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It then produced ''Milk Presents: Self Service'' (2013 - 2014), which explored the meaning of "queer" with original music, animations, and comedy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milk Presents: Self Service {{!}} Milk Presents {{!}} Queer Theatre |url=https://www.milkpresents.com/Shows/Milk_Presents:_Self_Service |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Milk Presents}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-08-09 |title=Milk Presents: Self Service |url=https://www.fest-mag.com/edinburgh/theatre/milk-presents-self-service |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Fest Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Milk Presents: Self Service |url=https://theweereview.com/review/milk-presents-self-service/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=theweereview.com}}</ref> The company then became an associate company of Derby Theatre in 2015.<ref name="bushtheatre" /> At Derby Theatre, the company produced ''[[Joan (play)|JOAN]]'' and ''BULLISH''. ''JOAN'' portrayed the story of [[Joan of Arc]] and was performed by [[LJ Parkinson]].<ref name="about" /><ref name="orme" /> ''BULLISH'' was a retelling of the [[Minotaur]] myth.<ref name="mason" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=BULLISH {{!}} Milk Presents {{!}} Queer Theatre |url=https://www.milkpresents.com/Shows/BULLISH |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Milk Presents}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gardner |first=Lyn |date=2017-09-19 |title=Bullish review – gold horns and glitter beards in minotaur cabaret |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/sep/19/bullish-review-gender-fluid-camden-peoples-theatre-london |access-date=2024-01-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> It was launched at the Camden People’s Theatre, who commissioned the production along side the [[Jerwood Charitable Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Greg |date=2017-09-07 |title=Interview: Lucy J Skilbeck Co-Creator of Bullish |url=https://theatreweekly.com/interview-lucy-j-skilbeck-co-creator-of-bullish/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Theatre Weekly |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Milk Present and Camden People's Theatre present BULLISH, London |url=https://disabilityarts.online/events/milk-present-camden-peoples-theatre-present-bullish-london/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Disability Arts Online |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenstreet |first=Hannah |date=September 18, 2017 |title=Review: Bullish at Camden People’s Theatre |url=https://exeuntmagazine.com/reviews/review-bullish-camden-peoples-theatre/ |website=exeuntmagazine.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bullish |url=https://cptheatre.co.uk/whatson/bullish |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Camden People's Theatre}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Formerly named BODIY, ''BULLISH'' was the Camden People’s Theatre's first Home Run commission after an extensive period of selection process.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-08-10 |title=Camden People's Theatre's first Home Run commission announced |url=https://jerwoodarts.org/cpts-first-home-run-commission-announced/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Jerwood Arts |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Swain |first=Marianka |title=Milk Presents Is First Recipient of Camden People's Theatre's Home Run Commission |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Milk-Presents-Is-First-Recipient-of-Camden-Peoples-Theatres-Home-Run-Commission-20160810 |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref>
It then produced ''Milk Presents: Self Service'' (2013 - 2014), which explored the meaning of "queer" with original music, animations, and comedy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milk Presents: Self Service {{!}} Milk Presents {{!}} Queer Theatre |url=https://www.milkpresents.com/Shows/Milk_Presents:_Self_Service |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Milk Presents}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-08-09 |title=Milk Presents: Self Service |url=https://www.fest-mag.com/edinburgh/theatre/milk-presents-self-service |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Fest Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Milk Presents: Self Service |url=https://theweereview.com/review/milk-presents-self-service/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=theweereview.com}}</ref> The company then became an associate company of Derby Theatre in 2015.<ref name="bushtheatre" /> At Derby Theatre, the company produced ''[[Joan (play)|JOAN]]'' and ''BULLISH''. ''JOAN'' portrayed the story of [[Joan of Arc]] and was performed by [[LJ Parkinson]].<ref name="about" /><ref name="orme" /> ''BULLISH'' was a retelling of the [[Minotaur]] myth.<ref name="mason" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=BULLISH {{!}} Milk Presents {{!}} Queer Theatre |url=https://www.milkpresents.com/Shows/BULLISH |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Milk Presents}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gardner |first=Lyn |date=2017-09-19 |title=Bullish review – gold horns and glitter beards in minotaur cabaret |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/sep/19/bullish-review-gender-fluid-camden-peoples-theatre-london |access-date=2024-01-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> It was launched at the Camden People’s Theatre, who commissioned the production along side the [[Jerwood Charitable Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Greg |date=2017-09-07 |title=Interview: Lucy J Skilbeck Co-Creator of Bullish |url=https://theatreweekly.com/interview-lucy-j-skilbeck-co-creator-of-bullish/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Theatre Weekly |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Milk Present and Camden People's Theatre present BULLISH, London |url=https://disabilityarts.online/events/milk-present-camden-peoples-theatre-present-bullish-london/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Disability Arts Online |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenstreet |first=Hannah |date=September 18, 2017 |title=Review: Bullish at Camden People’s Theatre |url=https://exeuntmagazine.com/reviews/review-bullish-camden-peoples-theatre/ |website=exeuntmagazine.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bullish |url=https://cptheatre.co.uk/whatson/bullish |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Camden People's Theatre}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Formerly named BODIY, ''BULLISH'' was the Camden People’s Theatre's first Home Run commission after an extensive period of selection process.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-08-10 |title=Camden People's Theatre's first Home Run commission announced |url=https://jerwoodarts.org/cpts-first-home-run-commission-announced/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Jerwood Arts |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Swain |first=Marianka |title=Milk Presents Is First Recipient of Camden People's Theatre's Home Run Commission |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Milk-Presents-Is-First-Recipient-of-Camden-Peoples-Theatres-Home-Run-Commission-20160810 |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref>


Milk Presents then became an associate company of the [[Bush Theatre]] (2016-17).<ref name="bushtheatre" /> Around the same time in April 2017, the company was commissioned to host a "Bromance Cabaret" at the [[Wellcome Collection]] as part of their "Macho?" late-night event.<ref name="about" />
Milk Presents then became an associate company of the [[Bush Theatre]] (2016-17).<ref name="bushtheatre" /> Around the same time in April 2017, the company was commissioned to host a "Bromance Cabaret" at the [[Wellcome Collection]] as part of their "Macho?" late-night event.<ref name="about" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Man! I feel like a....night at Wellcome Collection exploring masculinity |url=https://wellcomecollection.org/pages/Wuw0uiIAACZd3SPC |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Wellcome Collection |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bromance {{!}} LGTBQ+ Event |url=https://www.milkpresents.com/Event/Bromance |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Milk Presents}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=One Tenth Human {{!}} Macho |url=https://onetenthhuman.com/project/macho/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |language=en-GB}}</ref>


The shows mounted or supported by the company have included ''[[Joan (play)|Joan]]'' (2015-2018)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-20 |title=Dreaming up Joan |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/Dreaming-up-Joan.679534 |access-date= |website=Times of Malta |language=en-gb}}</ref> and ''[[Modest (play)|Modest]]'' (2023).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tripney |first=Natasha |date=18 April 2023 |title=‘She was transgressing expectations’: the Victorian war artist who inspired a drag show |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/apr/18/victorian-war-artist-elizabeth-southerden-thompson |access-date=2023-07-22 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kiln Theatre presents Modest |url=https://www.culturewhisper.com/r/theatre/modest_kiln_theatre_review/17590 |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=Culture Whisper |language=en}}</ref>
The shows mounted or supported by the company have included ''[[Joan (play)|Joan]]'' (2015-2018)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-20 |title=Dreaming up Joan |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/Dreaming-up-Joan.679534 |access-date= |website=Times of Malta |language=en-gb}}</ref> and ''[[Modest (play)|Modest]]'' (2023).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tripney |first=Natasha |date=18 April 2023 |title=‘She was transgressing expectations’: the Victorian war artist who inspired a drag show |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/apr/18/victorian-war-artist-elizabeth-southerden-thompson |access-date=2023-07-22 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kiln Theatre presents Modest |url=https://www.culturewhisper.com/r/theatre/modest_kiln_theatre_review/17590 |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=Culture Whisper |language=en}}</ref>

Revision as of 15:16, 29 January 2024

Milk Presents is an LGBTQIA+ theatre company based in Derby in the United Kingdom.

Company

The theatre company is an associate company of Derby Theatre.[1][2] In addition to producing theatrical works, the company also creates films, audio-plays, and photography, and organizes workshops, club nights, symposiums, book groups, etc. Milk Presents tours its productions both nationally and globally.[1][3]

History

Milk Presents was founded in 2010 by Leo Skilbeck, Ruby Glaskin, and Adam Robertson after they graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.[4][1]

The company's very first theatre show was 454 Grams in 2010, a postdramatic retelling of Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice.[5][6] Next, the company became an associate company of The Point in Eastleigh in 2011 and produced its first full-length shows: Bluebeard: A Fairytale for Adults and A Real Man’s Guide To Sainthood.[1][4][7][8] Bluebeard: A Fairytale for Adults was based on Charles Perrault’s French folktale Bluebeard.[9] A Real Man’s Guide To Sainthood was powered by bikes and used projectors, and was a retelling of the story of Saint George.[10][11][12][13][14][15]

It then produced Milk Presents: Self Service (2013 - 2014), which explored the meaning of "queer" with original music, animations, and comedy.[16][17][18] The company then became an associate company of Derby Theatre in 2015.[8] At Derby Theatre, the company produced JOAN and BULLISH. JOAN portrayed the story of Joan of Arc and was performed by LJ Parkinson.[1][19] BULLISH was a retelling of the Minotaur myth.[20][21][22] It was launched at the Camden People’s Theatre, who commissioned the production along side the Jerwood Charitable Foundation.[23][24][25][26][21] Formerly named BODIY, BULLISH was the Camden People’s Theatre's first Home Run commission after an extensive period of selection process.[27][28]

Milk Presents then became an associate company of the Bush Theatre (2016-17).[8] Around the same time in April 2017, the company was commissioned to host a "Bromance Cabaret" at the Wellcome Collection as part of their "Macho?" late-night event.[1][29][30][31]

The shows mounted or supported by the company have included Joan (2015-2018)[32] and Modest (2023).[33][34]

In December 2021, in partnership with Derby Theatre, the company launched a new audio cabaret, The Pervert’s Podcast.[35][36]

Awards

The theatre company's production JOAN won the Scotsman Fringe First Award, The Stage Award, and Spirit of the Fringe Award at the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[37][38][19] The production also won the Off West End Award in 2018.[20][39]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "About Milk Presents". Milk Presents. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  2. ^ "Theatre news: Derby Theatre appoints associate companies". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  3. ^ "Milk Presents - Queer artist led company making performance, theatre and film". Milk Presents.
  4. ^ a b Gardner, Lyn (2011-08-11). "New Edinburgh act of the day: Milk Presents". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  5. ^ Hislop, Chris (2010-08-06). "454 Grams". FringeReview. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  6. ^ "454 Grams | Milk Presents | Queer Theatre". Milk Presents. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  7. ^ Orr, Jake (2012-08-05). "Edinburgh Fringe Review: A Real Man's Guide To Sainthood". A Younger Theatre. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  8. ^ a b c "Milk Presents". www.bushtheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  9. ^ "Bluebeard: A Fairytale for Adults | Milk Presents | Queer Theatre". Milk Presents. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  10. ^ "A Real Man's Guide to Sainthood | Milk Presents | Queer Theatre". Milk Presents. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  11. ^ "A Real Man's Guide to Sainthood". Time Out London. 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  12. ^ Sullivan, Hannah (2012-08-06). "A Real Man's Guide to Sainthood". FringeReview. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  13. ^ Orr, Jake (2012-08-05). "Edinburgh Fringe Review: A Real Man's Guide To Sainthood". A Younger Theatre. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  14. ^ "A saintly story - West Notts College". www.wnc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  15. ^ Gardner, Lyn (2012-07-20). "What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  16. ^ "Milk Presents: Self Service | Milk Presents | Queer Theatre". Milk Presents. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  17. ^ "Milk Presents: Self Service". Fest Magazine. 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  18. ^ "Milk Presents: Self Service". theweereview.com. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  19. ^ a b Orme, Steve (11 September 2016). "Theatre news: Derby production lifts three Edinburgh Fringe awards". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  20. ^ a b Mason, Roberta (2018-11-20). "Bullish tour hits the Millennium Centre". jomec.co.uk/altcardiff. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  21. ^ a b "BULLISH | Milk Presents | Queer Theatre". Milk Presents. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  22. ^ Gardner, Lyn (2017-09-19). "Bullish review – gold horns and glitter beards in minotaur cabaret". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  23. ^ Stewart, Greg (2017-09-07). "Interview: Lucy J Skilbeck Co-Creator of Bullish". Theatre Weekly. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  24. ^ "Milk Present and Camden People's Theatre present BULLISH, London". Disability Arts Online. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  25. ^ Greenstreet, Hannah (September 18, 2017). "Review: Bullish at Camden People's Theatre". exeuntmagazine.com.
  26. ^ "Bullish". Camden People's Theatre. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  27. ^ "Camden People's Theatre's first Home Run commission announced". Jerwood Arts. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  28. ^ Swain, Marianka. "Milk Presents Is First Recipient of Camden People's Theatre's Home Run Commission". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  29. ^ "Man! I feel like a....night at Wellcome Collection exploring masculinity". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  30. ^ "Bromance | LGTBQ+ Event". Milk Presents. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  31. ^ "One Tenth Human | Macho". Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  32. ^ "Dreaming up Joan". Times of Malta. 2018-05-20.
  33. ^ Tripney, Natasha (18 April 2023). "'She was transgressing expectations': the Victorian war artist who inspired a drag show". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  34. ^ "Kiln Theatre presents Modest". Culture Whisper. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  35. ^ "Leo Skilbeck talks 'The Pervert's Podcast': "It's wise to assume that 'progress' isn't linear"". First Night Magazine. 2022-05-09.
  36. ^ "Theatre news: New podcast series "unpicks complex topics"". British Theatre Guide. 30 October 2021.
  37. ^ "Preview: JOAN by Milk Presents". Theatre Weekly. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  38. ^ "Milk Presents | Artists & Performers". Camden People's Theatre. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  39. ^ "JOAN | Milk Presents | Queer Theatre". Milk Presents. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
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