Three's Company Blog

Edinburgh Digs anyone?

2008-03-05T15:44:00.001Z

Anyone know anyone who might have accomodation in Edinburgh over the festival?

We're particularly looking for students with digs up there, who'll be out over the summer and wouldn't mind us paying their rent!

If you fit that description, or know anyone who does, or know anyone who might know anyone who might know someone who does, PLEASE join our Accomodation Facebook group at http://threescompany.co.uk/digs. Invite anyone with any leads and get your friends to do the same.

There's cash rewards and other bonuses going for people who can help!

More info about our Edinburgh show will follow very soon...

Farewell to 2007 Summer Tour

2007-10-19T12:49:00.000+01:00

The leaves are falling outside and the wind has a sudden chill to it. It can only mean that Summer is officially at and end - and with it, the end of Three's Company's Summer Tour of 'Play On Words'. After visiting the Canal Cafe at Maida Vale, Underground Venues at the Buxton Fringe, C Venues at the Edinburgh Fringe and the Etcetera in Camden, the production's last 3 (out of 43) performanes will be staged this weekend! - Fri, Sat & Sun, 9:30pm, The Etcetera Theatre, Camden.

And with the tour over we are announcing a new Facebook group which represents the whole of Three's Company. Join here to show your support and for up-to-date info on all our up-coming production. We already have plans for a new Spring show in Oxford and an exciting newly developed ensemble work for the next Summer Tour!

So join the Facebook group and watch this blog for how you can see our shows - and be involved in them as well...

'Play On Words' transfers to London

2007-09-04T22:35:00.000+01:00

Yes that's right! - after it's sell-out success in Edinburgh, the fast-punning tragi-comedy will be making a transfer to the Etcetera theatre in London next month.

This is your last chance to see this production as it comes to the end of its 43 performances across the UK. Performance dates are confirmed as:

Tuesday 9th October, 9:30pm
Wedneasday 10th October, 9:30pm
Thursday 11th October, 9:30pm
Thursday 18th October, 9:30pm
Friday 19th October, 9:30pm
Saturday 20th October, 9:30pm
Sunday 21st October, 8:30pm

The Etcetera Theatre is a fantastic studio found above The Oxford Arms on Camden High Street. It's a minute down the road from Camden Town tube and just opposite Camden market.

Whether you missed it in Edinburgh or fancy seeing it again why not pop along one night and join us all for an exciting night's entertainment and a drink in the pub after. Do drop us a line or join our facebook event if you're coming so we can look out for you. And if you still need convincing - check out our reviews and awards or audience feedback.

End of the Summer Tour

2007-08-28T13:34:00.000+01:00

Well, it's over. Our last night was... well, last night, and that concluded our 46-date-tour.

Thanks to all of you that came to see us! We've yet to receive exact audience figures, but we know we had roughly one-and-a-half thousand audience through our doors between Crash Course and Play On Words, in London, Buxton and Edinburgh. The tour was a great success - we got some great reviews and feedback, and just about covered our costs - and has opened up some exciting possibilities for the future... but you'll have to come back later to find out what they are!

To keep up to date with what we're up to next, you can keep checking back to this blog (or subscribe by atom or rss) or join our mailing list.

Finally - congratulation to Tom - 21 today!

Play On Words crossword

2007-08-26T19:18:00.000+01:00

Not many people have noticed, but we have a crossword on our site... click on the title of this post to check it out!

Great new reviews

2007-08-26T19:16:00.000+01:00

Fest and OnstageScotland have both now published their reviews - and they both loved the show!

Fest: "entertaining and surprisingly powerful theatre... has the audience erupting with laughter from the start"

OnstageScotland: "I've rarely been so wrong-footed... a very good play indeed"

Check out the full reviews (as well as all the others) by clicking here.

Boys in the hoodies...

2007-08-22T14:58:00.000+01:00

Boys in the hoodies...

Well our hoodies are finally here... With less than a week to go. Here we are posing.
Don't forget, we're VERY close to selling out so don't forget to book if you wanna come!

Another Review... and all the others

2007-08-19T01:34:00.000+01:00

"Fringe Blogger" has published a review for us, check out this post to read the review. Be wary if you've not seen the play yet... it does give a fair bit away! Her blog is a great place to check out more indepth and interesting reviews of other things going on in the Fringe... take a look.
Also, check out these links for more press on Play On Words:

We'll keep this post updated with the latest reviews.

Announcing... SCRIPTED

2007-08-18T19:07:00.000+01:00

Ok so today we're announcing the launch of our new service: 'Scripted'.
This will be an online service to link young writer and directors initally, but will gradually grow into a resource and social utility for small theatre companies, young practitioners, and all makers of small scale/fringe theatre.

Features include:

Writers - upload synopsis and overviews of scripts you've written
Directors/Producers - browse scripts and request full versions from writers
A forum for makers of small scale theatre to exchange ideas, advice and meet each other
Articles with advice for small/startup theatre companies

The service will be launching over September - if you're interested then please add your email address to the box on the right.

Watch this space!

Four Stars in Three Weeks

2007-08-15T11:33:00.000+01:00

Three's Company recieved four stars for Play on Words in Edinburgh this week. Three Weeks (the daily review sheet for the Fringe) called the show 'excellent'. Praising it's 'talented young cast', and Crawshaw's 'philosophical musings and witty wordplay'. Congratulations to Ian, Yaz, Victoria, Rose, Ben, Bekki and Tom.

Make sure you get to see Play on Words before it's to late. Don't miss 'Stoppard for the [Michael] Gondry Generation.'

Getting high on the mile

2007-08-10T14:38:00.001+01:00

Getting high on the mile

Tom an I have just discovered an ingenious new way to get our posters up without a ladder. My shoulder are now hurting pretty bad though...

Tell us what you think...

2007-08-08T09:34:00.000+01:00

We really value your feedback on our shows. Criticisms help us improve, and positive comments help attract further audiences (and stop us wanting to give up!) so if you have seen Play On Words please let us know what you think.
You can do this in the following ways:

Leave a comment below - click on "comments" after this post to add a comment to it. It's quick and easy and you don't need to leave any personally identifiable information.

Rate & Review us at edfringe.com - you can rate our show out of five and add a review at the Official Edinburgh Fringe website. This can really help us as Edinburgh audiences will see this, so if you have a couple of minutes please head over and rate or review us. It requires a quick registration at the site, but again, when you add a review, your information doesn't show up.

Email Us - we are lovely friendly people who like it when people email us. If you got any questions or ideas, are interested in working with us or just wanna say hi, get in touch!

In The Bar - catch us in the C Bar after the show - we're normally in for at least half an hour after 10.30pm...

Thanks!

Flyering on the Mile

2007-08-07T15:00:00.000+01:00

Becky Coward with our sign

Hello Three's Company readers...

This entry is coming live from my phone - we're experimenting with the technology. Right now we're flyering on the mile and it's going pretty well... See the attached photo!

'Play On Words' selling out

2007-08-06T11:40:00.000+01:00

That's right folks - three days into our run in Edinburgh and we had our first sell-out show last night!
We're used to having to turn people away from shows in Buxton but in Edinburgh this was a big surprise to us all. The tragi-comedy of quick-witted punning, over-shaken drinks bottles and overflowing swear jars seems to be going down a storm north of the border.
We now await the publication of our first review which we expect from Three Weeks any day soon...
Watch this space - if the show continues to sell-out you may need to book in advance for tickets.

Dress Rehearsal Photos

2007-08-03T12:48:00.000+01:00

Ian Keir Attard & Victoria Ross

Fred 'n' Eddie share an apricot

More to follow soon...

Dress Rehearsal Tonight!

2007-08-02T17:55:00.000+01:00

Well, we're in Edinburgh - been here for nearly a week - and our dress rehearsal is tonight.
It's brilliant to be back in the festival, especially performing at a venue like C SoCo - the atmosphere here is amazing!
Our flyers and posters are here, the cast and crew are ready and we're all set to open tomorrow...
Check back soon to see how it went!
Also, look out for posts in the next few days from the other two members of our cast: Ian Attard and Victoria Ross, who'll offer their take on being in Edinburgh and working with Three's Company.

Three's Company Need An Actor - and a different one each night!

2007-07-31T19:33:00.000+01:00

Auditions for the part of 'Reporter' in Play On Words will be taking place at the following times and places. All are welcome to come along and have a go. The best / most interesting auditionee each day will appear with the cast of Play On Words that very night at 9pm in C soco. See you all there!

3rd - 4pm, Royal Mile, outside Fringe Office
4th - 4pm, Royal Mile, outside Fringe Office
5th - 5:10pm, 'Upper Stage' Royal Mile
6th - 1:30pm, during 'Packed Lunch', C Baraka
7th - 1:30pm, during 'Packed Lunch', C Baraka

8th - 11:30am, 'Upper Stage' Royal Mile
9th - 1:30pm, during 'Packed Lunch', C Baraka
10th - 1:10pm, 'Upper Stage' Royal Mile
11th - 4pm, Royal Mile, outside Fringe Office
12th - 1:50pm, 'Upper Stage' Royal Mile
13th - 1:30pm, during 'Packed Lunch', C Baraka
14th - 11:50, 'Upper Stage' Royal Mile
15th - 1:30pm, during 'Packed Lunch', C Baraka
16th - 1:30pm, during 'Packed Lunch', C Baraka; 5:50pm, 'Upper Stage' Royal Mile (for 17th's performance)
17th - see above
18th - 4pm, Royal Mile, outside Fringe Office
19th - 2:50pm, 'Upper Stage' Royal Mile
20th - 1:30pm, during 'Packed Lunch', C Baraka
21st - 1:50pm, 'Upper Stage' Royal Mile
22nd - 1:30pm, during 'Packed Lunch', C Baraka
23rd - 1:30pm, during 'Packed Lunch', C Baraka
24th - 1:50pm, 'Upper Stage' Royal Mile
25th - 4pm, Royal Mile, outside Fringe Office
26th - 1:50pm, 'Upper Stage' Royal Mile
27th - 1:30pm, during 'Packed Lunch', C Baraka

The Other Three's Company Production

2007-07-03T21:01:00.000+01:00

Three's Company can officialy announce that as well as both 'Play on Words' and 'Crash Coarse:Part 0 of the Transport Trilogy' another 3C production will be found on the Buxton Fringe... Michael Grady-Hall will be appearing (without mentioning it to RADA) in Tom Crawshaw's new mini-play 'Dreams May Come' in the One Minute Play Festival.
Three's Company's new production also stars Mariam Bell.
Catch the One Minute Play Festival on 13th, 14th and 15th July at 5.30 http://www.undergroundvenues.co.uk/

'Play On Words' Crew Complete!

2007-06-10T17:22:00.000+01:00

Finally, with less than a fortnight before the first performance(!), we have a complete crew for Play On Words - and it's a good one...
Ben Copper and Bekki Coward, both first years on the Performance Arts course at Central School of Speech & Drama, will be joining us on our tour at our technical operator ('Jonnie') and our stage manager ('Claire'). We're really pleased - not ponly to have found people to fill these roles, but to have found a pair that couldn't be more perfect.
Just as well, because Tom was on the verge of a heart attack!
These guys join Rose Lewenstein, Sam Bailey, Jack Knowles, Sarah Margulewicz, Ian Attard and Victoria Ross as well as Tom and to complete the team for our 36 date tour of London, Buxton and Edinburgh.
Don't forget, the show opens in London's Canal Cafe Theatre on the 21st!

Crash Course

2007-06-06T21:13:00.000+01:00

Tom Crawshaw and Yaz Al-Shaater will return as the hapless Mike and Nick, in the long-awaited prequel to the award-winning Platformation and Plane of Existence. This anarchic, runaway comedy blends script and audience suggestions to form a series of snowballing sketches, bound towards a calamitous catastrophe - which changes every night! Make sure you catch Part 0 of the Transport Trilogy.

9th, 10th, 16th, 17th, 18th & 21st July, 10pm and 13th, 14th, 15th & 16th July, 6pm

www.undergroundvenues.co.uk

'Play On Words' Cast Confirmed

2007-05-06T18:01:00.000+01:00

We can offically announce the cast of our new Play On Words tour!
After a weekend of auditioning, Michael, Tom, Rose and myself have asked Ian Keir Attard and Victoria Ross to play the parts of Fred and Jen respectively. They will be joining me (as Eddie) this Summer as we embark on our 36 date tour of London, Buxton and Edinburgh.
Congratulations guys!

Best Direction

2007-05-02T20:00:00.000+01:00

Michael Grady-Hall was today announced as the winner of the 'Best Direction' award at this years Lost Theatre: One Act Theatre Festival. He won for his direction on the Three's Company and fragile theatre co-production of A Woman of Uncertain Age.
The play written by Maggie Dealey will be performed again at the Tristan Bates Theatre on May 20th where he will collect his award from Alison Steadman.

Cameron Mackintosh Award

2007-03-03T16:41:00.000Z

Play On Words has won the Cameron Mackintosh Award for New Writing in the Oxford New Writing Festival. Along with Tom's award, the Oxford Production recieved both the Best Actor and Best Actress awards. Congratulations all!

Play on Words Tour 2007

2006-12-13T15:00:00.000Z

Today we can offically confirm our next project. Following its huge success in the Buxton Fringe, we are now planning a UK tour of Play on Words. Starting in London this spring, the show will return to Buxton in July and then continue to Edinburgh for the fringe there. Rose Lewenstein will be directing a fresh cast in this brand new production, with Sam Bailey attached to deisgn the piece and Tom Hackley to take control of the sound. Watch this space for further details...

Congratulations Tom!

2006-11-21T19:32:00.000Z

Good news: Play On Words has won a place in Oxford University's New Writing Festival! It is one of four plays chosen from amongst a large number of plays submitted by Oxford Students, andas a result will be presented in the BurtonTaylor Theatre, in February '07.
Interestingly, Income Taxi which some will remember from Buxton Fringe 2004 also made it into the final eight!