Photography by Guy Romain
@gr_eyess @hesromain
Creative Direction by Claudia Vyvyan
@claudiavyvyan
Actors / Models
Jess Enemokwu
Flora Macangus
SE FEST September
In a panic, Rema-Mae and Irys appear together in a windowless bedroom. As they realise they cannot escape, they are forced to learn how to intentionally love and care for one another, supporting one another through a beautiful story of care, queer love, friendship, and support. The project is focused on how mutual aid and compassionate friendships can promote a radical honesty that provides relief from the hardships of societal reality.
7.30pm 13th September at The Bridge House Theatre
SE FEST Creative Team
BTS in Rehearsals for SE Fest @BubbleLondon
Photography by Oba Moyo @oba_moyo @theblackesper
Powerhouse interview with London Performance Studios
LONDON PERFORMANCE STUDIOS
SEEDING SPACE: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Powerhouse was awarded a seeding space at London Performance Studios from 14th- 19th August. This was a unique experience to explore creatively and expand our team. An open performance was held on 18th to Industry professionals.
LPS interview footage shot by Andy McCredie, edited by Maya Yoncali.
R&D Team
Justina Kehinde
Director
Justina Kehinde is a writer, director and award winning poet. Her directorial debut Til Death Do Us Part (Theatre 503) won Best New Production at the 2022 London Pub Theatre Awards and in 2023 she assisted Rebecca Frecknall in her 5 star production of Romeo and Juliet (Almeida Theatre). A member of the Young Vic Director’s programme, in 2017 she was one of eight selected onto Damsel Productions directorial development scheme where, under the mentorship of Paulette Randal (MBE) she co-wrote and directed her first original play, UMUADA, which debuted at the Bunker Theatre before headlining the King’s Head Theatre’s PlayMill Festival to 5 and 4 star reviews.
glimpse behind the scenes of our research & development week
Previous Shows
Permanent Marker
CW: sexual assault, rape, disassociation, trauma
Permanent Marker is an original one-person play. It is an exploration of a woman’s fragmented response to rape and the imperfection of memory. As the piece develops the sense of a solid story/timeline disintegrates using the experience of disassociation. Her memory jumps back and forth as her sense of self disconnects, and she becomes overwhelmed by the potential beauty of her trauma.
May 2021 at the Corpus Playroom
Directed by Maria Telnikoff
July 2022 at the Drayton Arms Theatre
Directed by Claudia Vyvyan
May 2023 at Hens and Chickens Theatre
Co-Directed by Eleanor Crouch
May 2023 at Bread and Roses Theatre
Co-Directed by Eleanor Crouch
Permanent Marker Reviews
Permanent Marker was reviewed by Time and Leisure Magazine (5 stars), The Reviews Hub (4 stars) and Breaking the Fourth Wall (4 stars)
‘Beautifully written and exquisitely performed’
-The ReviewsHub
‘Claudia Vyvyan’s script is imbued with a quiet dignity of purpose, and a depth and breadth of poetic lyricism that, at times, leaves one breathless.’
-The ReviewsHub
‘The central character, performed with immense charisma by a talented and committed Flora MacAngus’
- Time and Leisure Magazine
‘An allegory of self-repair after a violent and cruel rupturing, it is deeply moving’
-The ReviewsHub
‘Vyvyan’s concern here is not just surviving, it is thriving. Quite a writer, quite a performer, and quite a gem of a show. Highly recommended.’
-The ReviewsHub
Watch here! copy past the link into web browser:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLqQ5hNQ1Gw
NYT Monologue Night
April 21, 2022