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OCTOBER 2012

U-29, Cthulhu and Sabbaton Sighted in Harrogate and Salford!

Alright! What a fantastic weekend start to The H.P. Lovecraft Chronicles tour. Mike premiered The Temple and reprised Cthulhu to a packed audience at The Harrogate Theatre Studio on Friday 5th. What a great night and a fantastic atmosphere. The crowd were amazin and the reaction was superb.

The vibe grew and continued onto Salford and The Lowry Studio the next night with another capacity crowd. Mike met fans afterwards and said, "I am so happy that we have had such a great reaction to the new show, The Temple and equally that Cthulhu is still going down well. I am really encouraged and inspired with the many calls for more work so I will see what I can do!"

Thanks to all at Harrogate and The Lowry. Two fantastic teams!

We have the first couple of reviews in as well so see what you think here:

The Public Reviews, Review

What's on Stage, Review

Once again, the FAB sound design for both Temple and Cthulhu from Rob Speight of outpost sound has not gone un-noticed and it seems that quite a following is growing for 'The Sabbaton Sound'! Check out outpost's article on the design here:

outpost's Temple Sound Design Article

More soon Cthulhu lovers!

 

AUGUST 2012

Temple and Cthulhu Tour Update...

Two more dates for the latest Temple and Cthulhu tour. The Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead hosts The H.P. Lovecraft Chronicles (the double bill of Temple AND Cthulhu) whilst The Civic, Barnsley brings forth Cthulhu ONLY for a special HALLOWEEN performance. Check out the full dates so far below, Cthulhu and Temple lovers!

 

The H.P. Lovecraft Chronicles (double bill)

Friday 5th October 2012 at The Harrogate (Studio), Harrogate

Saturday 6th October 2012 at The Lowry (Studio), Salford Quays

Friday 26th October 2012 at The Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead

Saturday 3rd November 2012 at Redditch Palace Theatre (The Room Upstairs), Redditch

 

The Call of Cthulhu ONLY - SPECIAL HALLOWEEN PERFORMANCE

Wednesday 31st October 2012 at The Civic, Barnsley

 

NOW GO GET YOUR TICKETS

MORE DATES TO COME !!!

 

JULY 2012

Temple Sound Success!

Stop press news at the end of July is that the brilliant sound design for The Temple has now been completed and is ready to dive, dive, dive!

Mike went to work with the brilliant Rob Speight of Outpost Sound in Brighton to master the music tracks and create the overall sound design for the show. Mike told us, "Working with Rob at Outpost is a great experience and what he has achieved will, I'm sure, blow the audience's tentacles off! Thoroughly recommend working with Outpost. Fab guys!". The soundtrack has been wonderfully mastered so it has a great dynamic range and the atmosphere of being deep undersea is palpable.

Great work Outpost!

Latest dates for The H.P. Lovecraft Chronicles

Ok Cthulhu and Temple lovers...latest dates announced and ON SALE !!!

Friday 5th October 2012 at The Harrogate (Studio), Harrogate

Saturday 6th October 2012 at The Lowry (Studio), Salford Quays

Saturday 3rd November 2012 at Redditch Palace Theatre (The Room Upstairs), Redditch

NOW GO GET YOUR TICKETS

MORE DATES TO COME !!!

JUNE 2012

The Temple - Video Trailer Released...

nThe Temple now has its own video trailer and is on both this site on the media page and on you tube!

More dates for The H.P. Lovecraft Chronicles - Sabbaton's double bill of The Temple and The Call of Cthulhu - are now coming in so check out the trailer below to get a sneak peek at what's in store...

 

 

MAY 2012

The Temple and The Call of Cthulhu - First Date Announced...

Temple and Cthulhu have their first combined double feature date released from the depths!

Billing together as, The H.P. Lovecraft Chronicles, Mike will perform at The Harrogate Studio Theatre this October 5th so book your tickets fast. Click on the pic below to go to the theatre's site. Do it!. We command you...

APRIL 2012

The Temple and The Call opf Cthulhu - Update...

Blow main balast and prepare to surface! Dates are now coming in from venues for this Autumn's tour of The Temple and The Call of Cthulhu. So much so that Mike has agreed to produce a double feature in several places with both shows going on in one evenings performance! Will Sabbaton survive? We hope so. The double feature events will be advertised as, The H.P. Lovecraft Chronicles, and we'll let you know the dates and places as soon as we can! (Ok - here's a teaser...The Lowry, Salford Quays this Autumn!!!)

Other news this month is that the promo photography has now been completed for The Temple. Mike went to Oxford for the shoot where the remarkable Mr Karl Ellison captured our first encounter with Lt. Comm. Karl Altberg of the doomed U-29. You can see a selection from the shoot on The Temple website HERE but for those of you too impatient for a click away, just for you, here is the arrogant Captain himself...

 

MARCH 2012

The Temple - New Show Website Launched...

Sabbaton's next project is going to be another Lovecraft adaptation to premier and tour Autumn 2012.

The Temple is a story of possession, madness and arrogance as it tells the story of the U-29, a stricken and cursed German Uboat in 1917. The show promises to build on the success of Cthulhu and we can't wait to dive down into depths of madness. We just hope Mike can cope with it all! With photos, reviews and the video trailer all to follow later in the year, stay tuned for more news as it is released. ALAAAAARM !!!!

 

Cthulhu AUDIO VERSION MP3 Released from the Depths !

That's right! After a bit of a delay, the CTHULHU AUDIO VERSION MP3 is here. Oh, yes...'nuff said. Click on the logo below to go to the shop and buy it now. Price £5.99. Do it!

 

FEBRUARY 2012

Cthulhu AUDIO VERSION MP3 Soon to be Released...

More exciting news this month, Cthulhu lovers, as the fiercely awaited AUDIO VERSION of Sabbaton's adaptation of The Call of Cthulhu is soon to be relesed! Those of you who have seen the AUDIO TRAILER for the MP3 download will have already sampled a taste of what's in store. The AUDIO VERSION presents in 'radio play' form the same stage version that we all know and fear just tweaked a little for this different medium. We think that it sounds great on headphones as you get the full intimate, stereo experience straight into your head - where the great old one always should reside! So, perfect for your i-pod or MP3 player and equally as good on your home stereo system too. At just over 42 minutes in length it presents the wonderfully concentrated world of poor Francis Thurston (some strong language and material). Priced at £5.99, it won't break the bank either so we hope you enjoy the show. Do let us know what you think and spread the word. You can still see the trailer on the MEDIA PAGE.

 

Until next time...Fhatagn!

 

JANUARY 2012

Cthulhu AUDIO VERSION Trailer Released...

Exciting news this month as the long awaited AUDIO VERSION of Mike's adaptation of The Call of Cthulhu is now recorded! Late this January, Mike went to Outpost Sound to make the recording with the fabulously talented Mr Rob Speight (who produced the fantastic sound design for the stage show too!). Sabbaton says, "It's great working with Rob as the two of us work really well together and get to excersise our creative muscles/tentacles!". A short trailer has been put together to advertise the upcoming release of the full MP3 download. You can see it here, on the media page. Hopefully, the full release will surface from the depths in early March and we'll certainly keep you all posted. In the meantime, spread the word to any blogs and related sites of interest and watch this space. Enjoy the trailer...fhatagn!

NOVEMBER 2011

Sabbaton Speaks and Sits on Sets...

Apart from catching up with some interesting voice over work this month, Mike performed in Moliere's, Doctor for a Day. In a new translation by Tim Chilcott, this fantastically funny play was performed as a public play reading with the Brighton based company, Wired Theatre. Directed by Sylvia Vickers, Mike played the valet, Valere, and the (ahem) young lover, Leander. Lots of hard work but great, great fun and the appreciative crowds seemed to think so too. Jolly good!

Mike's one man adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft horror, The Call of Cthulhu, is being adapted into an audio version for later release. If you've seen the stage show, you'll want a download for sure! Hopefully this should be ready in the new year so stay tuned Cthulhu lovers!

Other news this month comes from Mike's annual set design and building week at a Hertfordshire school for their upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet. This is the only formal set design work Mike does now but he still likes to keep his hand in once a year to try to encourage a synergy between performance and space. The brief was to design and build a 24' octagon floor for the 'in the round' production. Using only hardboard and about ten layers of paint, a textured stone, italian esq plaza was formed complete with old blood splatters from past feuds and an abstract 'blood well' for the centre. Mmmm...

Sabbaton on (a) Set

 

OCTOBER 2011

Sabbaton Storms Salford Quays and Halifax...

On 29th and 31st of October, Mike took his one man adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft classic, The Call of Cthulhu, to Square Chapel and The Lowry. Both shows brought in a great audience reaction and got some fantastic new reviews (check them out on the PRESS PAGE). The sell out show at The Lowry made for a fantastic Halloween with such an intense atmosphere. Many audience members commented afterwards that they would love to see some more Sabbaton/Lovecraft work so all we can say is, "Watch this space!". Mike has several ideas up his pan dimentional sleeve and hopes to put some of these into action in the near future. Thanks to all Cthulhu Lovers who came. Untill next time - Fhatagn!

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