Both shows are performed by their writers and were developed from scratch by ALP musicals through their SIGNAL events
Performed and streamed live worldwide from Southwark Playhouse 4th & 5th December 2020
‘People want to believe in something. Why not this?’
New York, 1892: Kate Fox, the woman who inadvertently invented séances is holding her last one. A final audience gathers in her apartment to watch as she conjures the ghosts of her two sisters to tell the story of their lives and the religion they accidently began.
Loosely inspired by the loosely true story of Kate Fox, The Fabulist Fox Sister is a silly, scathing and sardonic one-person musical inspired by our own era of approximate truth.
In this world premiere production conceived entirely for multi-camera streaming, the role of Kate will be played by Michael Conley who also wrote the book and lyrics. This won’t be the first time he’s played to an empty room, though it will be the first time it’s intentional.
With music by Luke Bateman and book and lyrics by Michael Conley The Fabulist Fox Sister gives you all the magic of live theatre but with more legroom and cheaper drinks.` Background reading: yohoho.
Performed and streamed live worldwide from Southwark Playhouse 11th & 12th December 2020
‘and just like that we felt a little less alone’
A dark, funny, verbatim musical about the internet: Those who own it; those who live in it; and you.
This high-adrenaline, electronic thrill ride is made entirely from the words of YouTube vloggers, Instagram influencers, Facebook’s tech giants, and everyday internet users. It’s like Black Mirror but real, and set to music.
Written and performed by Francesca Forristal & Jordan Paul Clarke, Public Domain takes words spoken and typed in the last year to build a unique portrait of the digital world that is every bit as mesmerising as it is terrifying.
The first song from the show was written for Newsfeed , a 2019 Southwark playhouse event that asked writers to create songs based on that week’s news. Exactly one year later this first iteration of the show returns to the same room where it began. This live concert staging is conceived specially for multi-camera streaming and will give audiences a first chance to experience the music, characters and story of Public Domain.
FRANCESCA FORRISTAL & JORDAN PAUL CLARKE