Stellar Theatre in the Press
NOMINEE! Faro International Film Festival nominates Virtually Single starring Lorien Haynes and Travis Leete for Best New Media, June 2024.
WINNER! Touchstone Independent Film Festival awards Virtually Single starring Lorien Haynes and Travis Leete Best Comedy Short, August 2023.
“Stellar Theatre brings ‘one night only magic’ into people’s homes”.
Bridget Galton, Features Editor, Ham&High
https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/things-to-do/days-out/stellar-theatre-bespoke-performances-at-home-8652630
“Stellar is for theatre-lovers who are in search of an intimate, next-level experience which brings them into the heart of the creative process.”
Kathryn Martin-Chambers interviewing Stellar co-founder, Karen Paul, in Trinity Hall TogeTHer
“As fellow Cambridge graduates, lovers of theatre, and with Peggy’s family history of innovative ways of bringing theatre to audiences, they made the perfect team to develop their business, Stellar Theatre.”
Catherine Twilley, Christ’s Pieces
“What’s next for Stellar? The answer is whatever you want, whenever and and wherever you want it! Short plays on engaging, provocative, entertaining subjects, beautifully acted and eloquently discussed. It certainly makes for one starry, starry night.”
In the Square magazine
“Stellar Theatre is all about creating a different experience of theatre … ”
Fabric magazine
Stellar Theatre Presents
Seed Bank by Jess Moore - live-streamed
Written by Jess Moore. Starring Nathalie Barclay and Tom Grace. Stage directions read by Melissa Greenwood
This Stellar Theatre play was read live on paus.tv, and rehearsal excerpts are available to watch here.
It’s 2029. The ice has gone. The coral has gone. The forests have gone. The whole world is at war. Should we continue to procreate on a planet we’ve destroyed? Trapped in a flooded seed bank, deep in the Arctic Circle, Professor Evie Evans and Dr David Williams face that choice.
What our audience says:
“Brilliant! Totally gripping play! Congratulations.”
“Superb performance from Nathalie.”
“Tom was brilliant. Flawless delivery.”
“Such an enjoyable performance. Brilliantly assembled and coordinated by Stellar. Such talent. Next weekend trip - Svalbard!”
“Wow! I was totally engrossed. A masterpiece. Fabulous writing and great performances. I'm speechless in admiration.”
Stellar feature in Fabric magazine
Watch a show
Virtually Single - streamed
Created by Amy Gardner and Lorien Haynes. Staring Lorien Haynes and Travis Leete
This Stellar Theatre play was screened on paus.tv, and is now available to watch here in its entirety, together with the pre-show introduction and post-show conversation with the creators.
It’s lockdown. Emboldened by red wine, a fortysomething woman braves her first Zoom date with a guy in snowy Montana. A live performance piece devised through improvisation, Virtually Single explores the tragicomic challenges of dating during the pandemic.
Virtually Single has won numerous accolades including Best Comedy Short, awarded by Touchstone Independent Film Festival in August 2023, and awards at London Independent Film Festival 2021, Cannes Independent Film Festival 2021, Berlin International Film Festival 2022, LA Independent Woman Film Awards to name but a few. Lorien was also awarded Best Actress for her performance in Virtually Single at the New York International Film Awards.
What our audience says:
“I just re-watched and it's GORGEOUS. Loved it. How funny and touching.”
“How lovely and exciting to be part of something with such energy and joie de vivre. Superbly entertaining.”
“My goodness the actors are so talented!”
“Super intro to Stellar and such a great play. Brilliantly captured lockdown, the awkwardness of online everything - and so was believable and natural.”
The full performance:
Virtually Single is a Finite Films production. Produced by Amy Gardner, edited by Elijah Grant, and starring Lorien Haynes and Travis Leete.