danny Solomon and Michael Loftus

'The Long Goodbye' by Gary Freeman 

Directed by Sam Redway
Starring David Knowle, Amy Gavin, James Dunn, Margaret Carr, Phil Chadwick and Robert Clement-Evans 

September Full Length 

'Destiny Does As She's Told' by Kenton Thomas 

Directed by Kash Arshad 
Starring: Matthew Brown, Dru Jones, Kizzy Watson and Patrycja Oprawko

September 'Scripts Aloud', 2016

'Happy Memories' by Joe Matthew Morris

Directed by Dan Jarvis
Starring Ethan Holmes and Russell Hodgson 

'The Caseload' by Patricia Cunningham

Directed by Naomi Albans
​Starring Danny Solomon and Edwina Lea

'Replacement in the Basement' by Laura Harper

Directed by Kayleigh Hawkins
Starring Catia Soerio and Wendy Albitson 

'I'm Not Ready For You Yet' by David Chriscole 

Directed by Craig Sanders
Starring Sarah Legg and Paul Joe Osborne

August Full length
'Thorn' by Tim Keough 

Directed by Joel Parry
Starring Michael Loftus, Joe Paul Osborne, Elizabeth Poole, Robert Clement-Evans, Joanna Nicks, Kizzy Watson, Dean Greggory and Barry Dixon

July, 2016. GM Fringe Festival - 'Plays Two Ways'

Trees of Nature (A) - by Nicolas Ridley

Directed by Daniel Bradford
​Starring Alice Proctor and Darren Jeffries

Adam, Eve and Steve (A) - By Sean Fee

Directed by Amy Liptrott
​Starring Sophie Giddens, Danny Solomon, Dean Greggory, Kris Hitchen and Sylvia Robson

Trees of Nature (B)

Directed by Kayleigh Hawkins
Starring Sophie Coward and Ethan Holmes

Adam, Eve and Steve (B) 

Directed by Rose Van Leyenhorst
Starring Sam Redway, Matthew Gordon and Amy Drake

June, 2016

'Being There' by Kevin McMahon 

Directed by Daniel Jarvis
​Starring Diana Atkins. 

'Carved Bodies' by Neil Beardmore

Directed by Kash Arshad
Starring Sushil Chudasama, Marlon Solomon and Purvi Parmar

'Chances Are' by David Murray

Directed by Esther Dix
Starring Gavin Shankland and Paida Mutonono

'Fellaz' by Alex Keelan 

Directed by Paul Blinkhorn
Starring Amir Rahimzadeh and Steven Hillman 

June Full Length 

'Oedipus in Jail' by Michael Crowley and Julian Armistead

Directed by Rose Van Leyenhorst
Starring: Laura Littlewood, Nick Pearse, Joel Parry, Ryan Gilmartin and Yas Rehman. 

May, 2016 - 'Marmite Night'

'No Space' by Amy Whitell + 'The Story of Humans by Sally Fields-Moss

Directed by: Joel Parry
Starring Patrycja Oprawko and Elizabeth Poole

'Cobb' by Mark Russell 

Directed by Kash Arshad
Starring Howard Whittcock, Una Love and Loulou Dayeh 

'The Lady Doth Protest Too Little' by Ushiki Crisafulli

Directed by: Samantha O'Rourke 
Starring Catherine Morefield, Amy Forrest, Parissa Zamanpour and Darren Jeffries 

'Bee All End All' by Nicolas Ridley 

Directed by Kayleigh Hawkins
Starring Joe Matthew Morris, Ryan Gilmartin, Gavin Shankland, Michael Loftus, Dean Brammall, JP Smith and Emma Tierney 

May, 2016 - Full Length 

'Finding Alice' by Emma Hinds

Directed by Dan Jarvis
Starring: Diana Atkins, Rebecca Derrick, Edd Bower and Gayle Newbolt

April, 2016 - Joshua Lee's Showcase

'Are You Feeling Wholesome Tonight?' by Joshua Lee

Directed by Craig Sanders
Starring: Graham Eaglesham and Kitty Randle

'Bath Water' by Joshua Lee

Directed by Sam Redway
​Starring: Chloe Proctor and Mae Brogan

'Caffeine Kicked Solipsist' by Joshua Lee

Directed by Dan Jarvis
Starring: Dave Howell, Sean Chriscole, Diana Atkins and Sophie Lund

'Little Boy Lost' by Joshua Lee

Directed by Joel Parry
Starring: Clare Cameron, Steve Cain, Jennifer Kay and James Dunn

April, 2016 - Full Length

'Last Orders' by Hannah Ellis Ryan

Directed by Craig Sanders
Starring: Amy Gavin, Amy Du Quesne and Hannah Ellis Ryan

March, 2015

'The Comeback' by Rebecca Mickler

Directed by Craig Sanders
Staring: Joel Parry, Simon Naylor, Graham Eaglesham and Clive Cope

'Hole' by Brad Stoloff

Directed by Robert Clement-Evans
Staring: Russell Hodgson, Edd Bower, Alexandra Jay Jones and Rachel Hartley

'Red Flag Flying' by Dave Jones

Directed by Craig Sanders
Staring: Gareth George, Elinor Dixon, Amy Shepard and James Dunn

'Spring Forward, Fall Back' by Joe Osborne 

Directed by Dan Jarvis
​Starring: Steven Hillman and Lynda Arron 

March, 2016 - Full Length

'The Script' by Robert Pegg

Directed by Esther Dix
Starring: Rico Marshall, Zoe Iqbal and Hannah Ellis Ryan

February, 2016

'The Salutation' by Robert Pegg

Directed by Daniel Bradford
Staring: Morag Peacock, Graham Eagleston and Sophie Coward

'Beech Birthday' by Roger Barker

Directed by: Joel Parry
Starring: Amy Gavin and Anne Baron

'Suicide Inc' by Tanis Law

Directed by Rose Van Leyenhorst
​Staring: Gemma Green, Graham Eagleston, Diana Atkins, Sam Wedway, Michael Loftus and Sophie Toland

February, 2016 - Full Length

"Doe" by Rebecca Robinson 

Directed by Craig Sanders.
Starring: Diana Atkins, Louise Wilson, Mary Hooton, Emily Grogan, Rianna Windust, Julia Walsh and Kizzy Watson. 

January, 2016

"My Life After Death" by Louise North

Director: Dan Jarvis
Starring: Jessica McDonagh, Rico Stewart and Dean Brammall

"Memories" by Alastair Zyggu

Director: Sarah Hoddgets
Starring: Barry Dixon and Diana Atkins
SWINGING (Right)
Director: Joel Parry
Starring: Jo Dakin, Simon Naylor, Clare Cameron, Nick Pearse, Morag Peacock, Sean Chriscole, Diana Atkins and Gareth George. 

"Bespoke Suit" by David Dower

Director: Craig Sanders
Starring: Clare Cameron, Simon Naylor and Matthew Gordon

"Swinging" by Nicolas Ridley

December, 2015

"Last of the Christmas Spirit" by Gary Besford

Director: Rose van Leyenhorst
Staring: Lynda Aaron 

"Christmas Present" by Dave Jones

Director: Sam Redway
Starring: JP Smith, Ryan Gilmartin and Etta Fusi

"The Veggies Christmas" by Tanis Law

Director: Craig Sanders
Starring: Emma McCullen, Andrew Marsden, Hilly Barber and Christine Fitzgerald

​"Oh Tangerine Oh Tangerine" by Derek Martin

Director: Esther Dix
Staring: Joel Parry and Diana Atkins

"Christmas Scenarios" by Rose Van Leyenhorst

Director: Craig Sanders
Starring: Dean Brammall and Gemma Green

"Nice" by Joshua Lee (Winner) 

Director: Rose Van Leyenhorst
Starring: Caroline Vella, Robert Clement Evans, Scarlett Ashton and Matthew Gordon.

"Mistletoe and Whine" by Simon Naylor

Director: Sam Redway
Starring: Robert Clement Evans and Jo Dakin

"A Wonderful Christmas Tale" by Grant Foxon (Runner Up)

Director: Craig Sanders
​Starring: Gayle Newbolt, Andy Pilkington and Luke Harris

"Merry Bloody Christmas" by Sean Mason

Director: Dan Jarvis
​Starring: James Dunn, Julie Root and Charlie Young.

November, 2015

"And Soon To Sing" by Kevin McMahon

Director: Craig Sanders
Starring: Joel Parry and Simon Naylor

Two Mothers by Patricia Cunningham

Director: Dan Jarvis
Starring: Clare Cameron and Mae Brogan

​"Waiting Room" by Grant Foxon

Director: Sam Redway 
Starring: Andrew Marsden and Emily Grogan

"Dear Mr Putin" by Robert Pegg

Director: Sarah Hodgetts
Starring: Gayle Newbolt, Rebecca England and Patrycja Oprawko 

October, 2015 - "Marmite Night"

Fish Nor Fowl by Tanis Law

Director: Craig Sanders
Starring: Matthew Gordon, Rianna Windust, Catherine Stobbs and Charlie Young

Being Like Alfa - by Joshua Lee

Director: Dan Jarvis
Starring: Diana Atkins, Louise Wilson and Julie Root

Deaf and Dumb - by Paddy O'Byrne

Director: Hannah Ellis Ryan
Starring: Amy Du Quesne, Joe Matthew Morris and Sean Chriscole

Copacetic - by Scott Devon

Director: Sarah Hodgetts
Starring: James Dunn, Simon Naylor, Henrietta Fussi, Howard Whittock and Luke Helly

September - 2015

"Deal or No Deal" by Robert Pegg

Director: Dan Jarvis
​Starring: Charlie Hammond and Elinor Dixon

"First Time" by Hannah Ellis

Director: Robert Clement-Evans
​Starring: Joel Parry and Diana Atkins

"Stand Up" by Alex Keelan

Director: Daniel Bradford
Starring: Morag Peacock, Joel Parry, Anne Baron, Joe Matthew Morris, Jennifer Derbyshire and Alex Herod

"The Bruise" by Dave Jones

Director: Craig Sanders
Starring: Mary Hooton

August, 2015

"Songs He Left Unsung" by Kevin McMahann

Director: Dan Jarvis
​Starring: Clare Cameron

"Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Dave Jones

Director: Alastair Zyggu
​Starring: Howard Whittock and Hilly Barber

"Single Yellows" by Ian Winterton

Director: Esther Dix
Starring: Joel Parry and Jack Harris

"Killing Yoko" by Luke Richards

Director: Daniel Bradford
​Starring: Andrew Marsden, Andy Pilkington, Morag Peacock, Robert Clement Evans

"Caminada" by Robert Pegg

Director: Charlie Hammond
Starring: Robert Clement-Evans, Ryan Gilmartin and Diana Atkins