Stories
Stories from then and now, crafted and craftily told, for theatres, village halls, pubs, tents, fields, and streets.
Creating and shaping stories in order to connect human beings is at the heart of everything Seedbed does.
I trained in acting at RADA and subsequently acted, devised, collaborated, and wrote for theatre in the UK, Europe, and the US. I’ve performed with British companies such as Cheek by Jowl and Shakespeare’s Globe, and I co-ran Yorkshire-based Flying Cloud Theatre, writing and directing new theatre work for our Northern tours.
As a theatre professional, my work has also included teaching and facilitating a variety of groups and individuals. I’ve worked with schools, older people, adults recovering from drug and alcohol addiction, neurodivergent young people, young people living with HIV, learning disabled adults, artists, and businesses. I’ve contributed theatre practices to intercultural dialogue, social justice, and community work.
I’ve always been excited by stories in theatres. Working with story with diverse groups in different contexts, I’ve become increasingly excited by the power of stories outside of the theatre too. That’s why I founded Seedbed, to increase connection through effective storytelling.
Seedbed Stories
Sat 25th Feb 2023
SOLD OUT
10:30 -12.00 ages 4 – 8
13.00 – 14.30 ages 7 -11
Something Found Story-play is an interactive storytelling experience for children, loosely inspired by Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale.
Children don’t need to know anything about The Winter’s Tale to take part. It’s a chance for your child to listen to a story and to take part in telling it. They will use their bodies, voices and imagination.
Something Found is led by Jenn Kidd from Seedbed Theatre, with Music by Tristan Lee.
Places cost £5 per child, all money raised for Chadington School.
If money is tight, we have a few free places for each session so please reach out to info@seedbedtheatre.com.
We’re excited to see you soon!
Art by Rachael Pease, Insta @peaser0303
Songstring
Yarn by Yarn
You have two minutes before leaving home forever. What do you pack? And what do you take that unseen? What songs do you hold in your heart?
Their vibrations carry an essence of where you come from, who you are. They permeate generations and when you find yourself in another time and place, they ignite your heart and carry you home.
A solo performer crafts a painful, beautiful, and rousing tale. Through embodied storytelling that flows between speech and song, Seedbed Theatre unfurls a bastardised heroine’s journey, infused with acappella melodies of the British Isles.
“Atmospheric, Poignant, Compelling, Timely” Audience responses
Created by Jennifer Kidd
Musical Direction and Composition by Jon Daffyd Kidd
Premiered as part of the RADA Festival
Dedicated to Cara Thompson, and in memory of Derek Richards
The Disappeared
Belfast 2015. After decades away a child, a mother, and a soldier reappear.
Where have they been, and what can they teach the people of the town?
A new play interrogating what we unconsciously inherit, whether we need to name it in order to let it go, and forgiveness.
By Jennifer kidd
The Disappeared, Script Development
Script development days took place at RADA. We explored plot, characterisation and the ghost element through improv, hot seating, movement and discussion. The actors brought the characters to life through their considerable talents.
RADA Graduate Workshop Cast:
Julie – Lucia McAnespie
Bradan – Keith Dunphy
Roiseen – Corinne Martin
Frances – Molly Logan
Carole – Grainne Keenan
Malachy – Donal Gallery
Leandra Ashton directed and Lloyd Trott was the dramaturg.
The Exchange
The Exchange is a collaboration with artists and engagement specialists Ruth Shaw Williams and Alex Brooks on an R&D engagement project.
So far The Exchange has involved multiple creative engagements around mapping the town including personal mapmaking, arts and theatre sessions, and living installations.
The Magical Island
A girl is struggling to grow up on an island with her father and adopted brother.
When a ship is wrecked near the shore and survivors make their way onto the island, her world is thrown into a glorious kind of chaos.
A liberal re-telling of The Tempest, from Miranda’s point of view.
