Tour

Delighted to confirm the Tour of KIN starts in September!

Dukes Lancaster         Sept 10th - 13th BOOK NOW >>>

Queens's Hall Hexham   Sept 20th & 21st

Hull Truck Hull          Sept 25th

Theatre Clwyd          Sept 3pth & Oct 1st

Alnwick Playhouse      Oct 15th

HOME Manchester      Oct 29th- Nov 2nd

Many thanks to the Dukes Theatre for their continued support, our generous sponsor South Lakes Hotels and the KIN company; Sue Jenkins, Roberta Kerr, Kerry Willison-Parry, Rachel Walton-Daniels, Katy Errington, Ella Kirk and Hannah Ellis-Ryan & Kayleigh Hawkins from HER Productions

Following the success of our R&D and try-out shows of KIN in 2021/22 I’ve been working towards a tour of my play for Autumn 2024. With confirmed bookings including HOME in Manchester and several other interested venues, the Arts Council England funding application has now been submitted!!!

I’m delighted to announce that Best Girl Productions has partnered with the producer Hannah Ellis-Ryan and HER Productions! Hannah is a leading independent theatre producer of female-led work in the North and she brings energy, experience and redoubtable marketing skills to KIN. (www.herproductions.co.uk) We are both very excited about bringing KIN to a wider audience and connecting with Creative Community leaders in the tour venues too.

Here’s Lisa Allen the Head of Creative Development at HOME Manchester

We’re looking forward to KIN coming to HOME and working with Christine. The engagement ideas she brings from her original production fits perfectly with community development programme Home From Home, working in Gorton/Moss Side/Hulme and Wythenshawe. A strand of this work is women’s groups, and we would look to bring them to see the play at HOME and build follow-up work around it linked to the play’s themes. We recognise the creative possibilities they offer to our groups, who are now keen to develop their own creative skills. Both the KIN Connection podcasts and 100 Word Monologues are a useful way-in to developing their confidence, skills and sense of community. We see this as an opportunity to work in partnership with Andy Barry, who leads the Elders work at the Royal Exchange, there would be an opportunity to extend an invitation to his Elders groups to see the show as well as meeting Christine at one of their Makers Monday sessions.

And here’s Carl Woodward Director of the Dukes Creative Communities Team

Working with Christine on KIN was essential in enabling the creative consultation with our local communities of Over 65s and pivotal in the journey to receiving funding from the National Lottery Community Fund. Now the programme is up and running with Prime Time Groups in Lancaster AND in Morecambe, Christine is a regular visitor to their sessions, attending their social events and of course the sharing of their work. These free activities will support participants to develop creative skills, strengthen social ties and fulfil a gap in local provision. 

After writing, recording and hearing the feedback, I found a confidence I didn't know I had. Andi Robertson

It was really tricky saying lines when we filmed, even though I had written them, and am used to speaking to an audience as a lecturer. I was using a new bit of brain - hooray! Lindsay Robertson

In Christine Mackie's excellent workshop I was taught how a monologue can be transformed and I was so surprised by the final video performance. I could be hooked! Mimi Walder

Working on the 100 word monologue was really rewarding. ‘Kin’ made me reflect on what happens when you start to doubt someone... and it was satisfying to describe an actual event. Tina Smith

The Dukes Theatre Lancaster continue to believe in the play and in supporting a local artist and emerging writer. This level of encouragement and their confidence in KIN is amazing. I’m so very grateful to them, and our audiences, whose extraordinary feedback you can read on this website.