In Newcastle, a queer community choir meet, eat biscuits and belt ABBA songs. A safe space amidst the chaos of the big bad world.
But Super Trouper and Custard Creams are no defence against sh*t men and TERFs. The world can't take anymore and the choir are called to help. On an almighty adventure, they must learn from the mistakes of the past in the hopes of making a sparkling future full of jazz hands and crocs.
The Last Wave is a work in progress musical by Rosie Bowden and Maya Torres. The piece will be performed with The Girls, Theys and Slays community choir.
ABOUT THE TEAM
Maya Torres is a performer and facilitator based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Her credits include How to be a Person (BAFTA Award Winning short film for Channel 4), Blue Jean (People's Choice Award winner at Venice Film Festival), The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Laura Lindow (Northern Stage) and Raven by Danielle Burn (Alphabetti Theatre). Maya leads the Girls, Theys and Slays choir. Recently, she created their first original song for Newcastle Pride. 'Moving In'.
Rosie Bowden is a director, producer and facilitator based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. As director, her credits include Gerry and Sewell by Jamie Eastlake (Associate - Newcastle Theatre Royal) , Soapbox Racer by Ben Schwarz (Alphabetti Theatre) and Head Girl (Edinburgh Fringe Festival). Rosie produces The Girls, Theys and Slays choir.
The Girls, Theys and Slays choir are a community choir set up in March 2024 by Maya Torres and Rosie Bowden. The choir brings together North East women and non-binary folk for casual sing-alongs. They have performed at Alphabetti and at Live Theatre as part of ‘Lasses’ night and they received funding from the Get Ready Grant to write an original song, which they performed at Newcastle Pride in 2024.