Jade Samuels
Theatrical Services
Getting unknown, untold stories onto the stage
Hello! My name is Jade Samuels and I'm a Midlands based, Mixed Race (Jamaican/Irish) creative whose goal is simple: To tell the stories that aren't being platformed. My producing work is diverse, my Drama School lecturing is intentional and impactful. Theatre is at the core of my beliefs; it's magic and it's power to transform. The aim is to lead with kindness and clarity
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I want to produce work that represents the world in which the marginalised live; work that reflects what has been but honours what is to come.
From R&D through to full production, bespoke support will be on offer to artists around their needs, ideas and processes. The privilege of producing is providing artists with the space and resource to focus on their work, support can be offered to your production to become fully realised at whatever phase of the project you require support
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The aim is to foster long-lasting creative relationships with arts organisations & freelancers, and I'm always open to hearing from new creative collaborators, particularly artists from underrepresented backgrounds. If you have a new project in need of a producer, get in touch!
Services
There are a range of services available depending on your creative need
Theatre Producing
Whether it be nothing more then a seed of an idea or a fully realised show that needs support to bring it to stage, I have extensive experience supporting shows at various stages. Nominated for a 2024 Black British Theatre Award, my practice is artist led, with kindness at it's centre.
ACE fundraising
I have fundraised just under 1 million pounds through ACE project grants for UK based artists over the past 4 years. I'm also a registered access support worker and regularly translate artists with barries' vision into an ACE bid. The belief that everyone should have access to funding for art is a core value
Drama School Lecturing
I've worked in accredited drama schools for 5 years. Teaching Acting, my practice is steeped in the students finding their own voices within their artistry. Currently an Acting Lecturer at Performers College Birmingham as well as Acting Lecturer/acting tutor at Mountview in Birmingham, and recently directed their in-house musical projects Sweet Charity and Wonderland, my specialist subject is Improvisation.
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PRODUCTIONS
Theatre with Impact
My Producing portfolio is vast, whether it be co-founding of the UKs 1st All Black, All Female Shakespeare Company (Mawa Theatre), to having a successful run at Edinburugh Fringe Festival, or honouring Stephen Lawrences life on a moving Bus (Stage Awards Nomintaed 'The Architect'). I'm interested in stories both old & new, one's that show us who we are and who we have been.
Please Do Not Touch by Casey Bailey
Associate Producer
Written by Former Birmingham Poet Laureate Casey Bailey & Directed by Gail Babb (Offie Nominated Stars), Co-Produced by China Plate Theatre Company & Coventry Belgrade & Created alongside the National Trust, 'Please Do Not Touch' follows Mason, a social Justice Tik-Toker who visits heritage houses to uncover the truth behind the items that live there. An incident involving a Somali Afro Comb finds Mason in the criminal justice system. Can he keep speaking out when everything is fighting to silence him?
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The show is on tour for spring 2026 in Association with Birminhmam Hippodrome Theatre
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photo credit Nicola Young
Two Pints by Roddy Doyle
Producer, Coventry Belgrade
In their Dublin local, two old friends meet regularly for good conversation, good craic and more than a few good pints.
As the Guinness flows, these barstool philosophers put the world to rights by sharing their honest and often hilarious thoughts on life’s big topics – fatherhood, death and whether Nigella or Kylie would make the better Midfielder…
Blisteringly funny, but packing an emotional punch, Two Pints explores the friendship between two men of a certain vintage as they attempt to support each other through life’s triumphs and tragedies, one pint at a time.
This sharp observational comedy was written by award-winning Irish author Roddy Doyle
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**** “Roddy Doyle’s boozy banter is a masterclass in comedy” – The Guardian
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photo credit Nicola Young
Romeo & Juliet directed by Corey Campbell. Lyrics by That's A Rap. Music by A Class.
Producer, Coventry Belgrade
The original play, originally scored – with rap and R&B.
Some aspects of this new, innovative co-production of Romeo and Juliet aren’t new at all.
This is unmistakeably Shakespeare’s love story, largely unaltered in its original text. But it’s not just Shakespeare’s play. There is an important Plus One: rap.
Romeo and Juliet was a co-production with Bristol Old Vic and Hackney Empire. Directed by Corey Campbell, creative director of the Belgrade, the play springs from Belgrade communities. The music elements reflect a collaboration with new company, That’s a Rap and Belgrade who worked with local young people taken out of mainstream education, on the production.
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Nominated for two Black British Theatre Awaards 'Best Actor', 'Best Supporting Actor'
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photo credit Nicola Young
The Architect Presented By GDIF & Actors Touring Company
Creative Producer
The Architect was an immersive theatrical journey through time and a city conceived by Mojisola Adebayo, Roy Williams and Matthew Xia, and created with a collective of leading Black artists including Bola Agbaje, Dexter Flanders, Vanessa Macauley and XANA.
Audiences travelled aboard an iconic red bus and were transported across South-East London. This new production asked how we create a blueprint for the future, three decades after the senseless murder of Stephen Lawrence.
Shortlisted Innovation Award The Stage Awards 2024
★★★★★ ‘Life affirming. A truly transporting ride’ The Guardian
★★★★★ ‘Led by an incredible ensemble cast’ Black in Britain
★★★★★ ‘A tribute full of care and ultimately, hope’ Financial Times
★★★★★ ‘A stunning feat. Offers a sense of hope’ The Stage
★★★★★ ‘Breathtaking. A spellbinding theatrical journey’ To Do List
★★★★★ ‘Life affirming. A truly transporting ride’ The Guardian
‘Unforgettable. Resonates deep within your soul.’ Alt Africa
‘My mind is blown. Moving and moving. Bravo’ Jumoké Fashola
Produced by Actors Touring Company and GDIF, in association with the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation.
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Jade was nominated 'Best Producer' for her work on 'The Architact' at the 2024 Black British Theatre Awards
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photo credit David Levene
Rapsody by Corey Weekes & Oli Dunbar
Producer
2022 recipient of the Pleasance’s Charlie Hartill Theatre Reserve, Vision Production Company took a raw look at inner-city life in Britain today in their debut show Rapsody. Elz, Jams, Toni and latest arrival Jaime, confront the realities of our modern-day class system through live rap, trap and drill. Living in a hostel and battling impossible odds, their worlds are upended by the arrival of a newcomer from a privileged background, with deeply held religious beliefs. As the dynamics of the hostel begin to shift, all four struggle to get by, rapping the things they can't bring themselves to say. And, although they all want things to change, none of them know the right words to ask for help. Over the course of a few days, their personal and collective journeys are shifted beyond repair; this play asks if these changes are fulfilling or even more damaging. Telling the story of those living in precarious housing conditions, the music of rap allows them to speak their truth when words just aren’t enough.
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Nominated for 'Best Musical Edinburugh Fringe', Musical Theatre Review, Shortlist for Brighton Fringe Award