ABOP ORIGINALS
No platitudes. No sugarcoating. Just the truth told out load Because when Leukaemia arrives sometimes the only words left are Bloody Hell. A collection of Monologues: one disease, many voices, no filter.
Katherina Waitz stared at the 15ft wall topped with barbed wire, took a deep breath and, undaunted, began to climb the last leg to freedom. Within those walls were women from every walk of life – artists, writers, resistance fighters, secret agents and ordinary women caught up in extraordinary circumstances. Some would become known for their courage; others would remain unknown to the outside world. Each had a story, a past and a fight for survival.
Girl power in the 1800’s Three Shillings and Sixpence is a story of female empowerment, of triumph over circumstances, of courage and passion and a young girls dream to read gods word in her own language.
Everyone needed salt and opportunity knocked everywhere. The moon was in its first quarter and there was a light offshore breeze as the Smugglers reached the headland. there was no moon and a damp mist was drifting in from the sea. The boat landed just after midnight, without a word the gang followed the track down to the bay, running along the shore to unload the cargo. there was just one last load when the Smugglers saw lights moving along the beach towards them....
You’ve heard about gulliable suckers! In the 1920’s and 30’s, one scam artist was so brazen he actually sold Par’s beloved La Tour Eiffel? - NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE. ‘ As elusive as a puff of cigarette smoke and as charming as a young girl’s dream’ Victor Lustig was the most notorious con artist of his time.
Nobody took any notice of two girls heading towards Cottingley Beck one Summer afternoon in 1917. Armed with a camera, a few hair pins and some hand-drawn pictures of dancing fairies, the pair set about to stage a prank. Their aim was to play a trick on familiy members who had teased them for ‘playing with fairies’. What resulted was to change their lives forever.
Finger up the bum, no harm done! PSA, rectal exams, biopsies, active surveillance, watchful waiting and Prostatectomy. Sounds like a cross between a medical sitcom and a spy movie doesn’t it. Well sadly not. Welcome to the grand old world of Prostate Cancer. The Bloke Cancer.
Bitey and Bertie are the oddest of friends, and the oddest of friends have the oddest of adventures. A witty, high-energy show for children and their grown ups, featuring a massive, life-sized T-Rex, Biteymactinyhands.