KNIT YOUR OWN BOYFRIEND

ABOUT THE PLAY

Knit Your Own Boyfriend is Slime and Pies’ current production; a new absurdist offering from Eleanor Roberts, directed by Maddy Corner.

In June 2024 the piece was selected to be workshopped as part of London Performance Studios’ Seeding Space residency.

In December 2024 we received funding from Arts Council England to carry out an R&D of the show with a focus on developing our practice of creative captioning. This culminated in 3 WIP shows at the Golden Goose Theatre.

If you are interested in the show, and would like to request a show pack please email us at slimeandpiestheatre@gmail.com

december 2024

PRACTICAL R&D

In December 2024 Knit Your Own Boyfriend underwent a practical research and development period, supported by Arts Council England.

We assembled an incredible creative team to develop the production, with a key focus on expanding our work Slime and Pies with creative captioning.

For a week and a half, with support of London Performance Studios and the Golden Goose Theatre, we experimented with different technical languages to widen our understanding of what creates truly equitable and creatively meaningful accessible theatre.

This culminated in a focus group of 7 caption users (including people who were d/Deaf, hard of hearing and neurodivergent) who provided us with feedback on what worked and what didn’t and shared their experiences with access in theatre. It proved and invaluable and enriching conversation, and one we will take with us to expand on our work with access and share our methods with the rest of the theatrical community.

CREATIVE TEAM

Set and Costume Designer
Cara is a London based performance designer with particular interests in devised and text-based performance. She is an associate artist at OPIA Collective and worked as a reader for the Royal Court. Previous Work includes: Statues (Bush Theatre), Wish You Were Here (Gate Theatre), Feral Monster (National Theatre Wales), Sleepova (Bush Theatre), Body Show (Soho Theatre), Its A MotherF**king Pleasure (New York and UK Tour)
Caption Designer
Christopher is a multi-disciplinary storyteller based in Bristol, UK. He works mainly in animation and projection design for theatre, but his practice also spans writing, comics and performance. Work includes: Romeo and Juliet (Graeae and Shakespeare North Playhouse, with Theatre by the Lake), Minny Stynker (Soap Soup Theatre, Tobacco Factory Theatres), Wendy: A Peter Pan Story (The Egg, Theatre Royal Bath), Last Rites (Theatre Ad Infinitum).
Sound Designer
Bella is a Sound Designer and editor from Hertfordshire. She studied at LAMDA, where she earned a first class degree. Since graduating in 2021, Bella has worked both as a Sound Designer and an Associate. She has worked in venues such as The Oxford Playhouse, The Royal Court, and The National Theatre. Bella works mostly on devised work and new writing, and enjoys the artistic process of creating stories from scratch. As well as this, she also enjoys working on reimagined classic texts, such as Shakespeare.
Movement Director
Adi is a London-based movement director (Royal Court, Jermyn Street, Park Theatre, LAMDA), teacher (LAMDA, RCSSD, Lyric Hammersmith), and director (The Arab-Hebrew Theatre, Haifa International Children’s Festival). Work includes: The EU Killed My Dad, The Anarchist (Jermyn Street), The Snow Queen (Polka), Baghdaddy, Jews. In Their Own Words (Royal Court), The Shape of Things (Park Theatre)
Caption Consultant
Ben is a Deaf Video Designer and Creative Captioner with a passion for merging the technical with the artistic. He thrives at the intersection of creativity and technology, whether designing interactive video content in Notch and Unreal Engine, or creating accessible, high-quality creative captions. Work includes: Anthony and Cleopatra (Globe Theare), High Times and Dirty Monsters (20 Stories High, Graeae, Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse)
Stage Manager
Ibraheem is a recent graduate at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. ‘I grew up abroad (in a country called Oman). I developed an interest in theatre from an international drama festival called ISTA (that took place in Zambia!). Through my years at university, I gathered interest in opera and I managed to do a placement a the Royal Opera House Muscat. I hope to build a steady career in opera!’