| TROUPESRomany Theater CompanyRomany Theater Company Year of foundation of the theater2003 Place:Cambridge, UK Leader of the theater: Daniel Allum Main artists:Daniel Allum – artistic director „There’s a brooding, bloody power in Dan Allum’s three-hander about Gypsy life, using music and ritual to hypnotic effect.”- Lynn Gardner, theater critic, about Our Big Land show, Guardian, 2014About the theaterThe Romany Theater …
O’Neill, Richard R.
| STARSRICHARD R. O’NEILLRICHARD R. O’NEILL Writer, StorytellerBorn: 1962, Peterlee County Durham, UK Place of living: Manchester, UK Spoken languages: EnglishAWARDS2014United Kingdom National Literacy Hero 2012Yellow Rose Award United KingdomINTERVIEW WITH RICHARD R. O’NEILL Favorite artwork:John Steinbeck: The Grapes of Wrath Mission, favorite citation:The winter will ask what we did in the summer. -Romani Proverb MAIN WORK2020 Richard O’Neill: European …
Knight, Riah May
| STARSRIAH MAY KNIGHTRiAh MAY KNIGHTActress, playwright, singer-songwriterBorn: 1996, UKPlace of living: Berlin, GermanyHeight: 178 cmSpoken languages: EnglishAwards2022Nominated for Best Upcoming Actress by Theater Heute 2021Winner of Top Ten Productions of the Year for Slippery Slope in nachkritik Theatertreffen 2018Nominated for Der Faust Award for Roma Armee Favorite color:Gold Horoscope:Libra professional studies2018Artistic Training for Professionals: Performing ArtsUniversity of …
Conn, Emaleigh
| STARSEMALEIGH CONNEMALEIGH CONNACTRESS, THEATER EDUCATORBorn: 1999, UK Place of living: West Midlands, UK Height: 168 cm Spoken languages: English, German Favorite color:Green Favorite artwork:Vicky Jones: The One Role modelmy Mother Mission, favorite citation:I have always believed that drama can be done anywhere and that it should and can be made accessible to anyone and everyone. I read this in …
Allum, Daniel
| STARSDANIEL ALLUMDANIEL ALLUMwriter, composerBorn: United Kingdom Place of living: Cambridge, United Kingdom Height: 182 cm Spoken languages: English, RomaniAWARDS2018 The Bus Stop play Award Winner at The INK Drama Festival2014 Co-Winner of Hothouse First Film Script Program 2011 Atching Tan: A Gypsy Wife shortlisted for both the BBC’s Richard Imison and Audio Drama Radio Awards2004 A Gypsy’s Wish film shortlisted for …
Today’s Lesson
| TreasuryToday’s Lesson – Richard R. O’NeillToday’s LessonThe play was written based on an unknown real story, yet Richard knows many young Traveler teachers who may face similar situations. The play is framed by a conference where Richard wanted to talk about the successes of the education, however, because of the discrimination he suffered from his young friend, he changed …
The Hardest Word
| TreasuryThe Hardest Word – Independent Theater HungaryThe hardest wordIt tells about the civil activity of Jess Smith, a writer, poet, and storyteller belonging to the Gypsy Traveler community in Scotland. The goal that Jess sets for herself is nothing less than to demand the country’s first minister to apologize for the long centuries of persecution that Travelers had to …