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Our R&D week is finally here!
After months of preparation, our R&D week is finally here! We are delighted to welcome a wonderful group of actors to work on the But For...
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Whoop 'n' Wail
- Feb 8, 2019
- 2 min
But For Us table read
In January, this happened….. This slideshow requires JavaScript. But For Us table read January 2019, Old Diorama Arts Centre Photos by...
Whoop 'n' Wail
- Jan 1, 2019
- 1 min
An exciting New Year ahead!
In December we put out a casting call for a table read of our new play But For Us. We are delighted to say that it is now fully cast. We...
Whoop 'n' Wail
- Jul 23, 2018
- 3 min
No excuses this time
Excuses, excuses. There’s always something, isn’t there? “It’s a great idea but I’m really busy at the moment?” “I’d love to but I’ve got...
Whoop 'n' Wail
- Feb 15, 2018
- 2 min
Anyone for a spot of anarchy?
Dora Cockburn, 72, from Shepherds Bush, London, is one of the Windrush Generation. A grandmother and retired social worker, she always...
Whoop 'n' Wail
- Aug 12, 2016
- 4 min
Break ups, lesbians and procrastination
Friend of Whoop ‘n’ Wail, Lizzie Milton, tells us all about her playwrighting debut, female-centric comedy, and the importance of paying...
Whoop 'n' Wail
- Mar 8, 2016
- 4 min
Let’s talk about female characters, not just the lack of them.
@bechdeltheatre’s Beth Watson meets up for a coffee with Whoop ‘n’ Wail’s Ali Kemp to celebrate the upcoming Bechdel Theatre Festival...
Whoop 'n' Wail
- Sep 24, 2015
- 2 min
“Acting is the reality of doing”
This month, Sienna Miller revealed that she turned down a Broadway play, a two-hander, because she was being offered less than half the...
Whoop 'n' Wail
- May 1, 2015
- 2 min
My worst nightmare!
Preparing to go on stage as Katie in Madjesty for Whoop ‘n’ Wail Represents…Mayday, I put the finishing touches to my make up. Lipstick...
Whoop 'n' Wail
- Apr 27, 2015
- 1 min
Still some tickets for tonight’s show…but there won’t be for long.
Well here we are. At Whoop ‘n’ Wail HQ we can’t quite believe that we are about to head to the theatre for our third Whoop ‘n’ Wail...
Whoop 'n' Wail
- Apr 24, 2015
- 1 min
Sharon Maughan talks to the Huffington Post about Whoop ‘n’ Wail.
Acclaimed actress Sharon Maughan talks to Carrie Armstrong about her involvement in Whoop ‘n’ Wail Represents…Mayday. Sharon Maughan, The...
Whoop 'n' Wail
- Apr 19, 2015
- 1 min
Ali & Debs feature in Female Arts Magazine
Ali Kemp and Deborah Klayman: Whooping and Wailing on the Road to Gender Equality Read our feature in Female Arts here. Whoop ‘n’ Wail...
Whoop 'n' Wail
- Apr 4, 2015
- 1 min
Call out for Technicians!
Whoop ‘n’ Wail is on the look out for a theatre technician to join the Whoop ‘n’ Wail Represents…Mayday team. If you think you might be...
Whoop 'n' Wail
- Mar 23, 2015
- 1 min
Wot no contact details?
It has been brought to our attention that our previous post calling for directors to join the Represents…Mayday team did not include an...
Whoop 'n' Wail
- Mar 21, 2015
- 3 min
Call out for directors!
Whoop ‘n’ Wail is on the look out for directors to join the Whoop ‘n’ Wail Represents…Mayday team. If you think you might be interested,...
Whoop 'n' Wail
- Mar 12, 2015
- 1 min
The Mayday scripts are in!
The call for submissions for Represents…Mayday is now closed and here at Whoop ‘n’ Wail HQ we are taking a moment to read and enjoy all...
Whoop 'n' Wail
- Mar 4, 2015
- 1 min
Mayday! Call for submissions – one week till the deadline
Calling all playwrights: you have just one more week to get your creative juices around ‘Mayday’. A very big thank you to all those who...
Whoop 'n' Wail
- Feb 22, 2015
- 4 min
WHOOP ‘N’ WAIL REPRESENTS…MAYDAY – Open Submission Brief
WHOOP ‘N’ WAIL REPRESENTS…MAYDAY WRITER’S SUBMISSION BRIEF What is Represents…? With brand new plays from both male and female writers,...
Whoop 'n' Wail
- Jan 3, 2015
- 1 min
ArtyStew is on Etsy!
Our good friend and collaborator ArtyStew, who has designed all of Whoop ‘n’ Wail‘s logos and images since we launched in 2011, now has a...