ACT II 2020

​A seven-part podcast series recorded by ACT II 2020's Festival Director, Amy Tickner. The story behind how this years' festival was developed from Amy's initial taking on of the role in October 2019 to deciding how to adapt the festival in April 2020. A personal insight into the dos and don't of creative producing and events organisation told through a monthly account of ACT II's development. Each month Amy utilised a different skill, overcame a new hurdle, and set herself new creative challenges

Despite not being able to perform their play live, due to the recent global health crisis, the cast and creatives behind 'They Didn't Kill The Wolves, It Was Cromwell' are still eager to share their work with an audience. Check out how they've managed to virtually re-create extracts from the piece.

With COVID-19 forcing theatres, venues, and events to close across the globe ACT II are not letting that stop them from providing development opportunities for its participants and the wider community. In June 2020 we will be providing a programme of online workshops and events. All events will be FREE and can be accessed via our Facebook page. We hope you can join us throughout this exciting programme of opportunities.

A Small Trifle is a tale about authenticity. The protagonist Eve is a married mother of two and a bisexual woman. She teaches dance at a school where she met her lover Annalise. Eve’s husband Simon is a sexually experimental accountant who is seeking new thrills. Eve’s mother Barbara is a homophobic pensioner who lives in the north of England. A Small Trifle presents as a kitchen sink drama which explores sexual identity. It touches on gender identity and explores what it means to be queer and a mother.

​A selection of self recorded monologues performed by ACT II 2020's actors. In response to COVID-19 we encouraged this years' cohort of talented student actors to submit a recorded performance of any speech, poem, or creative output of their choice.