Budapest Radio
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We ran a facilitated workshop on a new piece of writing in development, Budapest Radio; a work-in-progress of the talented writer, actor, director, Yvette Huddleston.
"A story of protest, hope, resilience, love and family, set against a backdrop of the social and political turmoil of the 1956 Hungarian uprising."
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We worked through the script in scene units - getting the words off the page and onto their feet, so we could feel where the play breathes and where it needs more room.
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Actors explored how the script is structured - the architecture of it, how scenes build and how the story moves through time and tension.
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We saw excerpts of the scenes performed. And in those moments, the story really landed. You could feel what this play is capable of.
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Lots of actors came together - many meeting for the first time - and built something collaborative and generous in the space of a single day. New connections. New creative relationships. That's the pack growing.
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Days like this are what Rise & Howl exist to create. Not just for the writer and the play - but for every person who walks into that room and discovers what they're capable of in it.
With thanks
To ChapelFM for giving us the space - generously, without fuss, in the spirit of what creative communities should look like. Read more about ChapelFM below.
And to Chrissie Poulter, whose facilitation is something else entirely. She holds a room with a kind of rare, quiet authority that makes everyone in it feel like they can do more than they thought they could. We're always better for having her in the building.
A space that makes things possible
Chapel FM is East Leeds's own house of creativity - radio, music, art, writing, performance, all under one roof. Based in Seacroft, it's a genuine community arts centre that puts creative access at the centre of everything it does. Exactly the kind of place Rise & Howl wants to be in rooms with.
For Budapest Radio, they gave us the space - no fuss, no barriers, just a genuine commitment to supporting new work and the people making it. Twenty actors in the building, a story getting on its feet, and ChapelFM making it possible.
A particular thank you to Tony Maculso, who was so generous with his time and support. He's the kind of person who makes things happen for other people quietly and without fanfare - and that matters more than he probably knows.
If you're a creative looking for a space, a community, or somewhere that actually gets it - go and find them.