Rosie Okae...
I'm an actor and singer who trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
I'm experienced in theatre and site-specific performance.
I'm also a qualified primary teacher, so I'm happy to lead workshops or training sessions.
NEWS...
April 2012
My next gig will be on Thursday 26th April at a very interesting performance night called 'Mirror Mirror' at Ryan's Bar on Stoke Newington Church Street. The other acts on the bill include a male burlesque poet, an accordion playing DJ and a duo who improvise with steam railway sounds and electric guitars. I can't wait!
Click on links for more details on the Mirror Mirror event page.
Tuesday 3rd April: I'm excited that tonight at midnight I'll be singing on Art Terry's 'Is Black Music' radio show on Resonance 104.4fm, with Raphael Mann playing moog synthesiser.
We'll also be performing this Thursday 5th April at the Servant Jazz Quarters in Dalston as part of the 'Parade' night hosted by Frizz Records. I've put links to the Resonance website (if you want to listen online) and the Parade event page on my links page.
March 2012
I'm very pleased to say that my next gig on Thursday 8th March will be to celebrate International Women's Day with a donation from ticket sales going to Amnesty. I'm performing as a duo with the very talented Raphael Mann with an amazing line-up of female fronted acts including Jess Bryant, You Are Wolf, Nancy Wallace and Roshi featuring Pars Radio. The event is happening on the Bar & Co boat, Temple Pier. Tickets are £4 in advance from We Got Tickets - I've put a link to the website on the links page for booking. Or you can pay £6 on the door. Hope you can make it.
February 2012
I have a gig coming up on Thursday 16th February at the Bird's Nest, Deptford. The excellent Roshi featuring Pars Radio and MFU are playing before us, so it's going to be a great night. I've included a link to the Facebook event page on the links page, if you want to come along. It's free!
January 2012
Have almost finished working on a new song called 'I'll Believe What I Can' with Justin Paton. Should be uploading it to the Songs page soon.
4th October 2011
Tonight at midnight I'm singing on Art Terry's 'Is Black Music' radio show on Resonance 104.4 fm or you can listen online on the website here: http://resonancefm.com/listen
The show will be repeated on Sunday 9th October at noon as well. I've put a link to Resonance fm on the links page too.
September 2011
Still busy with song writing & recording & very pleased to report that I have a gig on Thursday 6th October.
It's at a monthly night called Parade hosted by Frizz Records at:
Servant Jazz Quarters,
10a Bradbury Street,
Dalston,
London N16 8JN
The gig is from 7pm - midnight & includes loads of great acts & DJs. I've included links to the Frizz Records & Servant Jazz Quarters websites on the links page, if you'd like more details.
June 2011
I've posted my latest song 'Where It Starts and Stops' and a new version of 'No Chance' to the songs page. Collaborating with Justin Paton is going so well and we had our first live performance on 12th June. Can't wait for the next one!
May 2011
I'm very excited to say that Daughters on the Stage are performing our debut show 'The Linzee Way' at the Hen & Chickens Theatre (near Highbury & Islington tube) from Tues 24th - Sat 28th May at 7.30pm. It's a brand new comedy show that we've created. Come along for a fun night out! More details & booking on Hen & Chickens website: http://www.henandchickens.com/ I've also added links to Daughters on the Stage, Hen & Chickens and Ticketmaster for booking tickets to the links section of this website.
UPDATE - The Linzee Way was a great success and really fun to perform in. It was amazing to have such an enthusiastic, sell-out response from the audiences for our work.
April 2011
Recorded a new song called 'No Chance' with Justin Paton. I've uploaded it to the songs section of this website. Have a listen!
February 2011
Have started rehearsing with Daughters on the Stage theatre company, of which I'm a co-founder member. We're having a really productive, fun time so far, working on our debut production.
January 2011
Finished working on 'Help Myself' and another song called 'Who I Am' with Justin Paton. I've uploaded both of them here and you can click on songs to listen to them.
November 2010
Performed in 'Raise the Roof' at the Hayward Gallery, as part of the 'Move' exhibition at the South Bank Centre. We had great fun dancing on the roof on our own individual stages wearing very high heels! Thankfully it didn't feel as cold as I was expecting!
Made a radio drama in a day during a course with the radio director Gordon Lamont. It was inspiring to discover that it was actually possible to improvise, write and record a radio piece in one day!
Started developing and recording a new song, which I think will be called 'Help Myself.' Should hopefully be uploading it here soon.
October 2010
Have worked with Justin Paton on 'We Know When To Shout,' which was an amazing process. You can hear this song and 'Space to Hide' by clicking on songs.
September 2010
Collaborated with Justin Paton on one of my songs 'Space to Hide.' It's so exciting to hear how far we've developed it beyond my original melody and lyrics.
August 2010
Took part in Acting for Everyone course, taught by the director Patricia Doyle. It was great to work on spontaneous improvisation, monologues and scenes with her guidance and feedback.
July 2010
Finished my primary teaching job this month. Looking forward to giving more of my time to performance.
June 2010
Played the part of Rachel in 'Move Ahead,' a short film about teachers. I enjoyed drawing on my own experiences of teaching to help with playing the role.
