“Sabbatton’s
performance is astonishing…”
- The Public Reviews
5th
March 2024
The
Temple Anniversary Tour Announced
Greetings
Temple lovers, Dagon lovers, Cthulhu lovers, Sabbaton
lovers and all those in-between...
Look
how long its been...
I've
been slumbering for these last few years but now it
is time to awake! It's been a challenging time but let's
put that aside and embrace the opportunity to emerge
once more and bring my own flavour of dark theatre to
the stage once again. I need to get myself going so
I'm starting with an old favourite with a 10 year anniversary
twist. The Temple has always been a favourite
of mine so I'm revising it now with an expanded production
premiering at
The Buxton Festival Fringe, 2024. The character
of Lt. Comm. Karl Altberg has always fascinated me and
the situation he finds himself, in his cursed U-boat
U29, only allows us more and more opportunities to open
that character up and explore his personal depths.
It is 1917. When a strange
ivory, carved
It is 1917. When a strange, ivory
carved head comes into the possession of the commander
of the U-29, the submarine becomes cursed as it is drawn
into a spiraling descent of dissension and madness.
Nightmares, weird feelings and visions of dead sailors
begin to haunt the crew. An explosion permanently disables
the U-boat’s ability to surface and as it is pulled
to the depths by an uncharted, underwater current a
demonic, siren song begins to drive the crew towards
insanity and death.
Deeper...deeper.
The Temple is calling...alling...
With
a new set, music and material I'll be approaching venues
for dates from now onwards so keep your eyes on the
tour page. So...see you on the road as I hope to
take The Temple, Altberg and the U-29 deeper
than its ever gone before. "ALAAAAARM!!!"
2nd
April 2019
The
Turk Winds Down
Hello
all...
After
touring around the UK for the last three months, The
Turk's first tour has now come to an end. It has certainly
been a ride over the last two years of development and
deployment and many things have been learned along the
way! So much thanks to all of you who came and saw the
show but even more so in surporting and believing in
new, original theatre, which is always a challenge to
bring forth and present. Thanks also to The Arts Council
of England and Harrogate Theatre who both got behind
the idea and ran with it and also to my wonderful director,
Sylvia Vickers, who's expertise and wisdom prevail throughout.
I also want to thank my brother who has supported me
tremendously and been such a marvelous friend in so
so many ways...
I've
made an double CD AUDIO VERSION of The Turk, which you
can pick up in The
Sab Shop along with Turk Chess Pieces (all 3D printed
from the same head as on stage!), programmes and posters
too...go on, go on, go on!
The
Turk has given me a lot to think about across subject
matter, process, theatre-arts, theatre-industry and
future prospects. All the audience comments have been
great and I want to see if I can move the show forward
towards a second outing in the future.
Well,
toodleoo for now and keep on truckin'. As poor old Maelzel
says in the show, "Purpose equals being!"
Greetings
Turk lovers, Cthulhu lovers and all those in-between...
After
a 12 date Harrogate run this September, The Turk has
been packed away for a little hibernation until January
2019, when it will go on tour. Please keep spreading
the word for this brand new piece of writing and I hope
to see as many people of tour with the show next year!
Thanks
so much to all who came to see The Turk in Harrogate
and to the fantastic staff at the theatre for all their
kindness and support. I really appreciate it!
Stay
tuned on the TOURING
PAGE where new dates will be added over the next
few months.
Hi
there Turk lovers, Cthulhu lovers and all those in-between!
The
big news is that The Turk will be premiering
at the fantastic Harrogate
Studio Theatre from the 19th to 29th September,
2018.
Here
are all the details:
Wednesday
19th to Saturday 22nd September - 7.45pm (plus Saturday
Matinee at 2.30pm)
Tickets
£10/£8
Monday
24th to Saturday 29th September - 7.45pm (plus Saturday
Matinee at 2.30pm)
Tickets
£12/£10
So......Go grab those tickets! Sab x
21st
October 2017
***
MORE FAB TURK NEWS ***
The
Turk Kickstarter
After
receiving such great news earlier in the month that
my new project, The Turk, is to receive Arts
Council funding, I can now launch the companion
Kickstarter appeal to raise the remaining funds. It
is now LIVE and will run for 30 days to hopefully raise
the shortfall of £2500. I've put a mixture of
both physical and exclusive on-line and down-loadable
rewards for you so pop on over HERE
and become anything from a loyal DISCIPLE to a full
blown HIGH PRIEST of The Turk!
We
need all the support and encouragement we can get for
this ambitious project so please share, like, subscribe
and spread da Sab word...
Thanks
Brethren!
Sab x
***
UPDATE LATE NOVEMBER 2017 ***
Unfortunately,
we didn't make the full amount for the Kickstarter so
we get nothing BUT fear not. Alternate plans are secured
now for extra funding so The Turk will live!
So much thanks to all who have supported. For all their
generosity and kindness, their names are recorded here:
-
The Turk Hall of Heroes -
...welcome
and thanks to these mighty heroes of theatric kindness
and style!
***
* Gareth is anointed true Acolyte
of The Turk *
* Plushy is declared noble Apostle
of The Turk *
* Catherine is anointed true Acolyte
of The Turk *
* An EsteemedFriend is declared noble
Apostle of The Turk *
*
Rich is anointed true Acolyte
of The Turk *
* Dan is raised to 'Honoured Friend' of The
Turk *
* Ian is declared noble Apostle
of The Turk *
* Audio4Apps is blessed cherished Cantor
of The Turk *
* Chris is anointed true Acolyte
of The Turk *
* Kevin is anointed true Acolyte
of The Turk *
* Steve is raised to 'Honoured Friend' of The
Turk *
* Jane is committed respected Novice
of The Turk *
* Lee is blessed cherished Cantor
of The Turk *
* Keri is anointed true Acolyte
of The Turk *
* Nick is anointed true Acolyte
of The Turk *
* Robert is anointed true Acolyte
of The Turk *
* An EsteemedFriend is committed respected
Novice of The Turk *
* Gillian is committed respected Novice
of The Turk *
* Antony is anointed true Acolyte
of The Turk *
* Rob is raised to 'Honoured Friend' of The
Turk *
* David is raised to 'Honoured Friend' of The
Turk *
* James is declared noble Apostle
of The Turk *
* Ian is raised to 'Honoured Friend' of The
Turk *
* An EsteemedFriend is declared noble
Apostle of The Turk *
*
Emma is blessed cherished Cantor
of The Turk *
* Paul is declared noble Apostle
of The Turk *
*
Rich is NOW committed respected Novice
of The Turk *
* Richard is raised to 'Honoured Friend' of
The Turk *
*
Andy is blessed cherished Cantor
of The Turk *
* JJ is anointed true Acolyte
of The Turk *
*
An EsteemedFriend is declared noble
Apostle of The Turk *
*
Daniel is blessed cherished Cantor
of The Turk *
* Tim is ordained most-holy Priest
of The Turk *
* Thomas is raised to 'Honoured Friend' of
The Turk *
***
Eternal and heartfelt thanks to all of you from, Mike
and The Turk!
My
new project for 2018/19 has been in my head for at least
10 years and now withthe great support of co-producer,
Harrogate
Theatre, it's time to get he show on the road. It's
going to be a departure from my usual Lovecraft adaptation
but will retain all of the dark mystery that the work
has become known for. Based on the true story of an
18th century 'thinking machine', it will explore he
influence of a real or imagined machine intelligence
through the eyes of a dying man. Here's the lowdown...
In 1770 an incredible ‘thinking machine’
was presented to Empress Maria Theresa of Austria that
was to influence and bamboozle the world for over 80
years.
A
life-sized automaton in the fashionable garb of a ‘mysterious’
Turk gazed down onto two opposing armies of chessmen.
A Key was inserted, the mechanism was wound and in a
whirring of cogs The Turk came to life, raising its
head and making its move.
With
historical opponents from Napoleon to Beethoven, Barnum
to Babbage, Benjamin Franklin to Edgar Allan Poe, The
Turk’s enigmatic legacy of technology and chess
paved the way for the future of computing, automation,
artificial intelligence and even magic.
NB:
For an over-view of the history of The Turk and Maelzel
please see HERE
The
Show:
1838.
Interior. Ships Cabin. Night.
Surrounded by well-travelled packing crates and empty
wine bottles, a drunken and dying Johann Nepomuk Maelzel
revisits scenes from his life, losses and adventures
with the amazing, chess playing automaton known as,
The Turk.
Fuelled
with alcohol and yellow fevered madness, Maelzel and
The Turk explore the sacrifice of the showman, the promise
of the engineer and the passion of the dreamer against
a philosophical backdrop of life, love, cognition and
existence.
...The
production will premiere in Harrogate in Autumn, 2018
before going on tour around Spring, 2019 and the wonderful
news is that The
Arts Council of England has awarded The
Turk a grant! I'm so excited about this as it's
the first time it has happened so will do my very best
to bring you all a fantastic, multi-layered piece.
Please
share, like, subscribe and spread da Sab word...
Harrogate
Theatre has invited me to come and speak about my work
and practice in an evening dedicated to the creative
process. So, I shall! I'm going to present my work over
the last seven years or so and go through how I make
the shows, what inspires me and how I got into all this
madness in the first place. I'm also going to introduce
my new project for 2018 so it will be a good chance
to get up and personal with me and the work. I'm going
to keep it informal and encourage you to ask questions
of me so do come along and we'll see where it leads
us! It's just for one night in Harrogate on the 15th
September 2017 so just click on the image, above, for
tickets...
PS
- As ever, I need all the support I can get so please
share, like, subscribe and spread da Sab word!
Onwards...onwards.
Speak soon then, all bests and fhatagn,
Sab x
It's
2016...It's time for a new show...It's...POLARIS!
Yep,
have decided to make Polaris my new Lovecraft theatre
adaptation so hope to be getting it out there from Autumn,
2016. Originally written in 1918, it's quite a short
story but has much potential, I think, in developing
it's ideas and reference points within the mythos. Here's
a bit about it...
It
is 1920. In a Louisiana swamp, a man disturbed by recent
events and too afraid to sleep begins to relive his
nightmare. All around, there is a strange aurora of
light. The man anxiously stares into the dark sky above
and through the vapour-soaked trees the pole star, Polaris,
winks hideously striving to convey some strange message
of the man's ancient, ancestral past.
His
story takes us back through dreams and twisted realities,
strange people, creatures and 'gods', back through ice-ages
to a distant pre-historic past and up to the stars,
planets and weird, alien races. Just what is real…and
how can we be sure if we are all truly awake? Polaris,
brings the same qualities of dark mystery, suspense
and science-fiction 'horror' that Lovecraft has become
known for questioning concepts of fear, the unknown
and our own very existence.
I
think that the piece opens up many doors questioning
concepts of 'reality' and 'world' with initial research
taking me to many epic places of time and space...there
are so many connections in this story when you start
digging...so many possibilities so should be fun!
I'm
also doing some video diaries charting the production
process that I'm posting on my Facebook Fanpage and
Youtube channel so do take a look and see what you think!
Here's a link:
Please
share, like, subscribe and above all, tell your friends
as I need the support! Remember also that AUDIO VERSIONS
of Cthulhu and Temple are available plus signed posters
on the 'Sabbaton Shop' page so do grab one if you can
as it all helps...
Sabbaton
Interview with Brutal as Hell Horror Webzine
Recently
I had the pleasure of giving an interview to Keri O’Shea
of, Brutal as Hell, a webzine for all things horror
and especially movies of that nature. In the interview
I chat about how all these Lovecraftian shenanigans
started and the process of the work – past, present
and future. Check it out HERE,
Cthulhu lovers!
April
2015
The
Temple AUDIO VERSION Has Surfaced!
After
much work and waiting, The
Temple AUDIO VERSION, is now here and available
on CD from The
Sabbaton Shop. It's an adaptation of my stage version
so I hope you all like it. Time to relive the plight
of poor, doomed Lt. Comm. Altberg and the cursed U-29
once again but this time in the relative comfort of
your own home! Go grab yourself some Sabbaton Swag...Ahhhhhh!
March
2015
The
Temple - Dives for the Last Time
(until
the next time!)
I
gave my last performance of, The
Temple, recently as part of a double feature
presentation with The
Call of Cthulhu. Under the title, The H.P.
Lovecraft Chronicles, Lt. Comm. Karl Altberg made
his last stab at sanity and failed. Over two nights
at Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, the U29 dived
its last and came to rest for the foreseeable future.
Perhaps she will rise again in the future but for now
it's farewell to Altberg and his cursed ship. Fear not,
however, as if you'd like to re-live the doomed submarine's
dread journey to the depths you can now get your own
AUDIO VERSION on CD. Just swim over to THE
SABBATON SHOP and grab yourself a copy with some
other goodies too! Till next time, "Auf widersehen!".
NOVEMBER
2014
The
Temple - 2014 Triumph
November
brings us to the end of the 2014 leg of The
Temple's revival. From Brighton all the way
to Aberystwyth via Harrogate and Leeds, the show has
thrilled audiences with it's own brand of psychological
horror. The U-29 has not yet ended it's descent into
madness, however, as it surfaces again in early 2015.
Sailing back up North to Halifax in January and then
finishing in style in Guildford in February (as part
of the double bill, The HP Lovecraft Chronicles)
make sure you get to see Lt. Comm. Altberg (and Mike!)
for what could be it's last outing for some time...fhatagn!
Greetings
Cthulhu lovers! MASSIVE news this month as I reveal
that I will be reviving The
Temple this year for, The
Abertoir Horror Festival in Aberystwyth, Wales later
this year. The Abertoir is an annual
international horror fest featuring films, theatre,
special events and talks from some of the great names
of the horror genre...
"After
being approached by Abertoir earlier
in the year, I've been itching to make this announcement
and I'm so excited to be part of this fang-tastic festival.
There's so much going on (apart from me!). All the talks
from previous years have looked facinating and I know
that this year will be no exception. The wealth of expertise
and fandom in one beautiful location will make this
such a special event. I just hope poor Lt. Comm. Altberg
of the doomed U-29 can keep his wits just long enough...!"
jThe
whole festival is on from November 11th - 16th November
2014 and full tickets to the whole festival can be purchased
from TheAbertoir
website here.
All information will be on the site too with more annoucements
to come. I'll be performing, The
Temple on Friday 14th November 2014
at 7pm in the theatre of the
Aberystwyth Arts Centre. If you would like to secure
an advance ticket JUST for the show,
you can do so by calling the Arts Centre Box Office
telephone number, which you can find on their website,
here.
Tickets will be available on the website itself nearer
the time BUT if you want to avoid any disappointment
call the box office and secure those advance tickets
now!
Time
to get spooked again in the deep...fhatagn!
DECEMBER
2013
Sabbaton
on The Statement - Interview with Yog-Sothoth.com
Back
in October, I gave a frank and honest interview with
the fantastic Yog-Sothoth.com
about the entire process of making The Statement
of Randolph Carter and Lovecraft in general. The
interview covers many areas of production and is available
as a streamed video lasting some 40 minutes. As an added
bonus there are some actual live segments from the show
too - a real exclusive!
NOVEMBER
2013
The
Statement of Randolph Carter - Tour Success!
Harley
Warren gets some well earned peace - until the next
time!
The
current tour of The
Statement of Randolph Carter has now come to
a close with the last two shows performed to sell out
crowds at Harrogate Theatre. After so much support this
year, I wanted to say a big thankyou to everyone who
came to see a show.
It
has been a difficult and challenging year both professionally
and personally but with direct support from Harrogate
Theatre, Square
Chapel, The
Civic - Barnsley, The
Lowry and of course the fantastic Holbeck
Underground Ballroom (The HUB) we did it! Not only
did we do it but we made the show a new technical success
with the voice of Randolph being completely computer
run and controlled by the fantastic Graham Rees - 'the
man behind the curtain'! This year has built on the
work of the past and extended into what is possible
with the will and love of all Cthulhu Lovers behind
us. A MASSIVE shout out to Porl Cooper of Slung Low
here. Porl runs The HUB in Leeds, which is a brilliant
place with an ethos grown out of passion for theatre
and its sharing. Go check out Slung Low and The HUB
here -
lots of brilliant things to be discovered!
With
The HUB and all other venue's support and belief, we
had a set this year too, which I am very proud of. The
bare set pieces were donated by Slung Low's HUB and
again I thank them for their help and passion for creative
theatre.
I
hope you all liked the show and it's so great to meet
people afterwards and hear their stories and relationships
to the work. It really spurs me on and so I will do
my best to keep 'em coming!
Thanks
to all Cthulhu Lovers. Happy Christmas!
Mike
x Fhatagn!
Sabbaton
Talks a Twisted Tale...
After
the performance at The Lowry of The Statement of
Randolph Carter, I met audience members to sign
posters and have a chat when I was asked for an interview
for, Twisted Tales. This I did and now the
interview has been published online discussing some
of my approaches and thoughts on Lovecraft, theatre
and creativity. Check it out here!
The
Rite begins!
JULY
2013
Sabbaton
anounces The Statement of Randolph Carter!
Hot
news this month sees the long awaited announcement of
Sabbaton's latest one man show experience. I've made
you wait too long so now, finally, the secret is revealed.
Yes...It's The Statement !!!
Well,
you wanted it...you got it! I've been asking fans what
they'd like to see and this one was always going to
be a challenge so I thought, why not? When I say challenge,
I really mean it this time. This one is going to be
a little different so I'm going to need all my wits
about me. The thing that attracted me to The
Statement was that we never really got to know
what might have happened to Harley Warren, one of the
protagonists in the story. In my adaptation, I hope
to redress the tale and give his side of things. Randolph
Carter is there too and also a special guest who may
turn out to be a recurring character in future shows?
So, We'll see. Please do spread the word and...FHATAGN!
The
Statement of Randolph Carter will be playing to
venues in the Yorkshire area this Autumn 2013 so stay
tuned for all future dates. For more details of the
show, just pop on over to the show website HERE.
!!
SPREAD THE WORD !!
Introducing
Harley Warren, doomed Acolyte of the Occult
JUNE
2013
Starburst
Magazine sings Sabbaton!
Brilliant
news is that Starburst
Magazine, the longest running Sci-fi
magazine, has featured a great review of Mike's AUDIO
VERSION of The Call of Cthulhu. Ed Fortune,
who reviewed the piece wrote,
"Sabbaton
is chameleon-like in his performance; he effortlessly
shifts from role to role, and uses audio’s greatest
strength (the ability to make listeners imagine impossible
things) to its full effect...
This
is a delightfully creepy production, the incidental
music is appropriately scary and the special effects
are just understated enough to be get under your skin...
The
drama is both engaging and genuinely disturbing, mostly
due to the strength of the actor’s performance.
Fans of all things H.P. Lovecraft will find this just
sort of thing they like..."
To
get your own AUDIO CD and relive the madness, just visit
the shop and get clicking...Fhatagn!
The
legendary, Starburst Magazine
MAY
2013
'A
Day in Mike's Shed' - Sabbaton Documentary!
This
month documentary film maker, Karl Ellison,
visited me and filmed a short documentary piece on my
work. In terms of being 'the subject' rather than 'the
character' for a change, it's funny really. I spend
most of my time speaking through other people's thoughts
and living through their worlds so it's strange to really
'encounter' yourself pretty bare for all to see. What
it does do, I think, is to help you to really see the
work and yourself as one unit - symbiotically linked,
if you like - it's strange how it has all developed
really and I hope to continue for as long as people
want me to do it. Karl has made a very touching piece,
I think, and now I want to know what happens next to
'this guy'!
Well,
see what you think, Cthulhu lovers. Click on the photo
below to link to the film and check it out. Why not
post your thoughts on the Facebook
page too! Till next time, Fhatagn!
Mr
Karl Ellison in Sab's Shed
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. I 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 amazing
and the reaction was superb.
The
vibe grew and continued onto Salford and The Lowry Studio
the next night with another capacity crowd. 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!
The
first couple of reviews are in as well so see what you
think here:
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!
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!
I
went to work with the brilliant Rob
Speight to master the music tracks and create the
overall sound design for the show. Working with Rob
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 !!!
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,
I 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!. I
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 I
have agreed to produce a double feature in several places
with both shows going on in one evenings performance!
Will Sabbaton survive? I hope so. The double feature
events will be advertised as, The H.P. Lovecraft
Chronicles, and I'll let you know the dates and
places as soon as I 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. I 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...
My
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
U-boat in 1917. I hope the show builds on the success
of Cthulhu and I can't wait to dive down into
depths of madness. I just hope I 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. 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 my adaptation of The Call
of Cthulhu is soon to be relesed! Those of you
who have seen the AUDIO TRAILER will have already sampled
a taste of what's in store. The AUDIO VERSION presents
in 'radio play' form the same stage version that you
all know and fear just tweaked a little for this different
medium. I 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! At just over 42 minutes in length it presents
the wonderfully concentrated world of poor Francis Thurston
(some strong language and material). I hope you enjoy
the show. Do let me 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
my adaptation of The Call of Cthulhu is now
recorded! Late this January, I made the recording with
the fabulously talented Mr
Rob Speight (who produced the fantastic sound design
for the stage show too!). 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.
You can see it here, on the
media page. Hopefully, the full
release will surface from the depths in early March
and I'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, I 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, I 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!
My
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 it for sure! Hopefully this should
be ready in the new year so stay tuned Cthulhu lovers!
Other
news this month comes from my 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 I do now but I still like
to keep my 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, I took my 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 - "Watch
this space!". I've got several ideas up my pan-dimentional
sleeve and hope to put some of these into action in
the near future. Thanks to all Cthulhu Lovers who came.
Untill next time - Fhatagn!
