FILMED INTERVIEW WITH VAL HOLMES, WRITER OF LIL THE PLAY.
The Lil Drama Company recently staged a series of LIL SHOWCASES to present the work of Northern Writers, Poets and Actors at PAD STUDIOS in Hull’s Old town. I interviewed Val about her journey from Nurse to Playwright and about the future of Women Writers in...
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EXPERIENCE SOME NORTHERN TALENT AT THE NEW LIL SHOWCASE!
https://vimeo.com/284624544 The LIL DRAMA COMPANY have a new series of intimate evenings with Northern Writers, Poets and Actors starting on September 4th. They plan on making these a regular monthly event covering the talent that exists in our own region and the...
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COME AND TELL US YOUR STORIES FROM HULL.
The LIL DRAMA COMPANY would love for you to attend one of their get-togethers on either the Thursday 31st May (afternoon) or Friday 1 June (Evening) at PAD STUDIOS. Where you can meet and chat with both Val Holmes (LIL author) and Paul A Dennis (LIL Creative Producer)...
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WHEN TWO NORTHERN WRITERS TACKLE LILLIAN BILOCCA!
Editorial Hull Daily Mail 26/03/2018 When two Northern writers take on a Strong Woman from Hull... it can only be a good thing! In November last year the newly formed LIL DRAMA COMPANY put on their first commercial play and prayed that the people of Hull would turn...
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KC STADIUM REMEMBRANCE MARCH.
https://vimeo.com/259381211 A bit of history was made when our #LILSLASSES turned out at the KC Stadium on the 6th March #HULMIL game. When all fans applauded as they passed by in remembrance of the men lost in the #TripleTrawlerTragedy 50 years ago this month. A...
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WHAT DID PEOPLE SAY ABOUT LIL in 2017?
We asked some of the audience who came last November to say a little something about LIL the Play.. “We really enjoyed this production. There was a wonderful atmosphere in the hall (and in the interval) and all the individual members of the audience were chatting with...
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LIL – A Play by Val Holmes is back on in 2018!…receiving standing ovations and packed houses for its six day run at Jubilee Central, Hull. in November, 2017.
read moreRAYNERS PUB MEMORIAL DAY 2018
Rayners Pub are holding a memorial day this Saturday (JAN 27th) starting at 2.00pm. I told Rose I would help show something of the treasured images that she has permanently set aside in her Pub for those that have never been.
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A REVIEW OF LIL – BY MICHELLE DEE.
Michelle Dee is a well respected local Media Journalist and Arts Reviewer, here she sums up so much about LIL the Play, it’s audience, cast and crew. MICHELLE DEE...
read moreREMEMBERING THE ACTIONS OF SOME STRONG HULL WOMEN IN 1968.
For the original new Hull play “LIL” written by Val Holmes, we took our LIL’S LASSES out on the street to remember what some of the original campaigners, lead by LIL BILOCCA, did in 1968. Namely, a 500 woman silent march down Hull’s famous Hessle Road and a protest at...
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“TELLING THE WORLD” IN THE CITY OF CULTURE!
Members of the team were front and centre, (Fully branded!) at the launch of the last season of the City of Culture year “TELL THE WORLD!” Our LIL Play was publicised to the national and local media by 2017 CEO Martin Green (see film below). ...
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Ernie Bilocca pays a visit to the LIL DRAMA COMPANY.
A few weeks ago Val Holmes and I had the great pleasure of chatting to Ernie Bilocca, Lillian Bilocca’s son, when he came to PAD STUDIOS for a coffee. What a thoroughly nice man he is! Val had had earlier in-depth chats with Ernie, when she was researching the play...
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