‘She Writes’ is our showcase event. You can find out more in Events. Here we introduce some of the playwrights whose plays have been performed.
Claire Booker
Claire Booker
Claire’s stage plays have been performed in Australia, Romania, France, Spain and the UK. They include comedies and hard-hitting dramas. Her Devil and Stepashka was nominated for a Writers Guild Award, and Irish Roulette nominated for the Arts Council’s John Whiting Award. She is a member of the collective ‘Poets Scratching Heads’.
Tips for Writing: Bring to mind what your characters are wearing. Ironed or scruffy? Which shoes and why? Jewellery – given or bought? This will help you make them more present and fill in their back-story.
Contact details
Email: bookerplays@yahoo.co.uk
Website: http://www.bookerplays.co.uk
Blog: http://www.bookerplays.wordpress.com
Harriet is Hungry Showcased 12 October 2011 Watch the play here
Maggie Drury
Maggie Drury started writing for the stage in 2004 showcasing work at The Old Red Lion and RADA. Her play Not Knowing Who We Are was performed at the Blue Elephant Theatre in 2007 and Enjoy for 17% in 2011, which was also selected for the ‘Maid in Kent’ Lounge on the Farm showcase in 2012. International was performed for 17% in March 2012. Currently working on a novel and a full-length play.
Maggie’s Tip
Don’t give up.
Enjoy Showcased 12 October 2011 Watch the play here
International Showcased 20 March 2012 Watch the play here
Alison Farina
Alison Farina
Alison is a playwright, actor and director based in Bath. She has an MA in Theatre Performance from Goldsmiths College and has trained with Improbable Theatre in the art of creating theatre by improvisation. In 2010 Alison set up Butterfly Psyche Theatre to support new writing in the South west.
Working on now:
A new play called Fertility Objects, that follows three couples down the road to parenthood, or not. Will premier in June 2012 in Bath.
Contact details
butterflypsyche@yahoo.co.uk
@btterflypsyche on Twitter
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Dinner (An extract from Paradise Left) Showcased 7 December 2011 Watch the play here
Louise Gooding
Louise has written a number of plays for BBC radio. Her work has had rehearsed readings at Theatre 503 and been performed at the OFFCUT FESTIVAL 2009 and 2010 and the Calder Bookshop Theatre. Her mini-drama Caledonian Road was chosen for the URBAN SCRAWL project by theatre voice and Theatre 503.
Working on now:
A new play with the studio group at the Royal Court Theatre.
Contact details
Email: louisegooding@gmail.com
Twitter @louisegwrites
Cupcakes Showcased 7 December 2011 Watch the play here
Jet Set Showcased 20 March 2012 Watch the play here
Sam Hall (nikkipphotography)
Sam Hall
Sam is the founder of 17Percent. She was a member of the Royal Court Theatre’s Young Writers’ Programme. She has had full-length plays performed at the White Bear, The Etcetera Theatre and The Landor in London. Shorter works have been performed in Kent at the 2010 and ’11 Dickens Festivals. She is currently working on finishing her NANOWRIMO novel.
Writing tip:
Find what your writing rhythm is. Do you write best in the morning, in the afternoon, at 10pm at night? Once you know when you’re at your most productive – schedule in some time to write.
Contact
Email: 17percentcampaign@gmail.com
Twitter: @17percent
The magic ingredient Showcased 12 October 2011 Watch the play here
Sea monsters Showcased 20 March 2012 Watch the play here
Julia Pascal
Julia Pascal is a London playwright/theatre director. She is published by Oberon Books and Faber. Her plays have been seen in New York, in the UK, and continental Europe. Honeypot, premiered at The New Diorama Theatre in autumn 2011. Woman On The Bridge has a reading in January 2012. Late Starter is her first 10 minute play. The body of her work is full length scripts.
Contact details
www.juliapascal.org
Email juliapascal7@gmail.com
Late starter Showcased 7 December 2011 Watch the play here
Natalie Savage
Taking a break from poetry, Natalie is enjoying the collaborative nature of performance writing. She is a member of The Playwrights’ Forum in Deal and Elephant is her second short play to be performed locally. She has worked with screenwriters and producers on a range of international feature film projects and is currently developing her own short screenplay as well as embarking on longer pieces for the stage and experimenting with writing for radio.
Elephant Showcased 7 December 2011 Watch the play here
