ColLAB: A Festival of Self-Created Work Back to Shows & Performances Join us for performances of the devised work created by our graduating MFA Professional Acting students. Split into two showings containing several pieces, ColLAB is an exciting and important celebration of new work. Dates Wednesday 3 & Thursday 4 July (Performances at various times) Location The Carne Studio Theatre Find out more about the pieces below About the festival LAMDA ColLAB 2024 is a platform of self-created work showcasing our 2024 MFA Professional Acting graduating students. The festival features seven original pieces ranging from 10 to 50 minutes in length. Pieces ColLAB is split into two showings containing three or four pieces each. Follow the below links to find out more about each piece. Showing 1: FIND OUT MORE Containing Five Women and a Funeral, BloodFish, Engram Five Women and a Funeral When beloved business mogul Gurmail Patel dies, five women from different walks of life gather to mourn his mysterious death and pay their respects. But one of them holds a dark secret. As the rose-tinted glass begins to shatter, it casts a different hue on the deceased. A unique and compelling twist on the classic murder mystery. Find out more BloodFish In the space where technology and humanity collide, two unlikely friends from across the globe meet in unusual circumstances. Will lies taint the truth? Or will the fight for connection bring them closer together? They say blood is thicker than water, but is it thicker than wires? Find out more Engram Investigative Detective Felix uses advanced memory-playback technology to investigate an ex-convict's violent incident. Engram explores themes of memory, truth, and justice. Find out more Showing 2: FIND OUT MORE Containing Pale Blue Dot, In Light of Recent Events, Cholic, Alkebulan Pale Blue Dot An epic tale condensed into 30 poetic minutes, we weave through moments with fable inspired characters with the help of an on looking lunar narrator. Find out more In Light of Recent Events Dear [Company Name] Employees, I hope this email finds you well. We want to inform you about [Provide a brief, factual summary of the incident, without speculating on details or causing undue alarm.] Find out more Cholic A ten-minute piece exploring connection. Find out more Alkebulan Hail! United States of Africa-free! Hail! Motherland most bright, divinely fair! State of greater nationhood thou hast won, Born of truth; mighty thou shalt ever be. A new life for the race is just begun. Find out more
Five Women and a Funeral When beloved business mogul Gurmail Patel dies, five women from different walks of life gather to mourn his mysterious death and pay their respects. But one of them holds a dark secret. As the rose-tinted glass begins to shatter, it casts a different hue on the deceased. A unique and compelling twist on the classic murder mystery. Find out more
BloodFish In the space where technology and humanity collide, two unlikely friends from across the globe meet in unusual circumstances. Will lies taint the truth? Or will the fight for connection bring them closer together? They say blood is thicker than water, but is it thicker than wires? Find out more
Engram Investigative Detective Felix uses advanced memory-playback technology to investigate an ex-convict's violent incident. Engram explores themes of memory, truth, and justice. Find out more
Pale Blue Dot An epic tale condensed into 30 poetic minutes, we weave through moments with fable inspired characters with the help of an on looking lunar narrator. Find out more
In Light of Recent Events Dear [Company Name] Employees, I hope this email finds you well. We want to inform you about [Provide a brief, factual summary of the incident, without speculating on details or causing undue alarm.] Find out more
Alkebulan Hail! United States of Africa-free! Hail! Motherland most bright, divinely fair! State of greater nationhood thou hast won, Born of truth; mighty thou shalt ever be. A new life for the race is just begun. Find out more