Commissioned by Bournemouth Emerging Arts Fringe Developed with kind support from Forest Forge Theatre Company Be part of the first audience ever to see my latest performance, its about lying, liars and may even attempt to explain the inner workings of the minds of French Philosophers through cheese sandwiches. Reserve a seat here
Category Archives: Performance
Someone else’s Story – Scratch Performance
I’ll be performing at Lighthouse Poole on Thursday as part of Scratch the Surface – an evening of short works across genres. Tickets are £5 available from the theatre and kick off is at 6pm. Someone else’s story is based on the written testimony of an Iraqi woman, artist and refugee, I will attempt toContinue reading “Someone else’s Story – Scratch Performance”
Looking Forward to 2016
As we approach the end of 2015 I am already excited to jump into a year of exciting new projects and developments, including a creative writing project supported by Lit Up!, working with people with experience of addiction and in the Spring I will be lecturing at Arts University Bournemouth, working with Acting students to developContinue reading “Looking Forward to 2016”
the questions are in…..
I recently challenged you all to come up with some questions, that we could ask of art, together. There are some seriously deep thoughts amongst the responses, which is great. I guess people really do think art can answer those huge universal questions, as well as those day to day fearful observances which challenge our sense ofContinue reading “the questions are in…..”
Question Art….
Art can often help us understand a bit more about life’s great questions… why are we here? How can I be happy? what will I have for tea next tuesday?! I’m going to try and respond to some of these questions by creating 3 short works which will be made for online publication. But IContinue reading “Question Art….”
Performance coming up! – Left Luggage – 24/10/15
The “beautiful and moving poem about what it means to be human” will be performed in a slightly unusual venue at 4pm on Saturday October 24th at Chaplins Bar in Boscombe, Bournemouth. I’m performing as part of Bournemouth Emerging Arts Fringe, which you should check out (if you haven’t already!) as there’s some really excitingContinue reading “Performance coming up! – Left Luggage – 24/10/15”
Left Luggage – one more journey!
Left Luggage will be performed as part of Bournemouth Emerging Artists Fringe on October 3rd at 7pm Don’t miss out – tickets can be reserved for FREE here – recommended on the door donation of £3 You can catch a trailer of the show and more information in the ‘performance’ section of this website. Hope to see youContinue reading “Left Luggage – one more journey!”
Boscombe Fringe Festival
So I have been incredibly quiet on the solo performer front since way back before the sun had really shone and when the optimism of early summer was still upon, now as the nights draw in and the sun shines once again, alas I am indoors. But that’s a fair sacrifice to make for BoscombeContinue reading “Boscombe Fringe Festival”
‘A Lone Woman’s Travels’
A Lone Woman’s Travels “I went alone because I wanted to be free” – In 1930 Joyce Reason took a walk from Glastonbury to Winchester. In 2012 Gemma Alldred set off on a walk to be an archeologist of the heart, to retrace steps and to discover a story of love waiting to be told.Continue reading “‘A Lone Woman’s Travels’”
To everyone I’ve ever loved….
…I spelt your name out in stones…. and sandy beaches……. I was recently talking to a writer and poet about ‘The Distance Travelled’ (which has now brought me to Bournemouth, hence the incredibly long gap in digital updates), I was describing how it ends, me waiting and explaining to the audience that I made thisContinue reading “To everyone I’ve ever loved….”
Gemma Alldred 