Four years after losing his mum suddenly when he was just 15, Ollie Maddigan started writing a play. “I always knew that I eventually wanted to process my feelings, experiences and grief by turning them into a theatre show. However, I think it was only when I was 19 that I thought enough time had …
A miniature white coffin filled with blonde locks is brought to the stage and signals the start of Truly, Madly Baldly – the story of writer and lead performer Sam Macgregor’s experiences with alopecia. We were gathered upstairs at Laurels Theatre for the show, which is framed as a humanist memorial for Sam’s gone but …
A show which finds the funny as well as the challenges of living with alopecia has opened at a Tyneside theatre. Following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, Newcastle performer Sam Macgregor booked a chunky run of Truly, Madly, Baldly at Laurels Theatre in Whitley Bay. Bafta-nominated actor, Jack Robertson (Gerry and …
When it comes to articulating the mission of Laurels Theatre, Jamie Eastlake is not messing about. “We want to make and develop stories and artists in our region and help get them on that rocket ship into the wider world.” And fresh from a week workshopping an under-the-radar project at the National Theatre (the National …
The National Theatre is supporting Laurels Theatre in the development of its latest production. The fringe theatre in Whitley Bay has been earmarked for funding by the prestigious venue and its Generate Programme, to bring together a group of creatives to workshop a new piece of theatre. This week, Laurels founders Jamie Eastlake and Steve …
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