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Death By Pie

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‘After the last 18 months we’ve just had, I think it’s time to sit back, leave the modern worries behind and lose yourself in

the Pirate world. Harriet, Harry & The Pirates is a celebration of a child’s imagination.

 

Hannah and I, have spent the last 3 years talking like Harriet, discussing her likes/dislikes and her wacky imagination.

We hope Harriet’s kookiness and child innocence reminds adults of what it was like to feel like ‘you can literally do or be anything’. And we hope every child wants to be Harriet’s friend. So, if you want to be a pirate? Grab your best eye patch and (for at least 2 hours) - you can be!’

 

- Nathan Smith

Now, you might recognise this lil’ land lubber from a land far away from here called ‘Benidorm’. Hannah was wildly known as thescallywag ‘Chantelle Garvey’ during those years. After years of sailing the oceans blue, she moved on to BBC’s‘Cranford’ - where she

established herself as one of the most dangerous buccaneers around. She’s also been known to sing a ditty or two with Manchester’s notorious ‘Halle Choir’.

 

Twitter: @hannahhobley

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The Faces you will be lookin’ at...

Hannah Hobley

Scott Hodgson

Scott can soon be seen swashbuckling as Kirk

Hammett in ITV Studios’ Breaking the Band.

He has also sailed his way over to Dubai, playing the title roles in tours of Aladdin and

Ali Baba. He has enjoyed playing several roles written by the bard, William Shakespeare, such as Macbeth in.... err...Macbeth. This is the 3rd time Scott has walked the plank with Death by Pie.

 

Twitter: @scotthodgey

Scott

James Beglin

James has sailed the seven seas, from Saudi

Arabia with the National Youth Theatre, to Italy with Smile Theatre and even to the Edinburgh Fringe with this here Death By Pie. He’s been seen in in these ports before with ‘Car Park King’ where he played British Royalty (BOO! HISS!). James once fell off the stage at the Theatre Royal in Norwich and considers it the highlight of his career.

 

Twitter: @jamesbeg

James

Roisin McCusker

This deadly siren has had the pleasures of looting well known treasure chests such as The Lowry and Oldham Coliseum. But during the plague of 2020, she and her bucko decided to make people shiver their timbers through spooky tales that can be watched at film festivals. But according to the ancient legend… If you type Frighthub into Youtube - the map will lead you straight towards the cursed swag!

 

Twitter: @McCuskerRoisin

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Nathan smith

This seadog is also the wordsmith of this travesty. He is also a lover and writer of a good ol’ sea shanty. Nathan has recently been marooned in The Never-land(s) playing

soldiers and chimney sweeps with Phileas Fogg Theatre Company. At Christmas time, you’ll usually find him dressed as a mouthy wench in Rochdale. He is the captain of the Death By Pie ship… But expects a mutiny any day now!

 

Twitter: @nathrichsmith

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Ben Sherlock

Ben is delighted to set sail on his first adventure with the Death By Pie crew this summer. He normally drops his anchor on the deserted island of Rochdale each Christmas giving you a shanty or two as the Comic with AB Productions. Aye, Ben has entertained the lads & lassies in the great outdoors before with roles in As You Like It, Wind in the Willows & King Lear.

 

Twitter @_bensherlock

Who are these Faces Playing?

 

Hannah Hobley: Harriet Pippin

 

James Beglin: Gary the Translator, Mr De’vil, Captain Bushy Beard

 

Ben Sherlock: Uncle Alan, Byron The Cabin Boy, Hank the Incredibly Handsome Pirate, Sebastian

 

Roisin McCusker: Mrs De’vil, Captain Mullet

 

Scott Hodgson: Pete the Dancing Chef, Mum, Pirate Master, Monsieur Jacque

 

Nathan Smith: Dr Stork, Scurvy Jones, No Eyed Jack, Claude

 

The role of Jim Hawkins is played by no-one… Because

he does not exist and is a fictional character!

Just don’t tell Harriet this…

 

DEATH BY PIE was founded in 2014 because Nathan Smith loves pie and comedy (in that order). We specialise in theatrical comedy. What does that mean you ask? Well it means we recreate popular genres on a ridiculously low budget, through inventive slapstick and musical parodies.

 

Behind the scenes people:

 

Writer/Director: Nathan Smith

Set design: Lucy Jane Devane

Fight Choreography: Matthew Rothwell

Music: Written by Nathan Smith and co-arranged by Hannah Hobley

Promotional Photos: Dan Burgess

Instagram: @dansphoto

 

THANK YOU!

 

Arts Council England, Gwenda & Andy Eckersley, Friends of Queen’s Park, John Keys, Christine Howard, Alistair Cook, Lydia Dayes, Fay Flatt, Sarah Allen, Barry Jenkins, Walkden Community, JK O’Neil, Kelly Coughlin, Laura Purdey, The Grange, Esther FerryKennington, The Parrs Wood, Barry Jenkins, Walkden Legion, Dylan Hopkins, Gemma Singleton, Dan Burgess, Dan Brazier, Shay Rowan, Debbie Manley, Lisa Conner, Zena Barrie, Peter Stone, Andrew Knowles, Terence Chapman, Sandra & Richard Smith, Laurie Mc, Trevor Hodgson, Elvi Piper, Matthew Smith, Mike McCusker, Anton Benson, Rose Gray, Jess McDonagh, Blackpool School of Arts,

Blackpool & The Fylde College and Kora Kandy Smith!

 

SEVEN SEAS LYRICS

 

We’ll sail the seven seas,

As far as the eyes can see.

This pirate life and having fights,

Is all that we believe!

 

We’ll sail the seven seas,

We’re carried by the breeze.

He’s drunk so much coffee

Now he really needs a wee!

 

You’ll never be alone!

This ship is your new home!

So, grab a drink and jump around,

THERE’S TREASURE TO BE FOUND!

 

Ooo Fish!

Yarr Taco!

Writer's Note...

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