Grimm: An Untold Tale at Edinburgh Fringe
Fundraising campaign by
Elena Whittaker
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£717.00raised of £3,000.00 goal goal
No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities
Campaign Story
Well hello there! We are Fiercely Spun and we are taking Grimm: An Untold Tale to Underbelly's Belly Dancer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 - and we're doing a sponsored Half Marathon to show our ultimate dedication!
WHO ARE WE???
Fiercely Spun weave bold, visually playful theatre with a female focus. This year Gemma and Ellie are over the moon to be collaborating with: Jodie, David, Indigo and Charlotte on Grimm: An Untold Tale; a new play by Jodie Garnish. We're ridiculously excited to be performing at one of the Fringe's four main venues; Underbelly, Belly Dancer.
Of the 214 Grimm fairy tales, over half were sourced by women. This is their story. Weaving tales of silver slippers, devils and wolves, Fiercely Spun's visually playful storytelling and original live music revives these forgotten female voices and the darkly delightful stories they told.
WHY DO WE NEED YOUR HELP???
Grimm: An Untold Tale is based on the real lives of three incredibly inspiring women and we are determined to share their story with as many people as possible. In order to do so we need to raise a minimum of £3000 and every little donation will help us get there. And be sure to check out the fairy tale treats we have for your donations!
HALF MARATHON?!?!
Ellie and Gemma will be running 13.1 miles/21.1 km! To show you all quite how determined we are to get to Edinburgh we're going to run further than we have ever run before. Over the next month we'll be training hard and intensely for this challenge. All donations will give us that extra little bit of motivation when the sweat is dripping and our legs are numb!
ARE WE ANY GOOD????
Fiercely Spun was formed in the Autumn of 2015, and we have had a couple of successes already! In November we were awarded an Entrepreneurial Award from UEA to develop our company and in February 2016 we were shortlisted for the Les Enfants Terribles Award.
Before we formed Fiercely Spun, we collaborated on a couple of other projects (alongside some more fiendishly fantastic friends) under the name of Turn the Key. We took shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2014 & 2015.
These are some of the things that people said about Turn the Key:
The Cupboard (2015)
'remarkably original' - ***** - BroadwayBaby.com
'a company to keep your eye on' - Highly recommended - FringeReview
Under the Erl Tree (2014)
'...potential to become one of those Fringe Festival gems' - BroadwayBaby.com
**** - Three Weeks
Rewards
Hansel - Will you lend us some breadcrumbs to lead us through the woods? For £5 we will give you a big ol' thank you on our twitter page.
Little Red Riding Hood - Will you bring us a basket of treats? For £10 we'll give you a big ol' thank you tweet and a Fiercely Spun pencil to write your own adventures
Rapunzel - Will you let down your hair and help us climb the tower of artistic greatness? For £25 we will give you a big ol' thank you tweet, a Fiercey Spun pencil to write your own adventures and your very own fairy tale
Golden Goose - Will you lay us a Golden egg? For £50 we will give you a big ol' thank you tweet, a Fiercely Spun pencil to write your own adventures, your very own fairy tale, with illustrations and a front row reservation for any ticket you buy to see Grimm: An Untold Tale
Fairy Godmother - Will you make all our wishes come true! For £100 we will give you a big ol' thank you tweet, a Fiercely Spun pencil to write your own adventures, your very own fairy tale, with illustrations, a free ticket to our Underbelly show and we would love to meet you afterwards, say thank you and buy you a drink.
Organizer
- Elena Whittaker
- Campaign Owner
Donors
- Emily Rhodes
- Donated on Aug 01, 2016
Good luck!
- Fiona Ashberry
- Donated on Aug 01, 2016
Good luck with the half marathon and hope the show goes well Ellie.
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Donors & Comments
- Becky Addington
- Donated on Aug 01, 2016
This is looking great, well done everyone for all your hard work!
- Emily Rhodes
- Donated on Aug 01, 2016
Good luck!
- Fiona Ashberry
- Donated on Aug 01, 2016
Good luck with the half marathon and hope the show goes well Ellie.
- Natalie Brown
- Donated on Aug 01, 2016
Good luck girls xx
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jul 31, 2016
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jul 30, 2016
Go go go!
- Marion The Frog
- Donated on Jul 29, 2016
I really hope I can see your performance one day!! You sweat a lot for it !!! XXX
- Mary O\'Brien
- Donated on Jul 29, 2016
- Tracy Cadette
- Donated on Jul 29, 2016
- Mandy Cadette
- Donated on Jul 29, 2016
Good luck with the showcase and fundraising! It's is refreshing see to a determined bunch of ladies take amazing showcase to Edinburgh!
This is looking great, well done everyone for all your hard work!