Category Archives: 17percenters

Preview: My Mind is Free by Sam Hall

Posted on August 30, 2015 by 17Percent

Dates for My Mind is Free – Sam Hall’s new play. Continue reading →

Posted in 17percenters, female director, female playwrights | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Fictionalising Fact: developing a play based on real stories

Posted on May 18, 2015 by 17Percent

First blog in a series by Sam Hall, about the process of developing a play. Continue reading →

Posted in 17percenters, Advice, Discussion, On writing, plays, Plays for today by women | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Lucy Kaufman’s latest play keeps the home fires burning

Posted on April 27, 2015 by 17Percent

We have showcased Lucy Kaufman’s work at She Writes, so we are delighted to tell you about her full-length play, on at Brockley Jack Studio Theatre. Continue reading →

Posted in 17 percent campaign, 17percenters, female playwrights | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The ID Project’s first class success

Posted on February 26, 2015 by 17Percent

The first term of Sarah Hehir’s Medway-based writing ‘ID Project’ has been a total success. Continue reading →

Posted in 17 percent campaign, 17percenters, course, Medway, Opportunities, plays, Plays for today by women, Women playwrights, women writers, workshop | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Brontë Season returns to the West Country

Posted on February 20, 2015 by 17Percent

The Bronte Season returns to the West Country. Continue reading →

Posted in 17percenters, plays, Plays for today by women, plays to see, Women playwrights, women writers | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Moving the centre – Whoop’n’Wail guest post

Posted on January 23, 2015 by 17Percent

As guest contributors, Whoop ‘n’ Wail founders Ali Kemp and Deborah Klayman tell 17Percent about the drive behind the showcase and their plans for their next night, Represents… Desire. Continue reading →

Posted in 17percenters, event, Launch event, news, Opportunities, plays to see, Women playwrights, women writers | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Represents script call out

Posted on December 16, 2014 by 17Percent

Whoop’n’Wail’s new showcase Represents… launched in November at Waterloo East Theatre and sold-out. Consisting of six fifteen-minute shorts, each piece of writing must pass the Bechdel Test – they must include at least two named female characters who, at some stage, talk to … Continue reading →

Posted in 17percenters, event, Opportunities, plays | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Photos from Politic Man

Posted on December 2, 2014 by 17Percent

Photos from the reading of Alison Mead’s ‘Politic Man’ at She Writes at Roundabout Nights on 24 November. Continue reading →

Posted in 17percenters, event, plays, Plays for today by women, Roundabout Nights, She Writes, Women playwrights, women writers | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Passionate, poetic, political playwright: interview with Sarah Hehir

Posted on November 19, 2014 by 17Percent

Sarah Hehir is a Medway based poet and playwright whose first radio play, Bang Up, won the BBC Writers Prize in 2013. For the past two years she has collaborated with Sam Hall, 17Percent’s founder, to write short plays which … Continue reading →

Posted in 17percenters, Close_up, Inspiring + Interesting, Interview, She Writes, Women playwrights, women writers | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Whoop’n’Wail Represents…

Posted on November 4, 2014 by 17Percent

Whoop’n’Wail Represents… plays passing the Bechdel Test. Continue reading →

Posted in 17 percent campaign, 17percenters, Plays for today by women, plays to see, Women playwrights, women writers | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment