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Fund-raising New Writing Festival to support Shakespeare’s Globe in June

Fund-raising New Writing Festival to support Shakespeare’s Globe. Each day 4 Plays (3 short 1 Full Length) will be broadcast / performed. The globe is on the verge of collapse financially During this crisis and doesn’t get any help from the government or The national lottery fund in the U.K. This is be a free …

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Drama workshops from Prime Theatre for 9-13s and 14-25s this summer

Prime Theatre have playwrighting and drama workshops for 9-13’s and 14-25’s from 15 June – 28 Aug. These are open to everyone across the UK. Most recently the writing group have been involved in writing for a play with Pitlochry Festival Theatre which is being recorded by professional actors today. Playwrighting sessions are weekly and the perfect …

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Q&A with BAFTA and EMMY winning writer Danny Brocklehurst (11th June)

The BAFTA & Emmy winning Danny Brocklehurst will be joining Actor Awareness to discuss his incredible achievements so far. Danny is a BAFTA and International Emmy winning screenwriter who has written on some of the biggest UK dramas of recent years. Credits include BRASSIC, SHAMELESS, CLOCKING OFF, ORDINARY LIES, THE ACCUSED and many more. Between …

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Part of the Main series of June workshops

Part of the Main has launched its June workshop series, featuring a number of workshops that might interest playwrights. This includes ‘What is Dramaturgy?’ and ‘Making Work Online, and Making Online Work’ led by Jo Tyabji, and a series of workshops led by Aisling Caffrey guiding participants through writing a short play. They’re also offering …

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Online workshop on comedy for television, radio and theatre (£57.60)

An Online Workshop (1 hour a day for 5 days) for those interested in writing Comedy for Television, Radio and Theatre. Have you always wanted to write Comedy? Do you have an idea for a Sitcom but don’t know where to start? Have you started a Sitcom script but don’t know how to finish it? …

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Podcast with Winsome Pinnock and the reasons why her play Leave Taking continues to be revived

‘Until these issues of systemic racism are properly dealt with then the play will remain relevant.’ Writer and academic Winsome Pinnock on the reasons why her play Leave Taking continues to be revived and touch people more than thirty years after its premiere. This clip is taken from an interview Nick Herns Playgroup recorded with …

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Stage Door Live – episode 8 on access and inclusion

Stage Door Live: Episode 8 #AccessAndInclusion Stage Door Live is a live webcast from TheatreMaker.ie made by theatre makers in Ireland for theatremakers and fellow lovers of live performance. Each week, Host Amy Kid delivers the news in Irish Theatre, Ireland’s top theatremakers discus the hottest topics in theatre, and guests discuss theatre. Stage Door Live …

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Sharp Scratches looking for monologues from BAME writers

In light of George Floyd’s recent killing in Minneapolis, and the ongoing universal racial inequality, Sharp Scratches wanted to shine a light during these dark times – with work from new BAME writers. Written a Monologue that you’d love to see performed by an actor? Or perhaps want to perform it yourself? Send it in …

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Q&A with Roy Alexander Weise on Thursday 28th May 2020

Joining in for a Q&A on Thursday 28th May 2020 at The Breakfast Club with Joint Artistic Director of the Royal Exchange Theatre, Roy Alexander Weise MBE. Roy Alexander Weise is the 19th annual winner of the James Menzies-Kitchin Award and directed his critically acclaimed, sell out production of THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall at …

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