Soundworlds

Pat Eakin Young

Award-winning platform for new sonic theatre

  • 15 minutes 23 seconds
    S2 E08 — Are You Ready, B*tch?
    Writer and theatre-maker Travis Alabanza conjures a riotous fantasy of spectacular queer resistance, sparked by the apparently mundane act of four trans friends leaving the house together. With an original score by DJ and producer Mwen. Featuring Afi, Chloe Filani, Alexis Meshida & Ebun Sodipo. Directed by Paige Eakin Young, with sound design by Ross Flight. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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    28 April 2022, 11:22 am
  • 32 minutes 27 seconds
    S2 E07 — iLoop
    Musician and theatre-maker Aminita Francis uses looped vocals, song and spoken word to navigate her own mental health crisis in this virtuosic new piece of solo hip-hop theatre. With additional music and production by Matt Huxley, sound design and mixing by Ross Flight, and directed by Paige Eakin Young. Co-commissioned by Camden People's Theatre. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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    17 March 2022, 10:00 am
  • 30 minutes 9 seconds
    S2 E06 — WORK
    Playwright and performer Joana Nastari presents a new sonic theatre piece based on her award-winning theatrical love letter to strippers: Fuck You Pay Me. With a banging favela-funk score by Char Bickley. Starring Joana Nastari and Chloe Petts. Directed by Bethany Pitts, dramaturgy by Bethany Pitts and Paige Eakin Young, and sound design by Ross Flight. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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    24 February 2022, 10:00 am
  • 16 minutes 12 seconds
    S2 E05 — Town Is By The Sea
    Anna Rheingans of folk duo The Rheingans Sisters provides vivid musical tableaux in this sonic adaptation of Joanne Schwartz's award-winning children's book, depicting a day in the life of a young boy growing up in a seaside mining town in Nova Scotia. Featuring Vox Smith as Davey. Directed by Paige Eakin Young, text by Joanne Schwartz, and sound design/mixing by Ross Flight. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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    3 February 2022, 10:00 am
  • 35 minutes 24 seconds
    S2 E04 — CARE
    Canadian performance company Quote Unquote Collective construct a multicultural, multi-national, multi-lingual rallying cry for universal childcare, using a cappella vocal music and verbatim interviews with caregivers from around the world. Crafted by Amy Nostbakken & Norah Sadava. Additional mixing and mastering by Matt Smith. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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    20 January 2022, 10:39 am
  • 30 minutes 9 seconds
    S2 E03 — A Christmas Party
    Singer-songwriter Douglas Dare plays a festive living-room set at an East London Christmas party in this holiday special, which embroils the listener in all the messiness of the season. With text co-written and performed by George Heyworth. Conceived and directed by Paige Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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    2 December 2021, 10:13 am
  • 27 minutes 41 seconds
    S2 E02 — Outside Is The Sky
    Aho Ssan's experimental electronic album Simulacrum becomes a sonic dystopia and the setting for a chilling fable that draws on the artist's own experiences growing up in the French suburbs. With text by James Ginzburg. Voices by Tevye Matheson. Conceived and directed by Paige Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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    23 November 2021, 6:47 pm
  • 17 minutes 22 seconds
    S2 E01 — After Weeks of Rain
    Christopher Cerrone's pulsing electroacoustic album Liminal Highway is transformed into a luminous landscape for this dreamlike journey through city streets, in pursuit of a mysterious woman. With text by Stephanie Fleischmann and flutes by Tim Munro. Performed by Ally Murphy. Conceived and directed by Paige Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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    4 November 2021, 10:18 am
  • 17 minutes 20 seconds
    Home Tapes - Part 1: Two Different Skies
    The first of three new sonic theatre commissions from artists on the Erased Tapes label, reflecting on the concept of "home". Composer-saxophonist Daniel Thorne contrasts vivid, sensuous impressions from his childhood home of Perth, Australia, and from his adopted home of Liverpool, England. Written, composed and performed by Daniel Thorne. Editing and dramaturgy by Paige Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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    29 October 2020, 6:00 am
  • 18 minutes 3 seconds
    Home Tapes - Part 2: Local Landscapes in the West of Ireland
    The second of three new sonic theatre commissions from artists on the Erased Tapes label, reflecting on the concept of "home". American multi-instrumentalist and singer Peter Broderick takes a wander through the landscapes, both natural and manmade, of his adopted home on the west coast of Ireland. Featuring music from his album Blackberry (courtesy of Erased Tapes). Written, performed and recorded by Peter Broderick. Dramaturgy by Paige Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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    29 October 2020, 5:59 am
  • 17 minutes 5 seconds
    Home Tapes - Part 3: Coming Home
    The last of three new sonic theatre commissions from artists on the Erased Tapes label, reflecting on the concept of "home". English songsmith Douglas Dare shares the euphoria of a night out with his chosen family: the fabulous denizens of London's queer East End. Composed, performed and recorded by Douglas Dare. Written by Paige Eakin Young, from interviews with the artist. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org.

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    29 October 2020, 5:58 am
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