They Weave with String that Suffocates

July 8-10 @ 7:30pm ~ Studio 2

University of East London, USS Campus E14 1NF

Clotho. Lachesis. Atropos. The Spinner. The Allotter. The End.

The Fates observe, the Fates judge, but the Fates never act. Until now. When six blue strings inexplicably appear amongst their sea of red thread, the Fates must weave a new story if they ever want to find an answer.

 

Klytemnestra. Helen. Kassandra. Iphigenia. Khrysothemis. Elektra.

Six women connected through family, war, and a curse. Six women bound by the strings of Fate and wrenched by the whims of man. Six women faced with one question: Is my life my own? 

 

Amidst betrayal, murder, and revenge, these women must confront their destinies and make their final stand. As the Fates seek to understand the strange appearance of the blue strings, the women struggle against their shackles of grief, sorrow, and rage. Will the very string that connects them all strangle them in the end?

 

Written & Directed by Zazi the Artist

 

Cast

Clotho (and others) - Linda Fernandes

Lachesis (and others) - Ana Gajtani

Atropos (and others) - Francesca Redighieri


Paul Weller Takes Tea at Two

July 2025 ~ Riverside Studios

Doc, an ageing, troubled 'Mod' stuck in 1980, stakes out at a bus stop across the street from where her hero, The Jam songwriter Paul Weller, takes tea at two, intent on meeting him. But all is not what it seems as she's forced to confront her past when her younger sister, Lisa, shows up at the bus stop. Are the two sisters strong enough to overcome their trauma?

 

Part of Riverside Studio's upcoming Bitesize Festival 2025.

 

Written by Tony Hyland

Directed by Zazi the Artist

 

Cast

Doc O'Connor - Demet Dayanch

Lisa O'Connor - Maria Manona