Drama in the Mix 2014

Drama in the Mix celebrates the creative talents of young people in East London, by providing a high-profile writing and acting showcase with broadcast potential.

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The Party by Mulberry School for Girls 

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The Friendship from Within by The City Academy 

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Sold - By Buxton School 

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Soccer Street by Chingford Foundation 

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Kieran's Dream - Mulberry School for Girls 

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Bob to Brazil - City Academy

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A selection of photographs from last years Drama in the Mix showcase. 

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We had our fabulous Showcase last week and are now looking forward to the plays going out on Roundhouse Radio and East London Radio. Dates/times tbc...

A massive WELL DONE to all who took part: The Friendship from Within The City Academy A friendship between two girls from different backgrounds - with paths so similar. Performed by: Ferdosi Abbott (writer) Ashley Sheriff Husne Kaikan Fiona Gashi Kiyara Caller Taylor Watt-Bundu Soccer Street Chingford Foundation School A family face life on the streets as their home is repossessed to make way for the new stadiums needed for the world cup - where will they end up?  And is homelessness and deprivation the real legacy of Brazil 2014? Written and performed by: Karl Tew (writer) Nicholas Eves (writer) Ben Willson (writer) Savera Amran Zaynab Noor Hadyn Stobbart Lewis Moore The Party Mulberry School for Girls Sophie and Bella are best friends. Nothing could ever come between them, or so they thought. Written and performed by: Maymunah Riyah (writer) Moyrom Bibi (writer) Bushra Hassan (writer) Saima Syeda (writer) Hadika Ahmed Tasnim Neha Sold! Buxton School Life in the favelas is hard but Rosa’s fate is harsher than most.  When her own mother sells her into a life of slavery will she ever be free?  Written and performed by: Roberta Keinyte Remzie Krasniqi Mevre Baglam Masoumeh Mahmoudi Erika Vainelaityte Krystian Mihovski Bob to Brazil The City Academy If you don’t aim high you’ll never win big – will Bob make it to Brazil? Performed by: Mohammad Reiza (writer) Sharmin Ali Suleiman Abuu Ta-Semia Watson Zaahir Patel Martin the Great Chingford Foundation School As the world cup threatens the very foundations of beautiful Brazil, it is left to one man, one Martin, to save the day.  But can Amazonian leaders outwit the might of FIFA and save their beautiful country? Written by: Luke Hasler Performed by: Saihaan Mahmood Nathan Burke Jack Lapping Jonathan Abbey Kieran’s Dream Mulberry School for Girls In a deal with his mum rebellious football fanatic Kieran changes his attitude for a world cup ticket, but is this bargain all that it seems? Written and performed by: Samina Hamid (writer) Fatima Choudhury (writer) Sumayyah Tahsin (writer) Nasima Hoque (writer) Afsana Uddin Tahsin Prima The Jobless Manager Buxton School Although the team has won the cup they’re out of funds and it looks like the end until Manager 3 undertakes a string of jobs in order to save the team. Written and performed by: Tyler Austin Lauren Fawley Naeem Shah Sandra Asare   Wiktor Golda George Allen

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Bitish Land volunteer Anna Butterworth gets stuck in at rehearsals with Mulberry School for Girls.

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Fiona Eccleston from British Land

What a fun project! I wish I had this opportunity when I was at school. I remember me and my friends huddling in my bedroom recording a mini soap opera on my tape recorder for an English project. Nothing like as professional as having a stage and microphones, real sound effects and professional director!

  The team at Rich Mix are fantastic, they really welcomed me in as a volunteer on the day and got me involved with prepping the sound effects props and telling me all about the project. The girls from Mulberry school arrived and quickly got to work reading through their scripts and really bringing their story ‘The Party’ to life. They didn’t seem intimidated by the environment and their talents really shone through. After a few read-throughs and a bit of tweaking and editing from the fab staff from Half Moon Theatre, the girls recorded their own radio drama! Very exciting, can’t wait to see the final showdown on Wednesday…

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Are this years Drama in the Mix participants ready to take to the stage? If they’re not yet, fear not we’ve got two rehearsal days to prepare and practice with all the technical elements. Here’s what we’ve got to look forward to:

Monday 28th April: The Party and Kierans Dream from Mulberry School of Girls rehearse with Bob to Brazil and The Friendship from Within from The City Academy!

Tuesday 28th April: Sold! and The Jobless Manager from Buxton school rehearse with Martin the Great and Soccer Street from Chingford!

And on Wednesday it’s the SHOWCASE

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Box of objects patiently sat waiting for the students to get involved and turn this random assortment into sound effects!

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Colourful Brazil. The theme and inspiration for this years Drama in the Mix.

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Our Script Deadline is Today!

The deadline for scripts is today! We've already had a few scripts sent over to us and there is a huge range of inventive ideas!

Our panel meets next week to select the best plays to be recorded at Rich Mix in April. We couldn't be more excited.

Big thanks to Roundhouse, Half Moon, Dekan Apajee at Allsortz, East London Radio, Broadgate London and British Land. All of your help is hugely appreciated!

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A horse in a radio station - presumably for use as a sound effect!

See more cool old photos here: http://www.formerdays.com/2012_02_01_archive.html

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Browse BBC Drama, Comedy and Children's TV and radio scripts in the BBC writersroom online script library.