FASTEST CLOCK IN THE UNIVERSE (2021)
More info to come soon.
Michael adapted and directed Martin McDonagh's Hangmen for Rose Bruford College's British Contemporary Season (2020)
The production was a collaboration between students studying Creative Lighting Control, Lighting Design, Theatre Design, Scenic Arts, Stage Management and European Theatre Arts.
Cast
Harry - Baillie Dobson
Alice - Mia Matthews
Shirley - Elsa Pitt-Bailey
Mooney - Oliver Ward
Syd - Daisy Zhao
Fry - Sean Kilty
Bill - Rooben Galbraith-Goode
Pierrepoint - Jonathon Cuenot
Creative Team
Directed, and adapted by Michael Blundell-Lithco
Set/Costume Design by: Hannah Williams
Lighting Design by: Rosie Clark
DSM - Miranda Mason
ASM - Maya Tinapp
Technical Manager: Glen Leyser
Season Stage Manager: Demi Bayram
Production Manager: Kitty McKelvey
Head of Production: Anthony Sammut
Season Supervisor: Matthieu Bellon-Leloup
Production Supervisor: Mark Shayle
College Technical Manager: Jonathan Hill
Workshop Supervisor: Dave Kerry
The production was a collaboration between students studying Creative Lighting Control, Lighting Design, Theatre Design, Scenic Arts, Stage Management and European Theatre Arts.
Cast
Harry - Baillie Dobson
Alice - Mia Matthews
Shirley - Elsa Pitt-Bailey
Mooney - Oliver Ward
Syd - Daisy Zhao
Fry - Sean Kilty
Bill - Rooben Galbraith-Goode
Pierrepoint - Jonathon Cuenot
Creative Team
Directed, and adapted by Michael Blundell-Lithco
Set/Costume Design by: Hannah Williams
Lighting Design by: Rosie Clark
DSM - Miranda Mason
ASM - Maya Tinapp
Technical Manager: Glen Leyser
Season Stage Manager: Demi Bayram
Production Manager: Kitty McKelvey
Head of Production: Anthony Sammut
Season Supervisor: Matthieu Bellon-Leloup
Production Supervisor: Mark Shayle
College Technical Manager: Jonathan Hill
Workshop Supervisor: Dave Kerry
Since October 2018, LoudGround have been in research and development for their next show.
SNAPPER
The Ensemble:
Lucy Barton,
Heidi Bowes,
Rosaleen Burton,
Alice Cockayne
Ben Ecclestone,
Molly Hemsley,
Ciaran John,
Tom King,
Chris Mawson
Sam Murphy
Direction and Concept by Michael Blundell-Lithco
Special thanks to Trevor Blackman, Paddy Ball and APE MEDIA
Photos by Tom Earnshaw
More info to come soon.
SNAPPER
The Ensemble:
Lucy Barton,
Heidi Bowes,
Rosaleen Burton,
Alice Cockayne
Ben Ecclestone,
Molly Hemsley,
Ciaran John,
Tom King,
Chris Mawson
Sam Murphy
Direction and Concept by Michael Blundell-Lithco
Special thanks to Trevor Blackman, Paddy Ball and APE MEDIA
Photos by Tom Earnshaw
More info to come soon.
In 2019, Holly Delefortrie and Michael Blundell-Lithco combine their practices as directors to develop their next show.
THE SEX AND VIOLENCE PROJECT
The performance will be exploring the hyper-sensualized portrayal of sex and violence within the media and how this impacts society and the individual.
Performers/Devisers
Jasmine Newsome Stone
Dorothea Jones
Holly Delefortrie
Benjamin Ecclestone
Directors/Research
Holly Delefortrie
Michael Blundell-Lithco
RnD's held at The Invention Space @ The Stanley Halls & 1LoveCommunity, London.
More info to come soon
THE SEX AND VIOLENCE PROJECT
The performance will be exploring the hyper-sensualized portrayal of sex and violence within the media and how this impacts society and the individual.
Performers/Devisers
Jasmine Newsome Stone
Dorothea Jones
Holly Delefortrie
Benjamin Ecclestone
Directors/Research
Holly Delefortrie
Michael Blundell-Lithco
RnD's held at The Invention Space @ The Stanley Halls & 1LoveCommunity, London.
More info to come soon
Orignally as part of the Watford Fringe 2018 (6th & 7th October), Steven Berkoff's lesser known one-man-shows, performed back-to-back by the same one actor.
The first play of the two, Dog, focuses on a day in the life of a racist 1980s English football hooligan and his beloved pitbull terrier, Roy, who changes his life.
The second, Actor, is a monologue which delves into the heart of the acting industry, humorously and poignantly portraying the trying life of a struggling artist.
Directed & Performed by Stephen Smith
Associate Director/Dramaturg - Michael Blundell-Lithco
Places Performed
The Pump House, Watford, 2018
Tristan Bates Theatre, London, 2019
The Junction, UAE, 2019
Lion & Unicorn Theatre, London, 2019
Watford Palace, Watford, 2019
Praise for DOG/ACTOR
"These one-man shows, performed and directed by Stephen Smith and dramaturged by Michael Blundell-Lithco, are in turn entertaining, uncomfortable, and intimate."
★★★★★ - BroadwayBaby
The first play of the two, Dog, focuses on a day in the life of a racist 1980s English football hooligan and his beloved pitbull terrier, Roy, who changes his life.
The second, Actor, is a monologue which delves into the heart of the acting industry, humorously and poignantly portraying the trying life of a struggling artist.
Directed & Performed by Stephen Smith
Associate Director/Dramaturg - Michael Blundell-Lithco
Places Performed
The Pump House, Watford, 2018
Tristan Bates Theatre, London, 2019
The Junction, UAE, 2019
Lion & Unicorn Theatre, London, 2019
Watford Palace, Watford, 2019
Praise for DOG/ACTOR
"These one-man shows, performed and directed by Stephen Smith and dramaturged by Michael Blundell-Lithco, are in turn entertaining, uncomfortable, and intimate."
★★★★★ - BroadwayBaby
YOUR REALITY IS BROKEN @ THE WELLCOME COLLECTION (2017)
In Collaboration with MAS Productions as Assistant Director
FRIDAY LATE SPECTACULAR @ WELLCOME COLLECTION
M.A.S PRESENTS YOUR REALITY IS BROKEN
FRIDAY 1 DECEMBER 2017, 19.00-23.00
FREE | BOOK TICKETED EVENTS FROM 24 NOV
Perception underpins our sense of reality. It is fundamental to who we are and how we experience life, but how much can we actually trust our senses? A scientific, philosophical and creative approach to this question will invite you on a journey into your inner and outer experiences of the world.Join M.A.S Productions for a night of happenings, talks, public experiments, performances, live music and films exploring: altered states, visual illusions and hallucinations, dogmatic thinking; and how it is linked to the creative act.
Highlights include:
M.A.S PRESENTS YOUR REALITY IS BROKEN
FRIDAY 1 DECEMBER 2017, 19.00-23.00
FREE | BOOK TICKETED EVENTS FROM 24 NOV
Perception underpins our sense of reality. It is fundamental to who we are and how we experience life, but how much can we actually trust our senses? A scientific, philosophical and creative approach to this question will invite you on a journey into your inner and outer experiences of the world.Join M.A.S Productions for a night of happenings, talks, public experiments, performances, live music and films exploring: altered states, visual illusions and hallucinations, dogmatic thinking; and how it is linked to the creative act.
Highlights include:
- A talk by scientist Dr. Edward Bracey joining the dots between the neuroscience and politics of perception.
- A performance, installation and exploration of visual disturbances called 20 Minutes of Action by Nwando Ebizie.
- A Haitian Vodou Dance Workshop and live drumming led by Zsuzsa Parrag exploring basic ritual steps that can create feelings of altered states of perception
THE STORY OF KATE (2017)
As part of Rose Bruford College's Navigations Season
Performed as part of Rose Bruford College's Excavations season (2017)
Kate goes along to a gathering with her new boyfriend. When she arrives she finds a strange group of people believing that the human race were once turtles, and if war and famine are to stop, mankind must become turtle again. But does the group leader really believe in his ideology, or is he just taking Kate and her boyfriend for a ride?
A performance Investigating the voice work of Jerzy Grotowski in relation to Sanford Meisner's Exercises of Repetition with specific reference to Albert Camus' notion of Absurdism.
Cast-Devisers
Heidi Bows - Kate
Rosaleen Burton - The Sister
Ciaran John - Kate's Boyfriend
Chris Mawson - The Father
Creative Team
Concept and Direction by Michael Blundell-Lithco
Lighting design by: Chris Hepburn
Stage Management by: Ryan Knapman
Sound Design by: Chris Purdy
Kate goes along to a gathering with her new boyfriend. When she arrives she finds a strange group of people believing that the human race were once turtles, and if war and famine are to stop, mankind must become turtle again. But does the group leader really believe in his ideology, or is he just taking Kate and her boyfriend for a ride?
A performance Investigating the voice work of Jerzy Grotowski in relation to Sanford Meisner's Exercises of Repetition with specific reference to Albert Camus' notion of Absurdism.
Cast-Devisers
Heidi Bows - Kate
Rosaleen Burton - The Sister
Ciaran John - Kate's Boyfriend
Chris Mawson - The Father
Creative Team
Concept and Direction by Michael Blundell-Lithco
Lighting design by: Chris Hepburn
Stage Management by: Ryan Knapman
Sound Design by: Chris Purdy
The Hyena Like Creature (2017)
As part of Rose Bruford College's Annual Symposium
Performed at The Barn Theatre as part of Rose Bruford College's 2017 Annual Symposium.
Ian arrives home from a long day at work to find his wife has abandoned him on the night of their anniversary. You might think that this would cause upset and distress for Ian, but you would be wrong. Come and witness Ian's true self be unleashed, witness the madness, the anger, the love.
Watch Ian transform into The Hyena Like Creature.
Cast-Devisers
Ian- Ciaran John
Elsa- Rosaleen Burton
Damien - Chris Mawson
Creative Team
Concept and Direction by Michael Blundell-Lithco
Lighting Design by: Daniel James Spreadborough
Sound Design by: Harry Haywood
Ian arrives home from a long day at work to find his wife has abandoned him on the night of their anniversary. You might think that this would cause upset and distress for Ian, but you would be wrong. Come and witness Ian's true self be unleashed, witness the madness, the anger, the love.
Watch Ian transform into The Hyena Like Creature.
Cast-Devisers
Ian- Ciaran John
Elsa- Rosaleen Burton
Damien - Chris Mawson
Creative Team
Concept and Direction by Michael Blundell-Lithco
Lighting Design by: Daniel James Spreadborough
Sound Design by: Harry Haywood
The Homecoming (2016)
As part of Rose Bruford College's British Contemporary Season
Michael adapted and directed Harold Pinter's The Homecoming for an all female cast as part of Rose Bruford College's British Contemporary Season (2016)
Cast
Teddy - Lucy Barton
Ruth - Natalie Jane Hind
Lenny - Alice Cockayne
Max - Heta Nikula
Joey - Paige Baker-Carroll
Creative Team
Directed, and adapted by Michael Blundell-Lithco
Set/Costume Design by: Cecilia Trono
Lighting Design by: Daniel James Spreadborough
Sound Design by: Alex Tift
Scenic Artists: Bex Nicholson and Ellie Jones
DSM: Hamish McIntyre.
ASM: William Shelley.
Stage Manager, Interprog: Kieran Ludlam.
Production Manager: Eleanor Whitmore
Cast
Teddy - Lucy Barton
Ruth - Natalie Jane Hind
Lenny - Alice Cockayne
Max - Heta Nikula
Joey - Paige Baker-Carroll
Creative Team
Directed, and adapted by Michael Blundell-Lithco
Set/Costume Design by: Cecilia Trono
Lighting Design by: Daniel James Spreadborough
Sound Design by: Alex Tift
Scenic Artists: Bex Nicholson and Ellie Jones
DSM: Hamish McIntyre.
ASM: William Shelley.
Stage Manager, Interprog: Kieran Ludlam.
Production Manager: Eleanor Whitmore
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE (2013)
In Collaboration with 'Changing Places, Different Faces (Cultural Exchange Project)
Changing Places, Different Faces was a project about the issues of immigration seeing direct engagement with unemployed young people in rural areas. The project focused on people's skills, employ-ability and creative arts. The project was supported by GoMenta and funded by Youth In Action.
The project has been created by ACE, in Bury St Edmund's, a small market town in West Suffolk. ACE collaborated with another group of young people from a small village of Sabina Monteleone in the region of Rieti, Italy. The two rural areas are both just over an hour away from their capital cities, both have limited work opportunities in creative areas, most young people have to leave and live in London or Rome, their nearest big city.
OZU, a cultural Centre near Sabina Monteleone, provided the platform for both groups to meet and work creatively together.
Drama workshops run by the UK participants were based around the play ‘A View from the Bridge’ by Author Miller.
Through these workshops Michael, along with the actors and creative team were able to learn and develop their understanding of Italian Culture and use this during character development and improvisations.
Cast
Eddie Carbone - Tom Houlton
Catherine - Daisy Sykes
Beatrice - Freya de Wild
Marco - Dom Tooth
Rodolpho - Barney Nunn
Mike - Luke Tabram
Creative Team
Directed by : Michael Blundell-Lithco
Photographer and Graphics by: Jozie Stivey
Project Led by: Tom Houlton
Filming and Editing by: Henry Barton
Workshops by: Dom Tooth
Places Performed
Ozu Culture Centre, Italy, 2013
West Suffolk College, UK. 2013
Community Workshops Held
Ozu Culture Centre, Italy, 2013
Castle Manner School, Suffolk, UK. 2013
Cambridge Regional College, UK, 2013
West Suffolk College, Suffolk, UK. 2014
The project has been created by ACE, in Bury St Edmund's, a small market town in West Suffolk. ACE collaborated with another group of young people from a small village of Sabina Monteleone in the region of Rieti, Italy. The two rural areas are both just over an hour away from their capital cities, both have limited work opportunities in creative areas, most young people have to leave and live in London or Rome, their nearest big city.
OZU, a cultural Centre near Sabina Monteleone, provided the platform for both groups to meet and work creatively together.
Drama workshops run by the UK participants were based around the play ‘A View from the Bridge’ by Author Miller.
Through these workshops Michael, along with the actors and creative team were able to learn and develop their understanding of Italian Culture and use this during character development and improvisations.
Cast
Eddie Carbone - Tom Houlton
Catherine - Daisy Sykes
Beatrice - Freya de Wild
Marco - Dom Tooth
Rodolpho - Barney Nunn
Mike - Luke Tabram
Creative Team
Directed by : Michael Blundell-Lithco
Photographer and Graphics by: Jozie Stivey
Project Led by: Tom Houlton
Filming and Editing by: Henry Barton
Workshops by: Dom Tooth
Places Performed
Ozu Culture Centre, Italy, 2013
West Suffolk College, UK. 2013
Community Workshops Held
Ozu Culture Centre, Italy, 2013
Castle Manner School, Suffolk, UK. 2013
Cambridge Regional College, UK, 2013
West Suffolk College, Suffolk, UK. 2014
