Tag Archives: Zoë Chandler

Neon shines through smoky eyes tonight

  By Production Blog | 11 October, 2011 - 11:42 | Production Blog
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by Zoë

What screams ‘80s’ louder than cheesy neon signs? I know, know, there are plenty of contenders for this dubious crown, yet few could literally outshine the neon sign. (Except, maybe, MC Hammer’s trousers.)

Bouncers and Shakers are set in an 80s night club and cocktail bar respectively, so creating the signage seemed like a natural way to go with the poster.

I enjoyed researching neon sign typography and, er, ‘style’, as well as how to recreate the neon glow effect in Photoshop.

Here’s what we came up with:

Article source: http://www.finnbritplayers.com/blog/2011/10/11/neon-shines-through-smoky-eyes-tonight/

Auditions for Poetry & Jazz

  By Christian | 17 July, 2011 - 12:54 | Auditions, Poetry & Jazz
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WHAT: Auditions for Poetry & Jazz
WHEN: Monday, August 22, 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: FINNBRIT, Fredrikinkatu 20 A, Helsinki (MAP)

Are you interested in providing the words or music for Poetry & Jazz? Then read on…

WORDS
Autumn’s theme is ‘Special Days’, so we’re looking for pieces about anniversaries, special events and significant moments (both public and personal.) And not only poetry, but also monologues, dialogues and ‘flash fiction’ prose. All pieces must either a) be your own, b) be out of copyright, or c) have performance permission from the author. Please bring all the pieces you’re considering to the audition, including copies for the director.

If you cannot attend the audition, contact Zoë Chandler (zoe@finnbritplayers.com) to arrange another way to present your material.

MUSIC
If you’re interested in providing the music – it doesn’t have to be jazz! – please contact Zoë (zoe@finnbritplayers.com) ASAP for more information. The musician is only required to attend the final three rehearsals, but is more than welcome to attend more.

DATES
Rehearsals will mainly be on Tuesdays with the occasional Monday: 23 & 29 August and 6, 13, 20 & 26 September (time and place TBA). Performances are on 27 September and 4 & 11 October at 7 p.m.

Staged Reading – The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter

  By Christian | 1 March, 2011 - 09:46 | Events, Productions
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Staged Reading

WHAT: Staged reading – The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter
WHERE: FINNBRIT, Fredrikinkatu 20 A 9 (map)
WHEN: Friday, 25th March, 7pm

Following the success of our last two staged readings, The Finn-Brit Players’ Harold Pinter Project continues with a staged reading of The Birthday Party.

One of the most famous flops in recent theatrical history at its first London performance in 1958, The Birthday Party is now revered as a classic popular drama with deep political resonance. The characters in the seaside boarding house are all people Harold Pinter had come across.

The repartee is hilarious and vicious in turn, the dialogue mundane, descriptive, reflective, witty, threatening: the play is described as brilliant, baffling and bizarre.

It reflects Pinter’s obsession with power politics and the capacity of the human spirit to resist total submission. As he said of Petey’s line towards the end of the play: ‘Stan, don’t let them tell you what to do’, “I’ve lived that line all my life”.

The cast includes Stewart Gray, Angie Hämäläinen, Mark Durrant, Zoë Chandler, Jonathan Hutchings and Daniel McMullen. The reading is directed by Joan Nordlund and stage-managed by Beth Morton.

FREE ENTRANCE
Wine and snacks will be served.