Strikes Back Productions

LIONS V PANTHERS – DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER CALL-OUT

Brixton 1972, and the Godwin children are making moves. Neets wants to get out of school. Reggie wants to move in with his girlfriend. Suzanne wants to stop her siblings from getting into trouble. And their mum, Hortense, wants everything to be just how it used to. The Godwins navigate growing up and getting out against a background of Panthers and partying, hairdos and horseplay, and the pigeon apocalypse…

Following an unfortunate postponement of the production in Trinity 2022, Strikes Back Productions are looking for a new director(s) and producer(s) to bring this period drama to the stage in Hilary Term 2023. Whilst much of the set and costume have already been acquired for the performance, we are looking for a new creative team who can regenerate the production, bringing to it their own vision and direction.

Set to a backdrop of 70s funk, social unrest, and family chaos, Lions V Panthers promises to bring its new creative team a production featuring dance scenes, romance, domestic drama, and a flock of apocalyptic pigeons. As such, we are looking for two creatives with applicable experience who can responsibly oversee the production, bringing it to stage within budget to the best quality possible, working with a large POC cast and crew to bring a slice of Black British history to the Oxford stage. Owing to the generosity of funding bodies, ample funding has been carried over. Creatives with applicable experience are desired, although comprehensive guidance will be given to those joining the production.

We are hoping to bring Lions V Panthers to the Pilch in Hilary Term 2023.

Interested? Email [email protected] to express interest, including a brief introduction to yourself, your applicable experience, your interest in the show, and what you can bring to the role. We, Sam Spencer (Writer and Strikes Back Co-Creator) and Nathaniel Jones (OUDS Treasurer and Strikes Back Producer), will then interview candidates to discuss the roles further.

Deadline: 15th October 2022, 23:59

Ahhh!! Why I Hate My P***s is done too!!

That’s it from Strikes Back at the Fringe! Thank you for all the support! Many more embarrassing little reels coming soon x

And that’s a wrap on Quartet! 🎷

Thank you to everyone who came to see the show!

Don’t forget to leave a review on the EdFringe website pretty please 🙏

Catch the final performance of Why I Hate My P***s tonight at Greenside @ Infirmary Street 🍆

For our final performance of Quartet, you can get 2 for 1 tickets at the box office at Surgeon’s Hall with a flyer for the show!

We're SO thrilled with our audience reviews for Why I Hate My P***s! 🍆🎟

Still 3 more chances to see it - and don't forget to tell us what you think!

and that’s our first performance of Quartet done!! Ready for Why I Hate My P***s at 9pm tonight?

After a late night tech rehearsal we are ready to open Quartet in LESS THAN AN HOUR!

Get yourself to on the Mile for 11.25am, today and every day this week! ✂️🎷🎟

We've just finished tech for Why I Hate My P***s which means we open TOMORROW!

Catch us at at 9pm Infirmary Street all week! 👀🎟🍆

Our team are beginning to make their way to Edinburgh and we're so excited to open our 2 shows on Monday!

Make sure to catch QUARTET at 11.25am and WHY I HATE MY P***S at 9pm, and look out for us with our flyers around the city!

And meet the final cast member of Quartet: Daniel McNamee as Joe! 🎭🎬

December 2019: the new roaring 20s are fast approaching. Set in a short window of optimism, four sixth-formers find their futures dancing on the edge of catastrophe. Whilst Ed hopes to become Labour’s youngest MP, Henry dreams of Oxford’s spires and Joe would sell his kidney for drama school. But Chris’ ambitions puts his friends’ success in jeopardy, as his new play reveals the quartet’s darkest secrets.

Sam Spencer’s ‘Quartet’ @ theSpace on the Mile, 22-27 August, link in bio!

Meet the next cast member of Quartet: Alec Watson as Ed! 📖🖋

December 2019: the new roaring 20s are fast approaching. Set in a short window of optimism, four sixth-formers find their futures dancing on the edge of catastrophe. Whilst Ed hopes to become Labour’s youngest MP, Henry dreams of Oxford’s spires and Joe would sell his kidney for drama school. But Chris’ ambitions puts his friends’ success in jeopardy, as his new play reveals the quartet’s darkest secrets.

Sam Spencer’s ‘Quartet’ @ theSpace on the Mile, 22-27 August, link in bio!

Thank you .co.uk for featuring Quartet in their list of recommended LGBTQ+ shows to see in Edinburgh!

Link to the article in our bio!

Our updated ‘Why I Hate My P***s’ poster for Fringe! We’ll be performing 22-27 August at Greenside @ Infirmary Street 🍆

WHY I HATE MY P***S:

Because Grindr hookups never quite go to plan. Because nobody f***s harder than God. A new monologue show spotlighting the experiences of growing up Black and gay.

Ticket info via the link in our bio!

Our Quartet poster! Catch us at theSpace on the Mile, 22-27 August at 🎷✂️

December 2019; the new Roaring 20s is fast approaching. Set in a short window of optimism, four sixth-formers find their futures dancing on the edge of catastrophe. Whilst Ed hopes to become Labour’s youngest MP, Henry dreams of Oxford’s spires and Joe would sell his kidney for drama school. But Chris’ ambitions puts his friends’ success in jeopardy, as his new play reveals the Quartet’s darkest secrets.

Ticket info via the link in our bio!

IT'S TOMORROW!

Fancy some hot 🔥 theatre once the weather starts cooling down?

We'd love to see you at the Bread & Roses, Clapham, tomorrow at 7pm. This is your last chance to see the show before we head to Edinburgh, so don't miss out! 🎟👀

Ticket link in bio!

It's only ONE WEEK until our first London preview of Why I Hate My P***s ! Have you got your tickets yet?

"There's nothing like hope to drop you from a height."

A new LGBTQ+ monologue show from .spencer, who won the Cameron Mackintosh Digital Theatre Prize, Why I Hate My P***s is about Grindr hookups, family tensions, and mistaken kisses.

Catch us in London before we take to the in August!

(Drawing by .oddiejames!)

Meet the next cast member of Quartet: Glyn Owen as Chris! 📖🖋

December 2019: the new roaring 20s are fast approaching. Set in a short window of optimism, four sixth-formers find their futures dancing on the edge of catastrophe. Whilst Ed hopes to become Labour’s youngest MP, Henry dreams of Oxford’s spires and Joe would sell his kidney for drama school. But Chris’ ambitions puts his friends’ success in jeopardy, as his new play reveals the quartet’s darkest secrets.

Sam Spencer’s ‘Quartet’ @ theSpace on the Mile, 22-27 August, link in bio!

Introducing the first of our cast members - Sohaib Hassan as Henry 🤓📚

Henry dreams of Oxford’s spires and the peace of an academic life, but his last days at sixth form are looking a little more rocky than expected 😥

Sam Spencer’s ‘Quartet’ @ theSpace on the Mile, 22-27 August, link in bio!

Strikes Back is thrilled to say that Black Lives Playlist: Track 1 has been chosen as a winner of the Cameron Mackintosh Drama Fund’s Digital Theatre Showcase!
The full play is still available on our YouTube!

Our next preview of Why I Hate My P***s will be at in Clapham, July 19th-20th!
Swipe to see how to get there 🥵🍆

Ticket info in our bio!

First preview was a success! A few tickets for tomorrow are still available via the link in our bio, get them before they’re gone! 🥵🍆

Why I Hate My P***s opens at Gulp Fiction tomorrow at 3pm! Tickets available via the link in our bio 🎉🍆

Quartet: The Soundtrack, featuring the composition of Madeleine Lay, is out now on Spotify & Apple Music! 🎷🎼
We couldn’t let you forget about the other show we’re taking to the Fringe this year 😌
The link to the album, which features all the music of Sam Spencer’s Quartet, is in our linktree: https://linktr.ee/strikesbackox

Haven’t got the Very Wisest of Friends to remind you to buy tickets? Thankfully that’s what we’re here for 😌 Ticket link in our bio! 🤩

The first preview of Why I Hate My P***s by Sam Spencer opens in Oxford next week at Gulp Fiction, a wonderful bookshop and cafe in the Covered Market! Tickets available via the link in our bio!