During the Covid-19 lockdown Stephen Lowe and Tanya Myers have been shielding. However… work has blossomed in unexpected ways.

Stephen Lowe Archives

Writer Stephen Lowe Archives are currently being installed at Nottingham University. It is hoped they will available to access from Spring 2021. For more information contact Sarah Colbourne.

The Billy Richards Project

Tanya Myers & Stephen Lowe have been commissioned by the innovative Greenshoots company to mentor three wonderful young writers. Defying the limitations of Covid-19, Sophie Bloor, Alissia Dicosmo, Will Tobin transform the extraordinary diaries of Nottingham World War 1 despatch rider, Billy Richards into innovative theatre experience. The Billy Richards Production will eventually celebrate Exhibition and Live theatre.

www.greenshootsnottingham.co.uk

Short Film – The Red Door

During lockdown, Stephen Lowe wrote a poem called The Red Door about isolation for the old. Commissioned by Lakeside Arts in June 2020, Tanya Myers wrote a short film script to incorporate Stephen’s poem and neighbourly participation. The Red Door is about a recluse reconnecting with the beauty of Being.

Filmed on a basic mobile phone, it became a firm Favourite of Lakeside Nottstopping Festival. Watch The Red Door on YouTube.

Kindred Spirits: Theatre for the Over 60’s

In November 2019, Tanya Myers and Stephen Lowe were asked by ArtSpeak to trial a Theatre Collective to explore the joys of exploring theatre language with elder folk, with and without past theatre knowledge. When Covid struck, our group decided to continue and developed inclusive ways to continue improvising, developing a regular Thursday Email Meeting of responses to weekly creative missives. This work continues and is looking to develop into a Virtual Diary, Film Script and Documentary.

Image credits:
Man in chair, Man in picture by Don Rowe
Man teaches Dog to Read photo by Tanya Myers

Future Daughter Project 2020

Future Daughter was originally planned for Production March 2020. A coproduction between Meeting Ground and Dragons Breath – Tanya Myers and Nettie Scriven (artistic directors) invited Jill Greenhalgh (founding creative director of International Magdalena Women’s Theatre Festival) to run a beautiful workshop performance. Future Daughter explores the diverse relationships and narratives of mothers and daughters. This project has been suspended until March 2021.