Have you ever wondered how professional songwriters create their work? Singers and musicians are invited to explore the mechanics of how songs are constructed, including how to generate lyrics and set them to a melody and chord progression. A relaxed, friendly and supportive environment where beginners, improvers and more accomplished musicians alike can all play together and work towards a scratch orchestra. There will be a chance to record new works on a simple computer set-up.
Care to create your own macabre worlds? This workshop is suitable whether the scope of your ambition is to enjoy writing as recreation or whether you’re hoping to develop work towards publication and reach audiences. Join experienced author and lecturer Ashley Lister as he guides you through the processes of creating atmosphere, laying out approaches to narrative, and the use of the tropes and expectations of the genre to weave a tale that keeps your own voice at the centre.
What can horror do? Can it be important? Should it just be entertainment? Do they still make ‘em like they used to? Is horror today just not like it used to be, or are we in a golden age? Over the course of this decade, horror has become a driving force for cinematic recovery in the wake of the pandemic, with the genre’s comparative reliability being succour for picture houses. The genre has also arguably seen a boost in reputation with some of the more respectable figures of the industry coming from a background in the genre. This free event…
The esteemed Lord Malcolm has summoned his nearest and dearest to his stately manor on a secluded island to celebrate his birthday and the passing of another year. The invites have been sent and the guests have arrived…including one unexpected guest: Detective Inspector Lindsey. The Detective has been called to the party to solve a murder. The only trouble is…the victim isn’t dead…..yet. Written by Michael Holdsworth, and performed by Fox Hole Theatre, Murder Most Foul is a fun and frantic mystery containing secret identities, backstabbing characters, gruesome murders, intrigue, and plenty of laughs.
People visit Blackpool for various reasons: sun, sea, sand, sex, and seagulls. This dark and twisted story, set against a backdrop of the UK’s most famous seaside resort, follows a private investigator as he tries to locate a missing person believed to be amongst the homeless community. It’s an investigation that will bring him face-to-face with violence, torture, punishment, murder, and the seagulls from hell.
Following their workshop earlier in the day, License to Thrill will present some of their short, intense, one-act plays drawn from their repertoire. Certainly not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach, License to Thrill’s work will provoke as promised in their title, prodding at taboos and presenting the unpresentable.
It’s Valentine’s Day. Like all singles, housemates Sarah and Dale are having an evening in and keeping away from lovebirds everywhere. Then a familiar sound of a text message. Then another. Both of them check their phones. Something is happening out there. Pilled is a new, experimental play based on structured improvisation. Each performance is created anew by two new actors for each performance and no two performances will ever be the same. The actors receive the information of the outside events unfolding as the play occurs, in real time, and their responses are unscripted.
Come into the magical world of Sylvia Sceptre! Sylvia is a time-travelling magician who invites you into her world of illusion and theatrical magic. Enter a world inspired by all things Gothic and Victorian. Dark tales are augmented by her magic, which is unique, merrily macabre and funny. Expect to laugh and shiver in equal measure!
Witness the horrifying and maddening. Encounter the eldritch and ancient. Reel in fear at the play that makes its audience insane, and bear witness to the most well-known and classic of all the cosmic stories. Part of the Old Electric's Thrills + Chills week, in this double bill, immersive theatre company Omelas to Carcosa present a one-man dramatisation of two of the greatest works of cosmic horror: Lovecraft’s Call of Cthulu and Chambers’ King in Yellow.
As part of the Old Electric's Thrills + Spills week Horror Laboratory will feature a changing panel of horror-specialists will take a series of themed tasks from conception to exploration with your input. In each case, the panel will start with a stimulus and work, from scratch, to produce a brief piece of work that encapsulates a particular idea and bring it to life within the time limit. Each day brings a new stimulus and a new panel, so come as many times as you like to this free-to-attend, pay-what-you-care-to event. Horror Laboratory will take place 23rd-25th October at 5-6.30pm…