Potato Milk

An original queer scouse comedy about polyamory, lesbians and milk alternatives…

Potato Milk is Turning Worm’s first ever Arts Council funded project.

The original comedy was met with a sold-out run at Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse’s Playhouse Studio in May 2024, following a sold-out rehearsed reading at Unity Theatre in September 2022.

Creatively captioned, packed with scousisms, and poking fun at the only group it’s socially acceptable to be sly to (cis-het men), this brand-new comedy was collaboratively created by a group of emerging disabled artists, and met with rave reviews.

We’re dead proud of it.

Written by:

Marcella Rick

Directed by:

Ailis Lord

Assistant Direction by:

Isaac Nixon

Produced by:

Ro Lewis and Turning Worm Theatre

Performed by:

Claire Beerjeraz, Ro Lewis, Isaac Nixon, Marcella Rick

Supported by:

Arts Council England, Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse theatres, CRIPtic Arts, Unity Theatre

The Direction & Dramaturgy team:

Ailis Lord, Director

Angelina Moana, Dramaturg & Wellbeing Practitioner

Isaac Nixon, Assistant Director

Our team was supported by a dedicated Access Consultant and a Wellbeing Practitioner, with additions to the rehearsal room included a break-out sensory zone, and fidget toys.

We also restructured the traditional rehearsal day to accommodate our team.

Our rehearsals ran from 10am - 3:30pm each day, with all team members welcome to arrive later/leave earlier to fulfil other commitments, or simply rest.

The Potato Milk mentors:

Jamie Hale, Creating Accessible Theatre

Ameera Conrad, Directing and Dramaturgical input

Justina Aina, Producing

Tommo Fowler, Dramaturgy

The Cast:

Isaac Nixon as Ben

Claire Beerjeraz as Jo

Ro Lewis as Gem

Marcella Rick as Polly

The Creative Access & Production team:

Amelia Hawkes, Creative Captioner & Lighting Designer

Rhiannon May, Access Consultant & Creative Captioner

Evyn Seaton, Interim Stage Manager

As a team of emerging artists, we incorporated mentorship into this project.

Each creative team member was able to access mentorship from a mid-career artist in their chosen field, allowing them support to develop their craft throughout the process.