| The Best Man @ Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh |
Written by Glyn Maxwell
Performed by Danny Swanson
Directed by Jon Croker
Lighting Design by Dom Yates
Sound Design by Ed Slaney
Technician Dan Large
Produced by Jon Croker & Peter Yates for MuseMachine
| More To Life Than Sex @ Grekfriars KirkHouse, Edinburgh |
Written by Peter Yates
Performed by Alex Grant [Gerald] Charlotte Flintham [Lizzie] Olivia Wybraniec [Tamsin] Tom Martin [Bouncer] Chris Bhantoa [Barman] Rosie Swanson [Suki] Jack Swanson [Sean] the Voice of Adam Shindler [Barry]
Directed by Greg Mazloumian
Lighting Design by Dan Large
Sound Design Ed Slaney
Technical Director Dom Yates
Produced by Peter Yates & Greg Mazloumian for MuseMachine
| Devoid Of Ears @ Rocket, Edinburgh |
Written by Adam Shindler & Tom Martin
Performed by Adam Shindler & Tom Martin
Directed by Greg Mazloumian, Adam Shindler, Tom Martin
Lighting design by Dom Yates
Sound Design by Ed Slaney
Produced by Peter Yates & Greg Mazloumian for MuseMachine
Hidden Agenda 2002-2003
2003
This year saw the Company take a break from Edinburgh. In October, at the opening of New Place, the new St. Albans School Drama Department facility, Danny Swanson and Adam Shindler performed The Night Manager alongside a piece especially written for the occasion by Peter Yates and directed by Jon Croker. This was the first part of The Secret Art of Auditions, the whole play (three parts in all) destined for the Fringe in 2004.
| The Secret Art of Auditions @ New Place, St. Albans |
- Written by Peter Yates
- Performed by Danny Swanson [Marke Sampsome] & Adam Shindler [Piers Pierce]
- Directed by Jon Croker
- Lighting Design by Dominic Yates
- Sound by Tim Boardman
- Technical Superivsor Domonic Martin
- Produced by Peter Yates for New Place
| The Night Manager @ New Place, St. Albans |
- Written by Jenny Wafer & Peter Yates
- Performed by Adam Shindler [Night Manager] Danny Swanson [Hotel Guest]
- Directed by Jon Croker
- Lighting Designed by Dominic Yates
- Sound by Tim Boardman
- Technical Superivsor Domonic Martin
- Produced by Peter Yates for New Place
2002
The Company now morphed into Hidden Agenda to promote its most ambitious project to date. Sins Attached was a full-scale musical with four piece band and music by Michael Dyer. The show featured the the great vocal talents of Sophie Higgins, Georgie McBrierty and Adam Shindler; Oliver Black played the Devil with great aplomb, and Tom Martin grunted along in the background. Despite being panned by the critics this was a great show, loved by audiences. Directed by Peter Yates and James Marshall, the show was performed at Augustine's Studio. The Scotsman's reviewer used three words to describe it: "appalling", "shocking" and "diabolical". This led directly to a researcher on the BBC TV programme The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly contacting the company and subsequently recruiting Peter as the "Bad" director in the show that was aired in March 2003. The proceeds funded the next projects.
| Sins Atached @ Augustine's, Edinburgh |
- Writen by Jenny Andrews & Peter Yates
- Music by Michael Dyer
- Performed by Adam Shindler [Jonathan], Georgie McBrierty [Josephine], Tom Martin [Joseph], Sophie Higgins [Joanna], Oliver Black [Topho]
- Musicians Peter Reid [Keyboards], George Marshall [Guitar], Ben Bayliss [Bass], Giles Barr [Drums]
- Musical Direction by David McCord
- Directed by Peter Yates & James Marshall
- Lighting Design by Guy Martin
- Stage Managed by Greg Mazloumian
- Produced by Peter Yates for Hidden Agenda
Sins Attached previewed at the newly opened Trestle Arts Base in St. Albans. We were the first professional company to perform to an audience at this facility which includes an excellent studio space.
In October, the Company returned to the Cockpit with a highly successful revival of The Night Manager (from The Losers' Guide to the Modern World). This saw Danny Swanson team up with Adam Shindler to play the roles of hapless hotel guest and jobs-worth Night Manager respectively, directed by Jon Croker.
| The Night Manager @ The Cockpit Theatre, London |
- Written by Jenny Wafer & Peter Yates
- Performed by Danny Swanson [M. Smith], Adam Shindler [The Night Manager]
- Directed by Jon Croker
- Lighting Design by Greg Mazloumian
- Produced by Peter Yates & Greg Mazloumian for Hidden Agenda
Big Jacket 2001-2002
2001
In October the Company made its debut at the Cockpit Theatre, London, in the Theatre in the Pound season with the new company name Big Jacket. In The Script Manager (from The Losers' Guide to the Modern World) Jon Croker recreated his original role of Triedle and Joe Cohen played Regis. The show was directed by Nick Butler, who then went on to direct Mark Ravenhill's Shopping and Fucking at the Playroom, Cambridge, under the Big Jacket banner.
| The Script Manager @ The Cockpit Theatre, London |
- Written by Jenny Wafer & Peter Yates
- Performed by Jon Croker [Treidle], Joe Cohen [Regis]
- Directed by Nick Butler
- Lighting & Sound by James Marshall
- Prouced by Peter Yates for Big Jacket
First Among Sequels - 1997-2001
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