The Blackshaw Arts Hour

Episode #36 - The Blackshaw Arts Hour

^{This week on the show Iasha is joined by Matt and Andy.}

^{Matt reviews 10 Cloverfield Lane and we also chat about London Has Fallen. Andy is in the studio to talk to us about the last episode of Great Expectations and the challenges and he faced during the course of this project.}

^{The final episode of Great Expectations takes us to the end of the show. Don't forget to tune in in two weeks time to hear our mystery interview by Ellie Pitkin and come along to Blackshaws New Writing Night at the Horse in Lambeth this Wednesday! Tickets here!}

*BONUS* Great Expectations Episode 6

^{The sixth episode of an exciting adaptation of Dickens' classic,Great Expectations. A collaboration with Cyphers Theatre Company, more info, including a full cast/creatives list can be found here.}

Now 23 years old, Pip’s life as a gentleman has been irrevocably shaken by the appearance of his benefactor: not Miss Havisham, as he had supposed, but the convict he helped in the churchyard all those years ago. Meanwhile, his beloved Estella is being courted by a Mr Bentley Drummle and his friend, Herbert, is away on business, leaving Pip alone with his unwelcome benefactor…

*BONUS* Great Expectations - Episode 5

_{The fifth episode of an exciting adaptation of Dickens' classic, Great Expectations. A collaboration with Cyphers Theatre Company, more info, including a full cast/creatives list can be found here.}

_{Pip is now established in Barnard’s Inn, London, with his new friend Herbert. As he falls more and more deeply in love with Estella, he has become more and more estranged from Joe and his past life. But a letter, informing Pip of his sister’s death, forces him to return home to the forge.}

Episode #35 - The Blackshaw Arts Hour

_{Iasha is joined in the studio this week by regulars Matt and Alex along with new voice, Nick Tatchell. Nick works with us at Blackshaw and is our responsible for the funding and partnership aspects of the theatre company.}

_{At the top of the show Matt reviews partly crowd-funded independent film Nina Forever and we discussed what's coming up in the next film review. Get over to twitter and} tweet _{us your suggestions!}

_{Vikki gave us her first Arts Thing of the Week, this week, multiple arts things and we discussed what we're all looking forward to the most for 2016.
(seeing) Black Shuck is Blackshaw's next production coming up in May. Alex is going to be performing in this new piece of writing and we chatted about what the play is about and also a very windy photo shoot that took place last weekend on the shores of Whitstable in Kent.}

_{To take us to the end of the show was Episode 5 of Great Expectations. Only 2 more episodes of this fantastic radio play to go so make sure you tune in to Wandsworth radio to catch us live at 6pm on the 13th of March or subscribe to our podcast to never miss a thing.}

BONUS: Great Expectations Episode 4

_{The fourth episode of an exciting adaptation of Dickens' classic, Great Expectations. A collaboration with Cyphers Theatre Company, more info, including a full cast/creatives list can be found here.}

Pip has been informed by a lawyer named Mr Jaggers, that he has an anonymous benefactor. Leaving his old life as a blacksmith’s apprentice behind him, Pip has embarked upon a new life as a young gentleman of ‘great expectations’. On arrival at his new London lodgings, Pip has just encountered an unexpectedly familiar face.

Episode #34 - The Blackshaw Arts Hour

_{This week on the show Iasha is joined by Matt who reviews Deadpool and we talk about a new twitter feed that popped up this week called @femscriptintros.}

_{We listened to a live recording from a Blackshaw New Writing Night last year call ed Trick or Treat and also urged any of you with a half finished (or finished) play out there to submit it to our Showcase New Writing night coming up at the end of March. Get your submissions in here!}

_{Helen brought us this weeks Arts Thing of the Week in the absence of Vikki. She spoke about the proposed 'Garden Bridge' and in turn the inconsistencies and bureaucracy surrounding funding for the arts across the country.} 

_{Finally, at the very end of the show was Great Expectations - Episode 4, make sure you tune into the next Blackshaw Arts Hour to hear Episode 5 on the 28th of Feb.}

BONUS: Great Expectations Episode 3

The third episode of an exciting adaptation of Dickens' classic, Great Expectations. A collaboration with Cyphers Theatre Company, more info, including a full cast/creatives list can be found here.

Pip’s encounter with the convicts is now long behind him. After a number of years visiting Miss Havisham and the beautiful young Estella at Satis House, Pip is now a teenage apprentice to Joe, the blacksmith. On returning home after a visit to Miss Havisham, Pip has discovered that his sister has been struck on the head by an unknown assailant.

Episode #33 - The Blackshaw Arts Hour

_{This week on the show Iasha is joined in the studio by Matt and Helen. Matt kicks things off with a review of Creed and then we discuss Oscar nominations. Iasha talks about The Revenant and we discuss the next film review coming up in a fortnight.}

_{As this is the first live show of 2016 for The Blackshaw Arts Hour, Helen takes us through an Arts Thing of the Year. We talk about all the amazing things coming up this year from theatre at The National to exhibitions and cabaret. Keep an eye on the blog for Helen's wrap up linking you to all these fantastic events.} 

_{We heard a new writing night piece written by Kat Roberts called Age UK performed at one of Blackshaw's New Writing Nights last year.} 

_{Up next was Episode 3 of Great Expectations, our co-production with Cyphers Theatre. 
If you've missed any of the episodes so far, go back and have a listen, they are appearing on the podcast as stand alone episodes every other week. Episode 4 will be airing live on the 14th of February so be sure to tune in to The Blackshaw Arts Hour on Wandsworth Radio.}

_{Also, make sure to keep up to date with all of Cyphers’ upcoming shows here and subscribe to The Blackshaw Arts Hour on iTunes or listen below.}

BONUS: Great Expectations Episode 2

The second episode of an exciting adaptation of Dickens' classic,Great Expectations. A collaboration with Cyphers Theatre Company, more info, including a full cast/creatives list can be found here.

Pip, an orphan, is living with his older sister and her husband, Joe Gargery, the blacksmith. Pip has encountered two escaped convicts on the marshes surrounding his home. After he has helped one of them to food and drink, the convicts have been tracked down, captured and returned to the prison ships. 

Episode #32 - The Blackshaw Arts Hour

This week on the show we are hearing from Matt and Vikki who are bringing us another retro movie review, this time looking at Oldboy.

 

Iasha plays one of the spooky stories we couldn’t fir into our live recording of the Scare Slam last year. Alison Cuff is the storyteller and we’d like to thank her for being involved and scaring us with her spooky tale.

 

Helen went to see Derren Brown and gives us an insight into her feeling about Derren and the show itself (without giving too much away of course!)

Iasha plays her favourite Arts Thing of the Week from 2016 which was Vikki talking about the gender age gap in film and theatre.

 

Then to close the show, we have Episode 2 of Great Expectations. If you missed Episode 1, go back and have a listen, they are appearing on the podcast as stand alone episodes every other week. Episode 3 will be airing live on the 31^st of January so be sure to tune in to The Blackshaw Arts Hour on Wandsworth Radio.

 

Also, make sure to keep up to date with all of Cyphers upcoming shows here and subscribe to The Blackshaw Arts Hour on iTunes or listen below.