Our project
We're Unearthed Theatre Company and Roman Cowboy Productions--and we're teaming up to bring our original plays, "These Roots Are Made for Walking" and "Don't Panic," to Brighton Fringe, 2026!
Where will the money go?
Accommodations / COST OF LIVING - £900
Venue Hire - £750
Brighton Registration - £200
Transportation - £400
Marketing Fees - £51 per flyering pass, £100 for paper advertising,£100 for digital advertising
Tech Fees - £180
Rehearsal Space Hire - £400
Costumes - £200
Production Design - £150
Photographer/Videographer - £700
Insurance Fees - £200
Artists Fees - £1,700
Our shows
These Roots Are Made for Walking is a triple bill of original solo plays that explore themes of queerness, feminism, bodily autonomy, gender roles, and activism throughout the 20th century.
She
Written and performed by Emily Wollenberg
It’s 1941. London rains with bombs. A young woman named Nan works in an artillery factory by day and impersonates a Victorian gentleman by night. Inspired by Sarah Waters’s novel, Tipping the Velvet, “She” is a fictional tale filled with tap dancing, sapphic waltzes, undercover nuns, and real love letters, echoing historical accounts of queer love and yearning.
Lesbians Eat Fire
Written and performed by Caro Vinden
In 1995, AIDS hovers over New York City like a tsunami, threatening to sweep away and drown everything Lesbian Avenger Joanne knows. Inspired by the lived histories of the Lesbian Avengers, Angels in America by Tony Kushner, and lesbian activism of the 1990s, this new play is about staying alive when hope feels impossible.
Eye of Dawn
Written and performed by Isabel Hees
When women's stories are recorded, who gets the last word? Mata Hari is a woman caught between myth and truth, but The Eye of Dawn gives a voice to the multiplicity of her existence. Loosely inspired by Paulo Coelho’s The Spy, this monologue reconciles the exotic performer, the accused traitor, and the femme fatale archetype.
Don't Panic
Written by Taylor Carmen, directed by Kay Brattan
Starring Taylor Carmen and Gabrielle Norma Griffin
Produced by Cristiano Benfenati
Don’t Panic is a bold, two-hander dark comedy about two stage hands who, stuck together during a nuclear lockdown drill, debate the purpose of living in a world that’s poisoned the human experience, seeking answers to an impossible question: what is the point of trying if there’s nothing left to live for? Merging comedy, drama, and magical realism, the play delves into the roles of purpose, ambitions, and individuality in a society that is doomed to fail.
Who we are
Unearthed Theatre Company
We're Emily, Caro, and Isabel--theatremakers and actors hailing from the United States, Norway, and the Netherlands. We met through our master's program at East 15 Acting School. Using poetry, physicality, song, and dance, we share our culture, viewpoints, and knowledge from around the globe.
Unearthed Theatre Company is a London-based theatre collective of international artists and the creators of The Lesbians of Forest Gate. Through intentional research and honest storytelling, Unearthed strives to dig deeper and shed light on those often written out of history.
Roman Cowboy Productions
Rewards
£25 or over - A shoutout in our digital program
£50 - Flyer signed by the cast/crew
£200 - personalised karaoke song/dance video by Caro
Find us here
Follow us @unearthedtheatrecompany and @romancowboyproductions
Help us succeed!
We know asking for money can be awkward... especially when our community is mostly made up of other artists! Every bit donated, no matter how big or small, helps us--truly.
And if you can't support financially, don't worry! We'd love it if you could share this project on socials with your friends, enemies, your rich vampire great-uncle twice removed...However you can support, we are endlessly grateful!
- Emily, Isabel, Caro, Taylor, & Cristiano
