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.
These are all paid opportunities with every creative receiving the same day fee of £150. For writers, this is intended as a rights fee to perform your work and not a commission fee.
We can’t wait to see your creativity hit our stage!
PARTITION PLAY
Written by AKSHAY SHARAN
CRUMBLING WALLS
Written by STEVE BYRON
We are introduced to Charles "Charlie" Thorne, a gangland figure and his son Jamie. Charlie has dementia and is moving into a care home as he is becoming a risk to himself and others. This is set as Charlie is about to leave his family home with his son for the last time and explores his challenges, his past and his relationship with Jamie, their loving yet fractious and sometimes volatile relationship. A prologue to a longer piece currently in development.
NO MORE MORRISSEY
Written by DANNY RAYNOR
It's Jo's 50th birthday. Her daughter, Beth, has planned a big party for her but all Jo wants to do is drink neat gin and listen to Morrissey. She feels that her life has been one disappointment after another. Beth tries to convince her that she should have this party and that life isn't so bad. When Beth reveals that an old friend has travelled from Canada to see her Jo remembers who she used to be and that maybe life isn't so bad after all. Maybe she can have this party? Maybe she doesn't have to listen to Morrissey?
HENNED IN
Written by HANNAH SOWERBY
All meek and mild bride to be Arabella wants to do is have a quiet hen do in a cosy cottage in Cumbria which was advertised as the “gateway to the lakes”. Sounds simple right? Turns out that “cosy” means tiny and “gateway to the lakes” means nowhere near a bloody lake. And as for quiet? Not if her raucous friends have anything to do with it. Soon enough decade long arguments start bubbling to the surface. Cue feuds over who should have been the maid of honour, saucy games that go way too far and a Ouija board session gone very wrong… And when the “hunky” stripper turns out not to be who he said he was and is actually someone they know… it all starts to get a bit, well, claustrophobic.
Prior to Live Writes, Box of Tricks is presenting a Playmakers Masterclass in our undercroft from 5pm.
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