It’s the last episode before we get ready for VAULT Festival! Rosie from CTC was back to have a chat with the lovely Becky Jones, producer and ‘token southerner’ of the fantastic Geordie theatre company ShyBairn Theatre.

Becky has also produced ShyBairn’s show ‘BURNOUT’, also on during the last weekend at VAULT! During Rosie and Becky’s convo, they found a lot of common ground between both shows - especially the importance of using research and real human stories when dramatising the effects of climate change, and finding joy and humour in times of darkness.

You can catch both our shows on the last weekend of VAULT 2023:

‘BURNOUT’ is at the Studio in The Vaults, Waterloo (Sat 18th & Sun 19th March): https://vaultfestival.com/events/burnout/

‘FREAK OUT!’ is at the Network Theatre, Waterloo (Sat 18th & Sun 19th March): https://vaultfestival.com/events/freak-out/

This production is supported using public funding from Arts Council England.

In this episode, Rosie chatted to two polar bears and an Arctic skua… aka actors and co-founders of Hypok Theatre - Holly Darville, Charlie Lloyd and Aidan Alexander.

Hypok dive into their process of bringing their tragi-comic play ‘Treading Water’ to life, from its scratch origins at East 15 to its upcoming full-length debut at VAULT, which has included Kurzgesagt, Samuel Beckett, sustainable set-making, “light anthropomorphism” and everything in between. Sounds intriguing? You’ll have to listen to find out why!

CTC’s ‘FREAK OUT!’ and Hypok’s ‘Treading Water’ are united in our explorations of how we as individuals try to remain hopeful and resist inaction when faced with impending climate doom over which we are told we have no control, and how it’s never too late to try and make a difference.

Don’t miss ‘Treading Water’ at VAULT Festival 2023 at the Studio in The Vaults, Waterloo THIS WEEKEND: https://vaultfestival.com/events/treading-water/

And come see our show ‘FREAK OUT!’ at VAULT Festival 2023 at the Network Theatre, Waterloo on the 18th & 19th March: https://vaultfestival.com/events/freak-out/

This production is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Coin Toss Collective GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/freak-out-at-vault-festival?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

In this episode, Alyssa chatted with the co-founders of Yellowhat productions, Madeleine and Theo. This conversation focuses on the morals of creating theatre about the climate emergency, the stress of trying to be funny, and naming things!

A hilarious conversation on our end and one we hope you find just as funny with an important discussion of the effectiveness of creating theatre in response to climate change and the potential impact we have on society versus the benefit for the theatre companies.

You can catch “THE PLAY WITH THE REALLY LONG AND SLIGHTLY POETIC SOUNDING TITLE THAT’S ACTUALLY A BIT TOO LONG BUT THAT’S OK BECAUSE IT’S ABOUT SOMETHING IMPORTANT… OR, SHE HOWLS KELP” at The Pit, Leak Street, London on the 11th and 12th of March. Come watch our show FREAK OUT! At The Network Theatre, Waterloo, London on the 18th and 19th of March. Tickets are available on the VAULT Festival Website

This production is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England

FREAK OUT! - Vault Festival Tickets: https://vaultfestival.com/events/freak-out/

Coin Toss Collective GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/freak-out-at-vault-festival?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet