ALT B: The Pudding Club – Rehearsed Reading

Mothers are more than just carriers and carers of children, a sentiment vividly explored in The Pudding Club.

This bold and fast-paced play follows Jane, a first-time mother, as she navigates the physical and emotional turbulence of pregnancy. From morning sickness to hormonal changes and the anxieties of becoming a parent, the story captures the unique and universal experiences of motherhood. Drawing on real-life stories from 26 interviewees across seven countries, the play delves into Jane’s strange dreams, physical changes, and the mysteries of a cryptic diary. It challenges societal norms, addresses issues around female image and mental health, and advocates for a supportive environment for future mothers. This is an authentic exploration of womanhood, motherhood, and everything in between.

Join Pudding Club Theatre Company and LemonVerse for a captivating play reading on the untold aspects of motherhood, followed by a 20-minute Q&A session.

Cast

Erin Maria Walther is a native Bostonian who made the move to the UK, where she trained at the Guildford School of Acting. She has worked as an actor and voiceover artist in the US, UK, and Europe, appearing in a UK tour of Macbeth, a European tour of Animal Farm, and the UK premier of alex getting better, among other work. She’s also been seen opposite Eva Longoria in a commercial campaign. Her voice credits include Anna of Cleves in The Lost Tapes of History, The Big D*ck Investigation, and Sherlock & Co.

Lewis Williams is a Welsh Actor and Dancer Represented by David Ball Management. Lewis has just finished Movement Directing a psychological rave play about Oscar Wild’s time in prison set in a queer night club called Out of The Depths with Cutpurse theatre and prior starred as Jamie a footballer by day, Drag Queen by night in an advert for Superbooking.AI.

YY is a Malaysian-born multidisciplinary artist living in London. She is an actor, dancer, theatre maker and movement director interested in making work related to human relationship, women, Cross Art-form and stories from life experiences. She completed her BA in Theatre Arts at Middlesex University and MA in Collective Theatre Making at Rose Bruford college. Her recent credit is being a movement director in Four Touch, Three Touch which has been performed at Applecart Art about Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Other credits include The Epic of Forgotten (Shumen Theatre, Bulgaria), and Time and Time Again (Rose Bruford College).

Creatives

Writer, Director, Sound Designer
Belle Bao is a freelance Director and Theatre maker. She is passionate about the new, under-explored, unheard stories of marginalised and underrepresented groups, mental health, cultural differences. Belle also expands her skills in sound design, writing, and producing. Since graduating with the MA Directing at LAMDA in 2021, she has worked with many theatres and Festivals, including New Vic Theatre, Theatre 503, Theatre Deli, The Space, The Cockpit, Hen & Chickens Theatre, The Glitch, Camden Fringe, Vault Festival, and Underbelly Festival. Her productions, such as There’s a Dead Body in My Living Room and VOID, have consistently sold out. Belle’s recent credits include the New-writing plays The Pudding Club at Camden Fringe 2024 and Go Your Own Way, Chekspeare at The Cockpit.

Associate Director
Baihan Liao is a freelance Director, Theatre maker. She holds a BA in Film Directing from Beijing Normal University and an MA in Theatre Directing from East15 Acting School. Besides her expertise in film and theatre, Bai is skilled in Painting and Ceramic Design. She is passionate about blending different art forms like painting, sculpture, and interactive installations in theatre. Collaborating with diverse artists, she aims to bring a unique perspective to social issues through empathetic and insightful theatre production.

This event is presented as part of the Bush Theatre’s ALT B Rehearsed Reading programme – providing artists with a creative space to perform their work and take the first steps in developing their writing.