As co-pilots, Toni Lewis and Demi Nandhra brought back the 1990s pyjama party to Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton. The evening presented a range of exciting and diverse performance work, and was the first relaxed performance for PILOT Nights, as well as being the first of our BSL interpreted evenings.
Photos courtesy of Graeme Braidwood
Eline Hallem and John Sandall
The Cave
Quick Duck Theatre
Fashion Spies.
Lauren Nicole Whitter
Mental
Rhiannon Armstrong
Bedtime Songs of Separation
Happenchance
Sensibility
Venue: The Arena Theatre
The Arena Theatre is an intimate 150 seat venue in the heart of Wolverhampton, providing innovative theatre experiences for everyone. Their programme offers work reflecting the city’s rich cultural diversity.
Co-Pilot: Demi Nandhra & Toni Lewis
The Co-Pilots for this event were Demi Nandhra & Toni Lewis. Demi & Toni are interdisciplinary artists based in Birmingham. They make work Individually/collaboratively that is autobiographical & socially conscious; rooted in their lived experiences as WOC/Working class/neurodiverse/queer folx. As such, their work examines ‘race’, culture, intersectional feminism, identity politics & mental health, often transgressive, subversive, humourous & quietly activist. They ‘make’ for the absolute unwavering liberation of POC. Their work has been created for beds, market stalls and from manor houses with many partners including Buzzcut Festival, Fierce Festival, Arts Admin, BAC, mac, Contact Theatre, The Marlborough Theatre and The REP Bham.
“As Co-Pilots we especially advocate for and practice relaxed performances and encourage submissions from artists identifying as: working class, QTIPOC, Non-Binary, LGBTQIA, POC and/or neurodivergent”.
PILOT Nights is funded by Arts Council England and The Sir Barry Jackson Trust.
PILOT Nights: November 2019 
