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Memory Lane
Children of the Night
Right Up Our Street
Wednesday 27th July 2022
6pm - 8pm
Right Up Out Street HQ, 28 Scot Lane
Memory Lane: An evening sharing & celebrating African-Caribbean nightlife in Doncaster
Join us for an evening of food, music, & reminiscing as we go down memory lane and share our stories of the Black experience of Doncaster nightlife between 1970 - 2000.
Where were the best spots, who were the hottest DJs, what are the stories you keep retelling years later?
Do you have any items from your heydays: drinks menus, event posters, bar mats, or ticket stubs that you've kept years later - your stories and memorabilia could be included in an exhibition celebrating the history of Doncaster's nightlife scene next Spring.
We will also be joined by Heritage Doncaster who are interested in creating a display full of objects and memorabilia from Doncaster nightlife memories.
A word from Heritage Doncaster:
“We’re gearing up for a Children of the Night exhibition at Danum Gallery, Library and Museum next year and looking to borrow things to display! Chat with Heritage Doncaster staff on the night about what you may have to share and find out what is involved in loaning an object for display. You’ll also be able to express an interest in contributing to an oral history archive about nightlife memories too!”
Meet the Children of the Night Creative Team!
Lauren Townsend
Producer
Lauren is a Yorkshire-based freelance creative producer working in theatre, live events, film and community arts.
Lauren has worked with organisations such as Leeds 2023, Stage One, BFI Film Hub North, Sheffield Theatres, Cast, Chol Theatre, ThickSkin Theatre, Stage Sight, The Children’s Art School, and is a regular guest speaker at The Arts University Bournemouth.
Alongside Children of the Night her current projects include: assisting on the development and premiere of new West End musical ICON: A KPOP Musical; directing a short docu-series chronicling Mexborough’s cinema history; development of a large scale mural commemorating and celebrating the Windrush generation in Kirklees; and mentoring young producers in Sheffield.
A commitment to engaging all communities in the arts and increasing diversity in the creative workforce is at the core of her practice.
Danielle Phillips
Writer & Performer
Danielle is a neurodiverse theatre maker from Donny.
Since graduating from the London Academy of Music and Drama in 2016, she has specialised in developing new writing and devised work for the stage, creating work with organisations including: The RSC, Royal Court, Traverse Festival, Camden People's Theatre, Hull Truck & Theatre 503.
She is a co-director of ‘From the Gut Theatre’, a company dedicated to facilitating wellbeing retreats for underprivileged artists, offering them the space, time and mentorship to work on their next pieces. She was a member of social activist theatre company LUNG, with whom she developed E15 and The 56 winning the 'Spotlight’s Most Promising Actor' award in 2015.
Some notable times she’s ‘just acted’ include playing Judith in Ben Elton’s Olivier nominated ‘The Upstart Crow’ in the West End. On screen, she has appeared in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One alongside many minor TV roles. Last year she was honoured to join the cast of Apple TV’s Masters of the Air produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. In 2021 she was nominated in the Acting category for the 'Evening Standard's Future Theatre Award'.
When she is not at the theatre she enjoys binging DragRace but mostly enjoys binging DragRace UK.
