"Obama the Mamba" by Kevin Fegan

World Premiere:
"Obama the Mamba - President of the Slums".

Written by Kevin Fegan
Directed by Kully Thiarai
Designed by Shanaz Gulzar

Artbuilding Projects in association with The Curve Leicester and The Lowry Salford.

The story of Barack Obama's renegade Kenyan brother, George Hussein Obama.

Loosely adapted from "Homeland" by George Hussein Obama & Damien Lewis.

http://www.obama-themamba.com/

11th - 20th Oct 2012 at The Curve Theatre Leicester.
22nd - 27th Oct 2012 at The Lowry Salford Quays.
http://www.curvetheatre.co.uk/
http://www.thelowry.com/

Slave wins another award: Best Stage or Film Production 2011 at the Human Trafficking Foundation Media Awards

Presented at the House of Lords by Minister of State for Immigration, Damien Green MP

Book Launch Weds 7th Dec @ Corby Cube 6pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpn2kxZkGcs

New book, "Our Corby", containing "The Singing Tree" - 13 commissioned poems by Kevin about the diverse communities of Corby. Available from Corby Community Arts.

Winner Best New Play in 2011 Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards

2011 Tour Trailer for "Slave: a question of freedom" - Feelgood Theatre.
http://www.feelgoodtheatre.co.uk/
Written by Kevin Fegan and Directed by Caroline Clegg from the book by Mende Nazer & Damien Lewis.
First produced at The Lowry 2010 by Feelgood Theatre.
Slave is at Riverside Studios London 6th Sept - 1st Oct 2011
http://www.riversidestudios.co.uk/
Unity Theatre Liverpool 4th Oct - 8th Oct 2011
http://www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/
Guildhall Theatre Derby (Derby Live) 18th Oct - 22nd Oct
http://www.derbylive.co.uk/

New poetry collection Away Pitch. Poems by Kevin Fegan & photos by Vitor Azevedo. Touring exhibition currently at East Midlands Airport.

Watch Away Pitch video: http://vimeo.com/19560595

Published 2011 as a limited edition souvenir collection by The Brewhouse Burton-on-Trent to accompany touring exhibition from 2010-2012. A Cultural Olympiad commission. Poems by Kevin Fegan on the relationship between sports and the arts. 20 sports people hosted work by 20 different artists. They were photogtraphed by artist Vitor Azevedo and interviewed by writer Kevin Fegan who created poems inspired by the interviews. Winner of the Inspire Mark for outstanding contribution to art and sport by the London Olympic Committee.
Funded by Arts Council England, Arts East Staffs, East Staffs Borough Council, Staffs County Council, BADAC. The collection is available directly from kev@kevinfegan.co.uk or azevedo_vitor@hotmail.com

Best New Play nominations

"Fireflies: a love story waiting to happen" by Kevin Fegan
http://youtu.be/t4i1TR5Y3jo

and "Slave: a question of freedom" by Kevin Fegan
have both been nominated for Best New Play Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards 2011.
"Fireflies" was commissioned & produced by The Lowry.
"Slave" was commissioned & produced by Feelgood Theatre and performed at The Lowry, followed by a special performance at The House of Lords.

Fegan’s drama, commissioned by The Lowry, is an inner-city romance between two lost souls longing for a second chance in life... Noreen Kershaw’s production skilfully integrates the digital elements, created by Manchester production company Lion Eyes TV, into a seamless montage of live and filmed action. But it’s the core components of good writing and fine acting that determine the show’s success…It’s raw, uncompromising stuff, but ultimately Fireflies leaves you with a warm glow.”

(“Fireflies: a love story waiting to happen”, The Lowry 2009)

THE GUARDIAN

People Who Are Not Me - launch event 7th Jan 2011

Special guest appearance by singer/songwriter Darren Poyzer

http://www.poyzer.com/



“Life is a good fire
around which stories are told
and, in the end, when the fire goes out
all we are left with are words.”
(from “Blast” by Kevin Fegan)

PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ME

An exhibition of portrait poems by Kevin Fegan
at The Brewhouse Arts Centre Burton-on-Trent
7th Jan - 5th Feb 2011

As a playwright and poet I find myself using verse to create hundreds of characters in my plays and poems. This unique exhibition of verse is a selection of those imaginary people: people who are not me.