Supporting Wall
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Supporting Wall was an award-winning London-based theatre and general arts production, promotion and management company, founded in 2008 by producers Ben Monks and Will Young and operated for nine years until 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.supportingwall.com/about_supportingwall.html |title=supporting wall |publisher=supporting wall |date= |accessdate=2012-10-27}} The company's own productions primarily focused on new writing and contemporary theatre, while management and publicity work has included projects across theatre, comedy, film, festivals, live music and dance - including work at the BFI Southbank, Royal National Theatre and many others.{{cite web|url=https://www.stageone.uk.com/all-interviews/producer-profile-ben-qasim-monks |title=Producer Profile: Ben Qasim Monks |publisher=Stage One |date= |accessdate=2020-09-16}} During most of this time, Ben Monks and Will Young were also based at the Actors Centre as creative producers for the Tristan Bates Theatre.{{cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/year-of-the-producer-defining-and-debating-the-cre_5710.html |title=Year of the Producer |publisher=WhatsonStage| date= 17 January 2012|accessdate=2020-09-16}}{{cite web|url=https://www.actorscentre.co.uk/news/new-tbt-producer |title=New TBT Producer |publisher=The Actors Centre | date= |accessdate=2020-09-16}} In November 2023 Will Young was appointed executive director of London's Royal Court Theatre.{{cite web |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/appointments/new-dioramas-will-young-to-join-artistic-director-david-byrne-at-royal-court |title=New Diorama's Will Young to join artistic director David Byrne at Royal Court }}
Productions
Supporting Wall's original productions include:
Awards and nominations
Supporting Wall's productions won or were nominated for various awards, including for Bull the 2015 Olivier Award for Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre;{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-news/11531416/olivier-award-winners-2015-list.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Olivier Awards 2015: full list of winners | date=2015-04-12}} for Dark Vanilla Jungle a Fringe First Award and a nomination for lead actress Gemma Whelan for the Stage Award for Best Solo Performance;{{cite web|url=https://www.edfringe.com/media/award-winners#StageAward|title = Awards}} for Tender Napalm, winning the OffWestEnd.Com Award for Best Actress for Vinette Robinson{{cite web|url=http://exeuntmagazine.com/2012/02/the-2012-off-west-end-awards/|title=The 2012 off West End Awards|date=6 February 2012}} and a nomination for the Evening Standard Outstanding Newcomer Award for director David Mercatali;{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/london-evening-standard-theatre-awards-longlist-revealed-6359103.html|title = London Evening Standard Theatre Awards longlist revealed|date = 10 April 2012}} for Shallow Slumber, nominations for the OffWestEnd.Com Best Actress Award for both Amy Cudden and Alexandra Gilbreath, as well as for Best New Play at the same awards;{{cite web |url=http://www.offwestend.com/index.php/news/view/153 |title=Subscription |access-date=1 September 2013 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924055216/http://www.offwestend.com/index.php/news/view/153 |url-status=dead }} and for The Jewish Wife, winning the JMK director's award for Matthew Evans.
For Supporting Wall Ben Monks and Will Young were jointly nominated for the OffWestEnd.Com Best Producer Award twice consecutively in 2011{{cite web |url=https://www.offwestend.com/index.php/news/view/87 |title=Subscription |access-date=1 September 2013 |archive-date=8 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508134843/http://www.offwestend.com/index.php/news/view/87 |url-status=dead }} & 2012.[https://archive.today/20130902173108/http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2012/01/finborough-and-landor-lead-offies-nominations/]
References
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External links
- [http://www.supportingwall.com/ Supporting Wall official site]
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