Live Writes
“A North East that writes its own story and fights for a more creative future” - Live Theatre vision
What is Live Writes? …it’s a Scratch Night, with a twist.
Live Theatre’s brand new writing showcase and development event with all creative positions filled from Open Calls for North East based Writers, Directors and Actors. A whole host of opportunities for theatre creatives of all experiences to flourish in a safe and supportive space, with live feedback, networking and championing of the amazing artists of our region.
Live Writes is all about the words on the page, for writers to experience their work in progress up on its feet and have a panel of theatre experts share their thoughts to help develop their script and future craft going forwards.
Each Live Writes event will see a handful of writers chosen from an open submission window to have their work performed in a scratch setting in our main theatre space in front of a panel of industry experts and a full house audience. Rehearsals, tech and performances all happen over one wild day, with no set and minimal props and tech.
Directors and Actors for each piece will also be selected from open windows, getting to choose which script they would like to be considered for from the synopses and character breakdowns of the four pieces.
Not only that, our open calls take place 4 times a year, and are only open to artists based in the North East.
We can’t wait to see your creativity hit our stage!
The Smell of Waiting
Written by GRACE KIRBY
It was an ordinary life with no secrets - until a family friend exposes what really happened when they all went on holiday. Gina’s never been inside a prison before and it won’t be the last time. She’s visiting her husband of four decades. We watch as she begins to declutter her memories. Her life. She takes us with her as she moves through security doors, barriers and alien procedures to visit Barry. All the while the emotional pain of the last few months has taken its toll and her childhood condition of osmophobia, (fear of specific or unpleasant odours) has resurfaced.
The Other Room
Written by LIV GILCHRIST
One room. A hot-cold couple in a crumbling marriage. A daughter on a journey of self-discovery, and a priest in hiding…with his sexy boyfriend Neil. Underneath the sheets, they confront some hard truths about sex. Come stay in the other room, for an intimate night in.
The Barcardi Chronicles
Written by MACY STASIAK
At the Prince Albert, everyone's got a poison. Most order a double! One pub. One raffle. Several reasons to call the police. Landlady Jackie has it all under control, but how much trouble can one pub get into before last orders?
Best Man
Written by SOL TAIBI
Best Man is a play about men’s mental health through the guise of a four way buddy comedy. It’s about Fatherhood and wanting to become a better man, and how we set a much better example to our children when we live in a system where men don’t speak about mental health, and more often than not groups of men are frightened to speak about how they’re actually doing. They tend not to have real conversations, or just make references to memories of days gone by; rather than speak about how they’re doing and where they are right now. Best Man is The Inbetweeners meets Aftersun.
