South London Previews Festival:
When It Snows In April
Date: Thursday 18th July 2024
Time: 7.15pm - 9pm
Early Bird: £12.50
Standard: £14
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April and Francis meet in the final year of secondary school. The two find themselves drawn to one another; their magnetic connection ignites with an unspoken intensity. But as their relationship develops, their deepest secrets threaten to surface. When it Snows in April is an intimate and poignant take on first loves and the journey of finding oneself.
Actor/writer, Chantelle Alle who co-created the hit play PYNEAPPLE (Bunker Theatre) is premiering her first original play. This love story is directed by visual storyteller Xanthus (Young Vic, RCSSD, Theatre 503) and composed by multi-instrumentalist and producer Monterey J.
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About the Artists
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Chantelle is an actor and writer from South London. She started her writing career with her first play PYNEAPPLE at the Bunker Theatre. Since then, Chantelle has become a published author with her work featured in the anthology "LIT - a collection of dynamic monologues for actors from underrepresented ethnicities". Recently, she has been commissioned by a well-known production company to develop a new comedy TV series.
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Xanthus is a visual storyteller operating in spaces as a photographer, theatre & movement director, performer, writer and filmmaker. Their creative work is centred around celebrating the varied narratives Black people hold, with an emphasis on girlhood and womanhood.
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Elise is very excited to be playing the role of April. Her previous credits include Genevieve in I May Destroy You, Emma Braun in Visions of a Vivid Life, Lisa in Eggs in the Morning, and Raye in PYNEAPPLE. Elise trained at Identity School of Acting and the Actors Cafe. She is also one of the co-founders of The SPYCE Collective, a female-led theatre company.
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Kofi studied at the London College of Music receiving a (BA Hons) for Acting on Stage and Media. His most recent theatre credits include the National Theatre Production of Simon Stephens' Curious Incident of The Dog At Night-Time, along with performing at the Lyric's Hammersmith Theatre as the lead for August Strindberg's The Father as 'The Captain.' He will be starring in M.Night Shalaymans’ THE WATCHERS and HBO’s INDUSTRY later this year.
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Monterey J is an artist and producer based in South London, originally from Italy. His music fuses funk, hip-hop flavoured beats and jazz harmony to create a unique mix of grooves. His self-produced debut album "The Root" was released independently on December 1st 2023 via Minds Aye Music.
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Founded by Chantelle Alle and Melissa Saint, Manuka Productions aims to provide a platform for creatives of the African diaspora to showcase their skills and create opportunities for their work to have future lives.
Event Information
Duration: 1.5 hours (no intervals)
Age Guidance: 14+
Specific Content: Strong language, sensitive themes (murder, miscarriage & abortion), loud music, haze, flashing lights
Please e-mail us ahead of the day to ensure we are aware of and can facilitate any access needs
Latecomers will not be admitted into the performance.
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