Remember, remember!
The fifth of November,
The Gunpowder treason and plot;

Roberta hasn’t been home in 12 years. Now she’s back. Just in time for bonfire night.

OIL AND MATTER is a play about trying to cross burnt bridges, and whether you can ever really go home again.

OIL AND MATTER was produced as part of Damsel Develops, a new festival committed to helping emerging female directors develop work, with the hope of moving towards a future production. In September, Damsel Productions called out for project pitches from female directors across the UK. The pieces could be old, new, devised or adapted – all was welcome as long as it was written or conceived by women and committed to representing the female experience on stage.

A rope, a rope, to hang the Pope,
A penn’orth of cheese to choke him,
A pint of beer to wash it down,
And a jolly good fire to burn him.

Written by Camilla Whitehill

Starring Cordelia O’Neill, Adam Lawrence, Gemma Barnett, George Fletcher, Amanda Reed, John Vernon, and Arianna Beadie.

Produced by Damsel Productions as part of Damsel Develops… Read More

“We have this night to speak out. Against a misogynist in power in America and a Vice President who doesn’t believe that he should have meetings alone with women. To a Prime Minister who says there’s no magic money tree and then finds a billion pounds to give to the DUP; an organisation that does not respect the LGBT community or women’s rights. That is what this response is for.” Artistic director of Ryan Forde Iosco

Featuring pieces created to directly respond to political events in both the UK and abroad, IN RESPONSE TO… POLITICS raised funds for Liberty, a charity promoting protection of civil liberties and promoting human rights.

Among the writers taking part in the evening  Georgia Fitch (Fit and Proper People), Hassan Abdulrazzak (The Propehet) and Camilla Whitehill (Where Do Little Birds Go). Directors includeD Rafaela Marcus, Lucy Atkinson and Nathan Crossan-Smith.

“Many countries, our own included, are seeing a huge shift in their political landscape. This evening will see the theatre community come together to respond and raise its voice in solidarity.”

I directed a piece specifically written for this event:

SHY TORY by Camilla Whitehill

Starring Tama Phethean, Florence Odumosu, and Hannah Sinclair-Robinson.… Read More