Last Monday October 15th the sharpest actors and actresses, signed and unsigned graced the RichMix venue in East London for the famed TriForce Promotions: MonologueSlam UK™.
This FREE platform is for actors to practice their craft and improve their performance skills in front of a welcoming audience and a panel of industry professionals in a position to move their careers forward.
The event has attracted some of the UK top Directors / Producerswho served as judges such as Justin Young, BBC Producer & Playwright; Oliver Kent
BBC Senior Producer; Julia Crampsie BBC Casting Director and Claire Hoath Agent – Claire Hoath Management.
First act up was the 1 minute Smack Down, kicked off by Jonathon Luwagga who did ‘Through the wire’ by Adam Tulloch.
The second act was Ana Luderowski who performed a piece called ‘When you cure me’ by Jack Thorne
Kemar Downey followed quickly doing ‘Crazyblackmotherfuckerinself by DeObia Oparei
Cheryl Williams performing ‘Laughing Wild’ by Christopher Durang
Marilii Saar took to the stage and shocked the audience with Roberto Zucco by Bernard-Marie Koltes.
Kingsley Amadi doing Five Fingers. One intention by Martin O. Whyte
Jake Daniel Moore performing Hamlet by William Shakespheare
Melissa Palleschi mesmerised the audience with her ‘Valhalla’ by Paul Rudnick.
Joseph Adelakun did a great Estate Walls performance by Arinze Kene
Sarah Milton doing an empassioned and bewildering Lovesong by Abi Morgan
David Avery does ‘Billy Bishop goes to war’ by John MacLachlan Gray
B – Next was the 2 minute Bare Knuckle Improv
C – 3 Minuute Heavy Weight Monologue
Lucy Farrett doing American Sligo by Adam Rapp
Ben Cawley giving thank you speech for the winning performance in this round to ‘You can see the Hills’ by Mathew Dunster
Demi Goodman doing ‘The wedding Speech’ by Demi Goodman
Cathal J Ferris ‘Someone who’ll watch over me’ by Frank McGuinness
Mandy-Jane Jackson doingEight by Ella Hickson
Claudius Peters performs ‘Jesus hopped the ‘A’ train’ by Stephen Adly Guirgis
John Holt-Roberts doing, ‘If there is I haven’t found it yet’ by Nick Payne
Felicity Sparks doing Roleplay by Alan Ayckbourn
Dixon Weinor performing ‘Some Girls’ by Neil LaBute
Simon Lyshon performing ‘A day in the death of Joe Egg by Peter Nichols
Jaz Deol does a riveting Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
