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 MAMA

‘MAMA’ is an award-winning mockumentary set in a drama school, centring on the shambolic professional life of new Principal, Olive Bady.

The pilot is set in a fictional Drama School, ‘MAMA’. Filmed in a mockumentary format, it depicts a ‘typical’ day at a conservatoire and introduces us to key members of staff and new Principal, Olive Bady.
Olive is on a mission to ensure the survival of this prestigious institution through the introduction of progressive teaching methods and financial restraint. We watch as Olive attempts to be all things to all people: friend, performer and ‘boss’ with entertaining results.

Training at LAMDA was remarkable. So remarkable in fact, that writing a TV mockumentary-style comedy about our time at drama school became almost effortless. Almost. With restrictions lifting, it was time for us to revisit an early script based on life at drama school - ‘MAMA’. We had managed to save some funds through our success at the fringe festivals which enabled us to consider producing a pilot. When Brooklands College, Weybridge, offered their support, we had the perfect location for our mockumentary.  

As young actors ourselves, with few contacts in the industry, we wanted to assemble a totally inclusive, diverse cast and crew consisting of actors we had met during training or through contacts, former students at Brooklands College and non-actors. Any supporting actors were given a named character so that they could use the film as a credit to help break into this industry – which is even harder to get into than drama school!  

‘MAMA’ allows the viewer behind the scenes to discover that training to be an actor is not all ‘glitter’, but a career which takes the emotional availability of a child, and the skin of a rhinoceros. With characters ranging from the mildly bizarre to the dangerously odd, behind every door at ‘MAMA’, just like an advent calendar, there is a surprise… and no, it’s not chocolate. 

‘MAMA’ was selected for the National Student Drama Festival (2022) receiving incredible feedback from the patrons. In December ‘MAMA’ was also selected for the ‘London Lift-Off Film Festival’ in association with Pinewood Studios. This month we found out that we had won the ‘Audience Choice Award’ which is a massive achievement for a first screenplay and pilot making ‘MAMA’ IMDB qualifying.

So, in the words of Principal, Olive Bady: “If acting is your hobby, we will make it your passion and, as we say here at ‘MAMA’, stand up, dress up, show up and remember, when all else fails, play dead!”

Meet Cute

A ‘Meet Cute’ is when two characters who may (or may not) form a future romantic relationship, meet for the first time. Classic love story, boy meets girl, their worlds collide, literally, and then quite casually, he completely accidentally, stalks her... you know? Bumblingly, brilliantly British, immersive Comedy Theatre. 

Comedy, love, one-sided flirtation and awkward, anxiety inducing scenarios. 

We all understand a romcom or a rom(can) if you will, but not a rom(can’t). We want to engage our audience with the idea of love and just as they are sitting comfortably, rip those rose-tinted glasses from them. Not all love stories have a happy ending or frankly even a happy beginning. 'Meet Cute' represents the reality of dating as a twenty-something in the twenty first century where love rarely runs smoothly.

‘Meet Cute’ received 4* reviews and was a sell-out run.

Reviews included: “Fresh, quirky and wickedly funny… 'Meet Cute' rarely falters, at heart a smashing show with something new to say…” “The writing is fun, cheeky, and surprising. They are also laugh out loud funny, their ability to please an audience is clear” 

Lockdown Love Story

Photo by Zoë Birkbeck Photography © 2021 

‘Lockdown Love Story’ is a UK based Comedy created by Alice Fforde and Charlie Dryden, highlighting the ups and downs of online dating during a pandemic. Classic love story, Corona virus strikes, boy is single, boy can’t meet girl therefore boy goes on dodgy dating app… you know?

The idea for our series ‘Lockdown Love Story’ was inspired after watching my brother, mid-lockdown last year, take a glass of wine up to his childhood bedroom for a first date, over Zoom. As I’m sure you can imagine, the first reaction was one of pity, watching a twenty-seven-year-old, fully grown man, regressing back to his adolescence. The second thought however, was what a bloody brilliant idea for a series. With social anxiety at an all-time high, no small talk for people to fall back on and awkward situations that can only occur from living back with your parents, these seemed to us, the perfect ingredients for a comedy.

'Lockdown Love Story’ invites the audience inside the video chat room, to experience, like a fly on the wall, these sometimes ridiculous, time-sensitive dates. This unique setting creates a real pressure cooker for drama and comedy.

Our series focuses on love, friendship, heartache, and most importantly utterly British, self-deprecating humour. So, buckle up, prepare to cringe and get ready to witness the greatest love story ever told, kind of. We are proud to present ‘Lockdown Love Story'.