Although we haven't been particularly vocal so far in 2019, that doesn't mean we've not been working hard - as usual! Ticking away in the background has been our gentle rebranding of the company, which now goes under the banner of 'Cranked Anvil Media'. We settled on this after deciding to expand further into other … Continue reading An EGG-cellent new show for Easter!
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A year of Rehearsed Readings
Sunday 16 September 2018 After the success of our production of Jeff Brown's Cornered at the beginning of the year, we have enjoyed a residency at The Peacock in Sunderland this year, producing our hugely popular Rehearsed Reading Nights. Three months ago saw our sixth night, which you can read about here. And just this … Continue reading A year of Rehearsed Readings
RRN V a resounding success
Saturday 5 May 2018 Our Rehearsed Reading Night V was a resounding success last week, proving to be our biggest and best yet. You can read all about it here!
AWARD-WINNING SAFC SHOW RETURNS NEXT MONTH
Monday 12 March 2018 After its successful sell-out run last September, Jeff Brown’s one-man play ‘Cornered’ is set to return to The Peacock in Sunderland in April this year. The show, which starred Steve Arnott as ex-SAFC player David Corner, featured in the North-East Theatre Guide’s Best of 2017 list, in their ‘Proud to be … Continue reading AWARD-WINNING SAFC SHOW RETURNS NEXT MONTH
Peacock tickets now online
Wed 12 July 2017 The tour is growing from strength to strength. The whole creative team is now and place, and the backroom staff are working round the clock to get everything in place to make this the biggest and best Cranked Anvil production since we formed five years ago. The tour will come to … Continue reading Peacock tickets now online
Casting Announcement
Mon 26 June 2017 After a successful meeting yesterday afternoon, we're very happy to announce today that the veteran North East actor Steve Arnott is joining Cranked Anvil to play the part of Dave Corner in our September production Cornered. Steve will perhaps be best known for his roles in pantos for Qdos at the … Continue reading Casting Announcement
The Writer, The Journalist, and the ex-Footballer
Thur 22 June 2017 Talk about a meeting of great minds and skill! Here's the Dream Team behind Wise Men Say / Cornered, meeting recently to discuss the production and put a few more details in place! The wheels are now in motion for the tour, which is already on sale at most venues (take … Continue reading The Writer, The Journalist, and the ex-Footballer
Happy Hour live sketch show gets an outing later this month!
Wed 21 June 2017 We may have been a bit quiet of late, but that's because we've been beavering away on our upcoming September production of Wise Men Say / Cornered - which followers of Cranked Anvil will already know is a double-bill of one-act plays based around Sunderland AFC. The posters and flyers have … Continue reading Happy Hour live sketch show gets an outing later this month!
New dates added to this Autumn’s SAFC-based touring play
Tue 25 April 2017 We're delighted to announce that, after discussions with Matt Woolston - chairman of the London and South East supporters branch of SAFC - we'll be extending our tour of Wise Men Say/Cornered this September. We've confirmed two nights in the Southwark Brewery in London, which is where the London/SE branch meet, … Continue reading New dates added to this Autumn’s SAFC-based touring play
The ball is rolling on our Autumn production
Wed 12 April 2017 Word has started to get out about our September production - a double-bill of plays about Sunderland AFC! 'Wise Men Say' by Paul Dunn, and 'Cornered' by Jeff Brown, will tour into venues around the region later this year, and we're anticipating it to be as popular as our 2014 production … Continue reading The ball is rolling on our Autumn production
