The Last Cuckoo

Writer update

The Last Cuckoo — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:43:55 +0000

Julie is working on two new play scripts (more details in the coming months) and embarking on a couple of new collaborations. She will, once again, be a guest tutor at the Festival Of Writing organised by the National Association of Writers’ Groups at Nottingham University in August. In the meantime the e-publication of The Last Cuckoo script has gone through the 27,000 readers mark! It’s still, and will remain, FREE to read on-line. Click HERE to go to the script.

24,000 script readers

The Last Cuckoo — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:27:06 +0000

We continue to be amazed by the number of readers hitting The Last Cuckoo e-script site – over 24,000 since the script was posted in October 2010. To go to the script click HERE. You can also DOWNLOAD copies of The Last Cuckoo and Julie’s Verity Bargate Award short-listed play PUNCH at BUSHGREEN

We are so overwhelmed by the success of the e-script that we are considering developing a book publication that would contain the full script along with an extended essay/interview with Julie Bokowiec that explores the circumstances that gave rise to the script, reveals her research, uncovers her inspirations, delves into the writing process, and unpicks the scripts’ complex ecology.

Award Nomination

The Last Cuckoo — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:48:32 +0000

We are very pleased to announce that the script of The Last Cuckoo has been nominated for the 20th Meyer-Whitworth Award. We are all crossing our fingers for success. Julie is just thrilled to have a piece of work nominated.

LX Design

The Last Cuckoo — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:33:19 +0000

Ground plan, set elevation/section (Charles Cusick Smith) and LX (Lighting Design) by Michael Lock (Opera North) are now on our TECHNICAL page.

Gallery Production Images

The Last Cuckoo — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:01:55 +0000

Photography by Russ Thorne

Performances at The Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park (October 26th – Dress) Photography by Company

October 19th – Technical Rehearsals

The Last Cuckoo — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:44:40 +0000

Plotting the lighting and sound – and the actors get to walk on the set for the first time in the technical rehearsal.

October 18th -The Get-In

The Last Cuckoo — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:57:03 +0000

All roads lead to the Lawrence Batley Theatre – set, props, costumes – sound, lighting – all the creative team converge and we finally get the show in:

See more images from the Get-in on our Behind The Scenes page

October 17th – Paul Copley Interview

The Last Cuckoo — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:46:53 +0000

Val Jarvin – an exclusive interview with Paul Copley

October 14th – The Script Published

The Last Cuckoo — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:19:48 +0000

Myebook – The Last Cuckoo.

Read and download the script of The Last Cuckoo for FREE! Yes, it’s absolutely FREE.

This is the script we took into rehearsal October 4th.

October 9th – The Song

The Last Cuckoo — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:25:18 +0000

Paul Copley with singer songwriter Alan Rudkin rehearsing ‘Making Time’ the club/pub number in the show. We’re all sat on the sidelines singing along to Alan’s incredibly catchy number…and loving Paul’s performance as his character Ethan Page re-lives the memory of that boozy night he got up on stage and belted out that soppy song! Fantastic.

Here’s Alan singing a full studio version of ‘Making Time’ – enjoy…