A Million Shades of Pink

15th October 2008

A brand new play by eleven young writers from Cheshire will be brought to life this weekend when it is performed for the first time during Chester Oyez!. A Million Shades of Pink is being presented as a script-in-hand performance at Kingsway Campus, University of Chester at 2pm and 7.30pm on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 October 2008.

Amber Knipe, Chester Performs Project Coordinator, said:

“This promises to showcase the talent and ambition there is in young people in Cheshire. The eleven young writers have been working collectively with Kevin Dyer, Action Transport’s Associate Writer since January to create this original and exciting piece of theatre.”

A Million Shades of Pink is a (very) truthful, (very) funny play and love, betrayal and growing up (very) fast. It is the story of a teenage girl who on the last day of school decides to change her life. She dumps her long-time best friend to spend time with Kayleigh. A play about self-image and how we change our outsides in an attempt to redefine what we are inside.

Following a week of rehearsals and workshops, A Million Shades of Pink will be performed, script-in-hand by four professional actors. Each performance will be followed by a post show discussion where audience members are invited to ask questions of both the actors and the writers.

A Million Shades of Pink is being performed at 2pm and 7.30pm on Saturday and Sunday October 18th and 19th. Tickets cost £5 or £3 concessions and can be bought from www.quaytickets.com  0870 4280 785 or Chester Tourist Information Centre 01244 402111.

For further information about this Action Transport Theatre / Chester Performs co-production please contact Amber Knipe on 01244 409113 www.chesterperforms.com / www.actiontransporttheatre.co.uk