If you are involved with a group that is open to new members and would like to publicise your activities here, please contact us at info@scriptonline.net or call 0121 224 7415.

BIG SCRIPT - Big Script meets at the mac (Midlands Arts Centre) on alternate Thursday evenings to work on scripts-in-progress. These may be written for stage, film, radio or TV. Each member is given the opportunity to present a script for reading and group feedback which will continue for as long as the writer feels necessary. Within the mixed membership of 18 there is a range of age and experience but no-one is a complete beginner.

We welcome enquirires from anyone who might be interested in joining the group. We will ask to see an example of work from potential members, such as a full-length script or 10 pages of a work in progress together with a synopsis. Further information from Doreen Gray (Secretary) - 0121 449 2569.

NEW CITY PLAYWRIGHTS (NCP) - are Wolverhampton-based and proud of it. But we're not parochial!

We encourage people to join us even if they are beginners. Support from the group will aim to develop your confidence and skills.

However, we are also serious about our work being staged or broadcast; we have had several productions since forming e.g. at the University of Wolverhampton's Arena Theatre. More experienced/confident writers will want to know that we are creating opportunities quite fast now: we are presenting an Autumn season of our work at Bantock House, and are also collaborating with Wolverhampton Art Gallery on a series of short, site-specific pieces for their Pop Art Wing opening.

We meet on the second Saturday of each month (except August) at Bantock House Museum, Wolverhampton, 11am-1pm. We look forward to seeing you.

postSCRIPT is a writing group that meets in Birmingham on alternate Tuesdays. It covers writing for the stage, television, radio and film. We have around a dozen members but are always on the lookout for new people.

It is a mutually supportive group. Scripts are passed around and improvements suggested. We also have regular readings with actors and plan to stage work in the near future. The group was founded in September 2003 and members have found it to be helpful in encouraging their writing.

We currently meet at the Old Joint Stock in Birmingham. If anyone is interested in joining, please contact David Hendon on 07766 838 594 or email david.hendon@talk21.com

STRATFORD PLAYWRIGHTS was formed in January 2001. We are a group concerned with writing plays and taking them through to production.

We read and discuss members' work at our meetings which are now held quarterly in central, but varying, venues in Stratford.

Enquiries should be addressed to our secretary, Diana Dodd at 29 Arden Street, Earlsdon, Coventry CV5 6FB or email dianadodd@onetel.net.uk

SWAN PLAYWRIGHTS - We are a playwriting group which started at the Worcester Swan Theatre and is now based at The Rose Theatre in Kidderminster. We welcome potential members of varying experience who are prepared to meet new creative challenges and want to see their work on stage. We work with a network of professional and community talent to produce original work for the theatre and promote new writing. Interested in extending our numbers we ask that members commit to the business of the work of the group as a whole as well as writing for themselves. We also look for help with sound/lighting, stage management and publicity.

Meetings are held monthly in the bar at The Rose, where we combine workshops with news of writing competitions and opportunities. Our plays are produced at The Rose, festivals and exhibitions, as well as a variety of satellite venues and have been recorded as audio tapes for the visually impaired.

Our annual membership fee is £10 (£7 concs), with a £2 contribution per meeting. Visit our website at www.swanplaywrights.org

Email: admin@swanplaywrights .org.uk

Or write: Swan Playwrights, c/o The Rose Theatre, Chester Road North, Broadwaters, Kidderminster, Worcestershire.

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