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NEWS - December 2004
A
SEASON OF NEW PLAYS FROM FOURSIGHT THEATRE - SPRING
2005 - THE RESULTS OF THE PAGE TO STAGE SCHEME
In February
and March, Foursight Theatre will be working with
two women writers from the West Midlands region
in the development of two new plays, taking the
scripts from page to stage for three performances
at the Newhampton Arts Centre Theatre, Wolverhampton.
Foursight Theatre collaborated with SCRIPT to
find these new plays.
THE
PLAYS:
Home
Sweet Home by Penni Gillis
Two
elderly sisters, Glad and Marge, spend their final
days in a nursing home, caught up in a banter
about knickers, lovers, life and death. Each has
a secret they long to share, but the home is to
be closed and the clock is ticking...
Welcome
to my World by Christine Watkins
In a
small windswept house, Ada packs away her dead
mother's wordly goods, mostly composed of old
Country records.
It shouldn't
take long - but the woman at the window is trying
to get in, and the Jim Reeves tribute band that
lives in the cupboard under the stairs won't go
quietly...
Performances
will take place on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th March
2005 at 7.30pm.
Venue:
The Newhampton Arts Centre Theatre, Dunkley Street,
Wolverhampton
Tickets
will be on sale after Christmas priced £7/£5
concessions.
Please
call the Foursight office on 01902 714257 for
further details or email them at foursight.theatre@boltblue.com
SMALL
SCREEN VISIONS - THE FINAL SELECTION OF WRITERS
IS ANNOUNCED
The
writers who will be developed through to the final
stages of the scheme are: Helen Brady, Helen Cross,
Andy Higgitt, Ali Oxtoby and Arzhang Pezhman.
All
five will now work with mentors, Claire Lees Ingham
of Fat Cat Productions and writer and Script Developer,
Anne Langley, to take their ideas from treatment
to first draft. By the end of the scheme they
will each have a script that they can use as a
strong 'calling card' to approach the industry
with.
EQUITY
BIRMINGHAM TO HOST A CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER
At 8pm
on Monday 13 December in the Nautical Club, Bishopgate
Street (off Broad Street) Birmingham B5 1ET.
The
Equity Birmingham General branch is presenting
- 'A Casting Forum Fundraiser' with a panel
of guest speakers consisting of:
BAFTA
Award winning TV and Film Producer, Natasha Carlish
of Dreamfinder Productions.
Artistic
Director of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre,
Jonathan Church.
BBC
Radio Drama Producer, Jenny Stephens.
An experienced
casting director or agent.
With
celebrity Chair, Jonty Stephens (Billy in the
BBC One comedy 'All About Me'.)
Mince
pies and nibbles will be provided after the forum
and there is a very reasonably priced bar from
7.30pm till closing time.
Raffle
prizes include: 4 tickets plus a backstage tour
to the Birmingham Hippodrome's Panto and 4 tickets
for a show to be announced (it's major but still
under wraps) at the Alex on VIP night, Wednesday
25 May 2005.
The
evening is open to all Equity members, members
of SCRIPT and their family and friends for the
minimum donation of £5 (£3 for students).
As seating is limited at this event,
please contact Branch Secretary, Tacey Briggs
on 0121 458 7619 or email sovay@lycos.co.uk to
reserve a place.
'BRETON
CHRISTMAS SPIRITS' - A NEW SHOW OF TALES FROM
BRITTANY
At the
Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton on Tuesday 21 December
at 7.30pm.
Following
the success of his show Breton Tales After
Dark, writer, performer and storyteller,
John Edgar, brings us another selection of dark
and eccentric tales from across the channel, celebrating
this wondrous, mysterious and downright dangerous
festive season.
Tickets are £7 (£5 concs)
and can be booked via the Arena Theatre Box Office
on 01902 321 321.
INTRODUCTION
TO SCREENWRITING COURSE
Don't
forget that we are running this hugely popular
course at the MAC starting in January. For full
details, please visit the DIARY
section.
RICHARD
IMISON AWARD (RADIO DRAMA)
The
Society of Authors is looking for new talent.
The Richard Imison Award is for a writer who is
completely new to radio drama and broadcast. Two
copies of both script and recording of a play
written for radio are required. No adaptations,
dramatisations or anything jointly written by
an experienced writer allowed. Original drama
only. The deadline is 30 January 2005.
If you would like more information, contact
Jo Hodder on 020 7373 6642 or visit www.societyofauthors.org
YOUNG
WRITERS' PROGRAMME
Are
you a playwright aged 18-30? Do you have an original
idea for a new play? If you answered 'yes' to
the questions above, Lab 18-30 could be for you.
Menagerie Theatre Company, in partnership with
The Junction, will discover, support and develop
the best emerging talent from the East of England
and beyond. Lab 18-30 offers:
Intensive
residential workshops
One-to-one
advice and feedback
A public
reading of your one-act play
To apply
for a place on the programme writers should send:
1) A
covering letter
2) A
copy of your CV including your contact details
and date of birth
3) A
one-page outline of a play you would like to develop
4) An
example of your writing (maximum 3 pages)
For
information and prices, please contact Rachel
Aspinall at Menagerie Theatre Co on 01223 309562
or email rachel@menagerie.uk.com
KALI
SHORTS 2005 - CALL FOR SCRIPTS
Are
you an Asian woman working on a short or full-length
theatre script you would like to develop? Kali
Shorts is the first stage of Kali Theatre's writer
development programme. Selected writers will be
able to join the Kali Writers' Group and receive
support in the development of their work. Please
submit scripts of between 15 and 60 minutes in
length, as two hard copies to the address below
by 21 March 2005. Kali Theatre
is unable to return scripts.
Kali
Theatre Co
2nd
Floor, Colombo Centre
34-68
Colombo Street
London
SE1 8DP
020
7021 0000
www.kalitheatre.co.uk
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LAUNCH OF WRITE LIVE AND BIRMINGHAM REP ATTACHMENT
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