Milk Presents Explained

Milk Presents is an LGBTQIA+ theatre company based in Derby in the United Kingdom.

Company

The theatre company is an associate company of Derby Theatre.[1] In addition to producing theatrical works, the company also creates films, audio-plays, and photography, and organizes community residencies, workshops, club nights, symposiums, book groups, etc. Milk Presents tours its productions both nationally and globally.[2]

History

Milk Presents was founded in 2010 by Leo Skilbeck, Ruby Glaskin, and Adam Robertson after they graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.[3] [4]

Productions

The company's very first theatre show was 454 Grams in 2010, a postdramatic retelling of Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice.[5] [6] Next, the company became an associate company of The Point in Eastleigh in 2011 and produced its first full-length shows: Bluebeard: A Fairytale for Adults and A Real Man’s Guide To Sainthood.[7] [8] Bluebeard: A Fairytale for Adults was based on Charles Perrault’s French folktale Bluebeard.[9] A Real Man’s Guide To Sainthood was powered by bikes and used projectors, and was a retelling of the story of Saint George.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

It then produced Milk Presents: Self Service (2013 - 2014), which explored the meaning of "queer" with original music, animations, and comedy.[16] [17] [18] The company then became an associate company of Derby Theatre in 2015. At Derby Theatre, the company produced JOAN and BULLISH. JOAN portrayed the story of Joan of Arc and was performed by LJ Parkinson.[19] BULLISH was a retelling of the Minotaur myth.[20] [21] It was launched at the Camden People’s Theatre, who commissioned the production alongside the Jerwood Charitable Foundation.[22] [23] [24] [25] Formerly named BODIY, BULLISH was the Camden People’s Theatre's first Home Run commission after an extensive period of selection process.[26] [27]

Milk Presents then became an associate company of the Bush Theatre (2016-17). Around the same time in April 2017, the company was commissioned to host a "Bromance Cabaret" at the Wellcome Collection as part of their "Macho?" late-night event.[28] [29] [30] [31] [32]

In August 2021, Milk Presents and Derby Theatre premiered co-production Marty and the Party, a show for young audiences.[33] [34] [35]

In December 2021, in partnership with Derby Theatre, the company launched a new audio cabaret, The Pervert’s Podcast.[36] This audio cabaret is presented by Milk Presents and co-produced by She Wants A Dog, a production company formed by a partnership between arts producers Pippa Frith and Kate Chapman that was focused on commissioning artists and producing creative work for podcasts.[37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45]

In 2023, Milk Presents co-produced Modest with theatre company Middle Child.[46] [47] [48] [49]

Awards

The theatre company's production JOAN won the Scotsman Fringe First Award, The Stage Award, and Spirit of the Fringe Award at the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[50] [51] [52] The production also won the Off West End Award in 2018.[53] [54]

References

  1. Web site: Theatre news: Derby Theatre appoints associate companies . 2024-01-18 . British Theatre Guide . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Milk Presents - Queer artist led company making performance, theatre and film . Milk Presents.
  3. News: Gardner . Lyn . 2011-08-11 . New Edinburgh act of the day: Milk Presents . 2024-01-17 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  4. Web site: About Milk Presents . 2023-07-22 . Milk Presents.
  5. Web site: Hislop . Chris . 2010-08-06 . 454 Grams . 2024-01-22 . FringeReview . en-GB.
  6. Web site: 454 Grams Milk Presents Queer Theatre . 2024-01-22 . Milk Presents.
  7. Web site: Orr . Jake . 2012-08-05 . Edinburgh Fringe Review: A Real Man’s Guide To Sainthood . 2024-01-22 . A Younger Theatre . en-GB.
  8. Web site: Milk Presents . 2024-01-22 . www.bushtheatre.co.uk . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Bluebeard: A Fairytale for Adults Milk Presents Queer Theatre . 2024-01-22 . Milk Presents.
  10. Web site: A Real Man's Guide to Sainthood Milk Presents Queer Theatre . 2024-01-22 . Milk Presents.
  11. Web site: 2013-09-13 . A Real Man's Guide to Sainthood . 2024-01-22 . Time Out London . en-GB.
  12. Web site: Sullivan . Hannah . 2012-08-06 . A Real Man’s Guide to Sainthood . 2024-01-23 . FringeReview . en-GB.
  13. Web site: Orr . Jake . 2012-08-05 . Edinburgh Fringe Review: A Real Man’s Guide To Sainthood . 2024-01-23 . A Younger Theatre . en-GB.
  14. Web site: A saintly story - West Notts College . 2024-01-23 . www.wnc.ac.uk.
  15. News: Gardner . Lyn . 2012-07-20 . What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips . 2024-01-23 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  16. Web site: Milk Presents: Self Service Milk Presents Queer Theatre . 2024-01-23 . Milk Presents.
  17. Web site: 2014-08-09 . Milk Presents: Self Service . 2024-01-23 . Fest Magazine.
  18. Web site: Milk Presents: Self Service . 2024-01-23 . theweereview.com.
  19. Web site: 2018-05-20 . Dreaming up Joan . Times of Malta . en-gb.
  20. Web site: BULLISH Milk Presents Queer Theatre . 2024-01-24 . Milk Presents.
  21. News: Gardner . Lyn . 2017-09-19 . Bullish review – gold horns and glitter beards in minotaur cabaret . 2024-01-24 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  22. Web site: Stewart . Greg . 2017-09-07 . Interview: Lucy J Skilbeck Co-Creator of Bullish . 2024-01-24 . Theatre Weekly . en-GB.
  23. Web site: Milk Present and Camden People's Theatre present BULLISH, London . 2024-01-24 . Disability Arts Online . en.
  24. Web site: Greenstreet . Hannah . September 18, 2017 . Review: Bullish at Camden People’s Theatre . exeuntmagazine.com.
  25. Web site: Bullish . 2024-01-24 . Camden People's Theatre.
  26. Web site: 2016-08-10 . Camden People's Theatre's first Home Run commission announced . https://web.archive.org/web/20230128094343/https://jerwoodarts.org/cpts-first-home-run-commission-announced/ . January 28, 2023 . 2024-01-24 . Jerwood Arts . en-GB.
  27. Web site: Swain . Marianka . Milk Presents Is First Recipient of Camden People's Theatre's Home Run Commission . 2024-01-24 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  28. Web site: Man! I feel like a....night at Wellcome Collection exploring masculinity . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015452/https://wellcomecollection.org/pages/Wuw0uiIAACZd3SPC . November 12, 2020 . 2024-01-29 . Wellcome Collection . en.
  29. Web site: Bromance LGTBQ+ Event . https://web.archive.org/web/20230621205801/https://www.milkpresents.com/Event/Bromance . June 21, 2023 . 2024-01-29 . Milk Presents.
  30. Web site: One Tenth Human Macho . https://web.archive.org/web/20220518121144/https://onetenthhuman.com/project/macho/ . May 18, 2022 . 2024-01-29 . en-GB.
  31. Web site: Haigh . Joshua . 2017-03-29 . Wellcome Collection announces late night spectacular 'Macho?' . 2024-01-29 . Attitude . en-GB.
  32. Web site: 2017-03-28 . Macho? Things to do in London . 2024-01-29 . Time Out London . en-GB.
  33. Web site: Marty and the Party announced as new Milk Presents co-production for under 5s – Derby Theatre . 2024-04-18 . en-GB.
  34. Web site: Marty and the Party Milk Presents Queer Theatre . 2024-04-18 . Milk Presents.
  35. Web site: July 29, 2021 . Party show for little children at Derbyshire theatre . derbyshiretimes.co.uk.
  36. Web site: 2022-05-09 . Leo Skilbeck talks ‘The Pervert’s Podcast’: “It’s wise to assume that ‘progress’ isn’t linear” . First Night Magazine . en.
  37. Web site: 30 October 2021 . Theatre news: New podcast series “unpicks complex topics” . British Theatre Guide . en-GB.
  38. Web site: Milk Presents The Pervert’s Podcast - queer audio cabaret from She Wants a Dog and Milk Presents . 2024-01-29 . Milk Presents.
  39. Web site: Perverts Podcast . 2024-01-30 . Trans Creative . en-GB.
  40. Web site: Free things to do in Manchester this week FT Castle Fine Art, New Union Hotel and more . 2024-01-30 . Manchester Wire . en-GB.
  41. Web site: Rabinowitz . Chloe . Listen: SHE WANTS A DOG Launches New Podcast Series THE PERVERT'S PODCAST . 2024-01-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  42. Web site: 2022-02-25 . She Wants A Dog launches third brand new podcast series THE PERVERT’S PODCAST . 2024-01-30 . CURTAINCALL . en-GB.
  43. Web site: Stewart . Greg . 2021-12-16 . Interview: Pippa Frith on She Wants A Dog's New Series of Podcasts . 2024-01-30 . Theatre Weekly . en-GB.
  44. Web site: Pervert's Podcast at The New Union . 2024-01-30 . Canal St Online . en.
  45. Web site: She Wants A Dog . 2024-01-30 . pippadoesproducing . en.
  46. Web site: Tripney . Natasha . 18 April 2023 . ‘She was transgressing expectations’: the Victorian war artist who inspired a drag show . 2023-07-22 . The Guardian.
  47. Web site: Kiln Theatre presents Modest . 2024-01-17 . Culture Whisper . en.
  48. Web site: Modest Milk Presents Queer Theatre . 2024-01-29 . Milk Presents.
  49. Web site: Modest . 2024-01-29 . Visit Hull . en-GB.
  50. Web site: 2017-02-21 . Preview: JOAN by Milk Presents . 2024-01-17 . Theatre Weekly . en-GB.
  51. Web site: Milk Presents Artists & Performers . 2024-01-17 . Camden People's Theatre.
  52. Web site: Orme . Steve . 11 September 2016 . Theatre news: Derby production lifts three Edinburgh Fringe awards . 2024-01-17 . British Theatre Guide . en-GB.
  53. Web site: Mason . Roberta . 2018-11-20 . Bullish tour hits the Millennium Centre . 2024-01-18 . jomec.co.uk/altcardiff . en-GB.
  54. Web site: JOAN Milk Presents Queer Theatre . 2024-01-18 . Milk Presents.

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