Chickpeas

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Hagseed Productions

PRESENTS

14 Feb 2024

Union Theatre

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Chickpeas

Stacy and Adrienne have been cast in ‘The Forbidden Fruit’, a Regency-era lesbian melodrama, a catastrophe of clichés and male fantasies of hot lesbians ripping off each others’ corsets. They’re pretty sure it’s a crime against gay people. But they need the work.

‘Chickpeas’ is about Stacy and Adrienne - funny real people that love to laugh at the regency romance they’re rehearsing; take the piss out of their unhinged director, and pretend that they’re not falling for each other. It’s a story about how queer women fall in love: the risk, the bravery and the joy.

By laughing in the face of patriarchal storytelling, ‘Chickpeas’ aims to expose, ridicule and defy the damaging clichés of lesbian media. How do we perform the performance of falling in love? How do we reclaim the queer love story?

PERFORMANCES

20:30

Wednesday 14 February 2024

Union Theatre

ADDITIONAL INFO

Access features:

Step-free Access

Age guidance:

15+

Running time:

50 minutes

Festival strand:

Theatre & Performance

Funny, Empowering, Offbeat, Feel Good, LGBTQ+

This show contains: swearing, homophobic language, sexual content, reference to grooming, reference to death, reference to suicide and reference to drugs/alcohol.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Hagseed Productions

Hagseed is a collaboration of three emerging artists: Georgia Casimir, Ellen Healy and Milly Mitchell. 'Chickpeas' is our debut piece and involves an associate artist, Lotte Pearl.
Georgia Casimir has worked with the Bristol Old Vic Theatre in its Made in Bristol scheme and with THIS/THAT productions. Writing and directing credits include 'Tenants' (Weston Studio), ‘The Curse of Cauldronella’ (Wickham Theatre) and ‘Song of Achilles’ (Pegg Theatre). Performance credits include ‘Orpheus and Eurydice (Bristol Old Vic) and ‘Babytales’ (Weston Studio).
Ellen Healy's writing and performing credits include: ‘Behind The Curtain’ (Wickham Theatre). Previous technical and lighting design experience includes ‘Unboxed’ (Wickham Theatre), with Bodies In Flight, and Tim Crouch's 2023 run of ‘An Oak Tree’ (Wickham Theatre).
Milly Mitchell's previous writing and directing credits include ‘There’s no ‘F’ in Jonathan’ (Split Ends Productions) and ‘The Curse of Cauldronella’ (Wickham Theatre). Performance credits include ‘100:Unearth’ (Wild Works), ‘Bike’ (Cube Essential Theatre), ‘Song of Achilles’ (Pegg Theatre).
Lotte Pearl's credits include musicals, plays and screenwork: ‘Stuff’ (National Theatre Connections), Love and Information (Brighton Fringe), ‘A Winter’s Tale’ (BYMT), The Read (BBC 4).

PRESS & REVIEWS

Inter:Mission Bristol, Izzy Neville, 'Chickpeas' Nov 2021
"Ellen Healy and Lotte Pearl prove a brilliant comic duo, their comic timing and intense chemistry... had the audience in fits of laughter" 27/11/21
Praise for previous work:
B24/7, Sarski Anderson, 'Babytales', Nov 2022
"Beautifully conceived and delivered with irresistible warmth"
Audience reviews, 'There's No 'F' in Jonathan', May 2019
"Stylishly written, comedic and emotional" "Insanely funny" "Speechless! So emotive, I laughed and cried"

CAST & CREATIVE CREDITS:

Directors: GEORGIA CASIMIR and MILLY MITCHELL
Writers: GEORGIA CASIMIR and MILLY MITCHELL
Stacy: ELLEN HEALY
Adrienne: LOTTE PEARL
Photography: KATIE TOON

A Pinch of VAULT is a festival of brand new and work-in-progress performance. Shows will be at varying stages of development, including rehearsed readings with script in hand, first time on its feet or semi-staged.