Saturday 12 September 2015

Mouthful

Trafalgar Studios
11 September


Organica
by Pedro Miguel Rozo
translated by Simon Scardifeld

She put her savings
into earth, and now she fears
what is buried there.


Chocolate
by Bola Agbaje

The cocoa farmer
who does not know what they make
those bitter beans into.

 
Bread on the Table
by Lydia Adetunji

He bought a loaf, too small
to feed them all, but all 
he could afford.
 

Photo: ©Richard Davenport 2015











The Protectors
by Clare Bayley

These are potatoes
growing wild, all but forgotten,
fabled, forbidden.


Try Me
by Poppy Burton-Morgan
and Dominic Gerrard

He would scuttle
if he could
across your tongue,
the smooth-talking
cricket.


Photo: ©Richard Davenport 2015















16 Pounds
by Neil LaBute

Water welling, spilling,
sliding down her gullet,
icy in her gaze.


Turned
by Inua Ellams

A woman, once a wife 
and mother, now alone;
stoical by her stove.











Mouthful, by Metta Theatre, is a collection 
of six short plays and a musical, responding 
to the global food crisis.

Mouthful runs at Trafalgar Studios until 3 October

Monday 7 September 2015

Theatreland


Exciting news! Theatreland, a collection of some of the best Haiku Review poems, is now at the printers!
 
It's available for pre-order from Indigo Dreams and Amazon











 




 


 

The cover image is a beautiful shot of Orlando at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester (photo credit: Jonathan Keenan Photography). It was so hard choosing just one of the shows featured in the book to go on the cover - I love them all! - but this one I think really conjures up something of the magic of theatre. 

One of the loveliest parts of preparing the collection was receiving some amazing testimonials. Here are a few that I particularly treasure...

Having joyfully followed #HaikuReview on Twitter I am delighted to read these thoughtful, witty and incisive poems in a volume. In this unique meeting of poetry and theatre, Sophie Reynolds has brought her brilliant skill and talent to offer intelligent and passionate insights into some of our most thrilling recent theatre productions. 
Vicky Featherstone, Artistic Director, Royal Court Theatre
 
Sophie Reynolds captures something of the fleeting experience of watching theatre - crystalizing character or capturing an atmosphere with evocative economy. These poems are miniature celebrations of the magic and mystery of that ephemeral art form ... impressionistic gems that serve as happy reminders of – or introductions to – some of the best plays to grace British stages in recent years. 
Holly Williams, Arts journalist 

This fresh, evocative collection of poems by Sophie Reynolds is a must-buy for every theatre lover, actor and director. It reveals to the reader the plays from the outside looking in, as well as the theatre from the inside looking out.
Lucinda Hawksley, Author