Preview: Rehearsed Readings at Stockton ARC

Emerging theatre-makers to present rehearsed readings

Rehearsed Readings

Stockton ARC

Every Wednesday throughout May and June 2015

A group of eight emerging playwrights will be presenting rehearsed readings of new, and in some cases, debut scripts at ARC, Stockton.

The talented writers who are all part of Writers ARCADE, a peer led group of new and emerging playwrights, have benefited from a ten month professional development scheme, pairing them each with a professional playwright as a mentor and supporting them to work towards a new play.

The grant has also enabled the writers to receive advice and support from industry leaders including Alex Chisholm, Associate Director and Literary Manager of the West Yorkshire Playhouse and broadcaster and Emmerdale writer Nick Ahad, who both led writing based workshops with the group over the past few months.

Now, the eight writers are preparing to perform their developed scripts to the public through a series of Rehearsed Readings every Wednesday at ARC throughout May and June.

Themes of some of the scripts include; an overnight car journey for two colleagues whose lives are suddenly changed forever, a surprise discovery for friends and family of a girl whose flat has been empty for the past sixteen years and a war hero who returns home to swap a real gun for a supermarket gun.

Details of all the writers and their Rehearsed Readings can be found at www.arconline.co.uk

The Readings:

Rehearsed Readings - all readings are at 7.30pmand are priced as Pay What You Decide.

Louise Taylor - Preservation (Wed 6 May)

Dan Perry - Breakdown (Wed 13 May)

Nicola Cameron - Wasters (Wed 20 May)

Chrissie Petrie - One Cold Clear Night in November (Wed 27 May)

Scott Young - If I Should Wake (Wed 3 June)

Mhairi Ledgerwood - White Noise (Wed 10 June)

Becci Sharrock - Yes Chef (Wed 17 June)

Allison Davies - Song of the Hive (Wed 24 June)

Tickets: Call the Box Office 01642 525199 or visit www.arconline.co.uk