BARDDGRIOT-PRODUCTIONS
Recitals from an Afro-Celtic perspective.
COMING SOON!
Tickley Bickley.
A short children's drama with songs ( songs worked on by myelf and possibly Leighton Jones)
The play was inspired by children Zian and Kanan. It's a story of a Mr Tickley Bickley whose job it is to tickle the whole world to keep it laughing.
We are currently looking for all kinds of support for this project and would appreciate any inquires by contacting us on our let's talk page. Thank you.
TICKLEY BICKLEY (sample)
(Scene: 1)
(A funny HAPPY SONG PLAYS IN THE BACKGROUND. THE SOUND OF LOTS OF CHILDREN LAUGHING AND HAVING FUN .
SOUND: fizzy pop being poured into a beaker
GERAINT
Ah-lemonade poured over vanilla ice cream.Ice cream Sundae, I think my dad called it. My favorite. Perfect just perfect.
SOUND: EATING ICE CREAM AND MORE LAUGHTER
GERAINT
Ah perfection. Sunday after noon my favorite time in my favorite peaceful town.perfect!
SOUND: of laughter (loud breaking the peace)
GERAINT
Ah Look it's baby Zi- Zi. Look at her covered in ice cream and soda.Ha Ha. Not as bad as her poor dad. Ha Ha . But he wont get mad at her as in this town its all about fun, fun fun. As I was saying. It's a perfect here. Every one is fulfilled and happy. There are the only two rules in our town.That everyone is happy and equal. But my friends it wasn't always perfect like this. No! It's all thanks to the great man Tickley Bickley-
SOUND: children laughing
GERAINT
See you can't even say his name with out everyone laughing. Go on try it. Tickley Bickley
SOUND: more kids laughing and geraint joining in
GERAINT
Ha Ha . Hey kids Do you want to hear the story of the legend of Tickley Bickley
SOUND: kids laughing
GERAINT
Ah there he is in that big picture in the hall way. Legend has it that it was taken just after the great lost laughing period. Oh that was a dark dark time when laughing ceased to exist! Any how I'm jumping the gun here. Let me tell you about the great man in that picture Tickley Bickley
SOUND: geraint and lots of children laughing
GERAINT
Tickley Bickley was a funny looking old man. He had long long fingers and a big grey and pink beard. He wore stripy pajamas and an oversized tartan hat.Tickey Bickley took his job serious which was really rather funny as his job was too make the whole world laugh. Tickling the world was his forte.
MUSIC:
SONG: HA HA YOU CAN'T BREAK FREE-
I'M TICKELY BICKELY.
HE HE DON'T MATTER WHO YOU BEI'M TICKELY BICKELY. DON'T CARE IF YOUR BLACK OR IF YOUR WHITE. I TICKLE THEM ALL DAY OR NIGHT.
KNOCK KNOCK AT THE RICH MANS DOOR
i CLIMB THROUGH THE WINDOWS OF THE POOR.
BUT HAVE NO FEAR ILL MAKE YOU ALL AS HAPPY AS CAN BE .
YOU ALL BEEN TICKLED BY tIKCLEY BICKLEY.
Projects on the go- want to help ? Contact us on our Let's Talk page- thanks
as a possible small book- or short animation or radio play.
Looking to develop Tickley Bickley with 'special' cast etc- looking for maybe a local radio to help produce and air it- any ideas or help for any of these projects please contact us on our talk to me page- ta .
Tickley Bickley and Zi Zi
sketch by Adelo Dewis
GERAINT
How old is Tickley? When did he start tickling?Well I heard he goes right back to the times when we lived in caves.
SOUND: a club being slammed down continuously.
cave man
Urg! Urg! Huh
SOUND: sound of cave man and tickley wrestling
CAVE MAN
Ha Ha Ha Ha
GERAINT
Yep! Ha Ha Ha . Old Tickley Bickley would sneak up on any one at any time. Take the time he sneaked up on the Prime Minister himself.
prime minister
It's with great pain - yes pain and the deepest darkest of sorrows that I have to close down the chocolate chicken shop.
GERAINT
Yep! He said chocolate chicken. As I said kids it's a perfect world with perfect food.
VOICE: boos of the people
GERAINT
Then out of the blue Tickley Bickley jumped from the light fitting that he was hanging from. Straight onto the Prime Minister and with his long skinny tickling finger he tickled the Premier's 's ribs like a man possessed until the poor old Prime Minister burst into
PRIME MINISTER
(loud guffaws)
HEAVEN'S
GATE
HEAVEN’S GATE. A single television drama.
Or a theatre piece.
Archibald, finds a slice of heaven , a perfect house in a quiet part of the city only to find that some of its occupants are definitely more devil than angel.
A dark yet comical farcical journey , ‘Heaven’s Gate ‘ chronicles the journey of Archibald, a young ambitious writer with a deadline to meet.
The Bliss and solitude of the new house does not last long for Archibald as he is visited by his girlfriend and other characters that both attract and repel him and ultimately question his beliefs.
Heaven’s Gate characters
Archibald - A young writer.
ROO- Archibald’s eccentric girlfriend.
Mulligan- A drunk
Selwyn Perriguin Saint Clair Junior- A Jamaican self ordained preacher .
Steve o with an O - Highly sexed neighbour.
Wend the bend - Steve- o’s highly sexed wife.
We are lookimg to develop this project so any ideas please contact us on the let's talk page- thanks.
Heave's gate- sample
STEVO WITH AN O
Well hello! Hello I say! Called at the wrong time have we.
ARCHIBALD
Yes! Yes! You have actually! We were umm we were
Releasing that he has a knife in his hand and that is girlfriend is standing in front of two strangers with her bits hanging out.
STEVO WITH AN O
You were having a spot of role play . Jolly good show old man! Looks so much fun. Doesn’t It darling
Turning to his wife. Who do you think they are playing.
WENDY
Ohhhh I don’t know but it looks so exciting and real. Look how sexy and scared she looks so excited.
Roo makes an attempt to cover up.
STEVO WITH AN O
I’d say you were a ninja warrior and she was an assassin .Oh how sexy. Bravo.
ROO
We were not playing! We were---
At this point the couple push pass and walk into the room
STEVO WITH AN O
How splendid. She Is still in character Wend, I must say I’m immediately attracted to both our new neighbors. Oh that’s what we are from today. We are moving in to the flat opposite so we thought we’d pop in for a quick ‘drinky poos’ and to introduce ourselves.
Looking directly at ROOS STILL EXPOSED LEGS.
Mr. and Mrs S. Swinger. Swinge.
(laughs crudely)Steve O .Steve O with An O and this is Wendy or Wend the bend of no doubt you’ll soon find out as to how she acquired that nickname. (still looking at her legs and at her breasts.) I feel Like I already know you.
(CONT’D)
INT. THE LIVING ROOM.IT IS LATER.
They all sit down on the small sofas.
STEVO WITH AN O
As I was saying at the door. We are your new neighbours. What a pleasure. Is it not Wend? A pleasure to have such fit and vibrant a couple as our neighbours. Oh Wend have you got the bottle. Have you got any glasses? Oh we have not even got your names yet.
ARCHIBALD
(reluctantly)I am Archibald and this is my girl Roo.
STEVO WITH AN O
Roo what a great name. Roo have you any glasses?
Roo reluctantly gets up to get the glasses.
STEVO WITH AN O (CONT’D)
Legs eleven! Legs eleven! What long legs she has. Has she not Wend?
WENDY
Gorgeous
Wendy bends down right in front of Archibald to get the bottle from her bag her skirt is so short and she has little under wear on.
Archibald stares half turned on and half in shock.
STEVO WITH AN O
Kelly’s eye hey Archi boy! Go on Wend. Now you see why she’s called Wend the Bend. Her middle name is Sindy With an S Not a C.
Boxers Welsh Vests
The Welsh Boxing vest- one of Welsh sport's iconic trophies. Working on a documentary as a follow up to the page Boxer's Welsh Vest.If you can offer help or are just curious contact us on our let's talk. page- thank you.
Visit 'Boxers Welsh Vest' on facebook - thanks
Plays Written
waiting to be produced.
The Chain A Jamaican family struggling in the 1980's a time of punk and Rasta regga
Soul Trader loosely based on Captain Morgan’s life.
God Bless The Child. An educational play written to inform children about the journey of West Indians in Cardiff.
FILMS
shot by Edward Fish
starring Robbie Marrable
Nicky Tate
Waiting For The Tide. A short film- filmed in Southern Down Wales.
I'Paul Wright and trainers Albert Wheeler and Doug Lioveless show off the seasons work by winning the Welsh Vest- Sadly all three are no longer with us RIP.