New Writing Festival at the Bradford Playhouse This Week
This week!
Please forward to whoever you know- and better still please come! Onenight, two nights- even three or four nights! The more money we reaise the more secure our theatre is! Plus next week represents a shedload of hard work by approaching 100 writers, directors, producers, actors, technicians and
stageworkers! Come and support new writing in Bradford! April 13th- 16th 9 new Plays 4 busy nights 1 special venue The Snowgoose New Writing Festival (Bradford Branch of Script Yorkshire) at the Bradford Playhouse Come and support new writing! On the Main Stage Thursday 14th Friday 15th Saturday 16th at 7.30pm 'Remembering' by Tim Sturrock (full production) Carla and Martin used to be best friends but haven't spoken to each
other in fifteen years. Susan is trying to make the present time just as wonderful as the past was. Ian occasionally talks to a mysterious object he carries around with him. This is what happens when they all get together for a reunion, and
what they discover about the memories they thought they shared. Now you see me by Susan Jevons (full production) Life doesn’t come with a sat-nav, so how can you ever be sure you’re
in the right place? Barry is where he’s always been – running Fattorini’s funfair. But
when teenager Shelley turns up out of the blue, with a shock
announcement, he’s forced to examine his life more closely. Shelley is soon causing mayhem, and Barry should tell her it isn’t
working. But telling it straight isn’t something he’s good at. He’s
sure it’ll sort itself out, though, because for all her faults,
Shelley’s got a good head on her shoulders. Or has she? A comedy about ambition, belonging … and bananas. In the Studio Wednesday 13th April at 7.30pm Mothers Meeting by Gareth Rhodes (script in hand production) Tony, Barry, Phil and Dave look after the inhabitants of their street
and any problems they have. The group make sure their neighbours are
settled, bins are collected, and parking is sensible. They want to
make sure their little community is happy, and pride themselves on
making sure it is a good street to live in. Whilst planning their
annual Summer Party, do they take their neighbourly duties a step too
far, or are they helping a fellow neighbour? WORKING LIVES by Andrew Crowther. (script in hand production) Do you live to work or work to live? The firm of Metcalfe and Sons is in trouble, but Metcalfe can't think
why. Pauline wants out. Lisa wants to lie in bed all day eating pizza.
Ted wants the F16s done by ten thirty. Four contrasting personalities,
thrown together by the accidents of their working lives, tussle with
their hopes and dreams and the realities that keep them alive. So what do we want from life? Freedom, money, security? Working Lives
is a tragedy for our times. Thursday 14th April at 7.30pm Lil’s Place by Joanne Hartley (script in hand production) The closure of Lil’s Place is imminent but Lil’s Widower is fighting
to keep the café, and her memory alive... After her death the cafe has
faded of its former glory and business is not good. John relies on his
son Wayne to help keep the place going but Wayne has plans of his
own... And then Terry begins to frequent the cafe, stirring up the
past and threatening the future. Who was Lil? And where was her rightful place? Will Wayne have the
courage to break the mould? Waiting for Spring by Barbara Wyles (script in hand production) Everyone knows school routine and school staff rooms are the same
everwhere aren't they? At St. Josephs, each member of staff is so well
known to all the others. Each is following the path to retirement
which is long, or short, according to age. Nothing can change. Or can
it? Friday 15th April at 7.30pm Mexican proverbs by Sarah Wallis (script in hand production) At a genteel hotel by the sea, a fortune teller, a painter and a
married couple with a secret converge on the terrace. One has a lesson
to learn or lose his most prized possession, two have dreams to
fulfill and one is on a mission to help another. Can they all get what
they want before they step off the apparent holiday merry-go-round? Flatshare by Catherine Hope (script in hand production) ‘It seems like a nice room…’ Frances wants a flat. Gemma needs a flatmate. They’ve never met
before, but they’re bound to get on great. Unless one of them has a
secret agenda, that is, and the other doesn’t know about it. But what
will happen when she finds out? Could the tables be turned – and who
will come out on top? Saturday 16th April at 7.30pm Missing by Berni Bertola (script in hand production) Now therefore while the youthful hue Good morning, this is Ellie- how can I help? Sits on they skin like morning dew Is there anything else I can help you with? And while thy willing soul transpires Hello, this is Tom, How can I help? At every pore with instant fires, how lets us sport us while we may Thank you for calling. Plus Four shorts by Adam Hughes, Sarah Wallis. Garteh Rhodes and Berni Bertola Prices Main Stage productions £8 /£6 concession Studio Productions £6/£4 To reserve tickets phone 01274 820666 or email hall_jonathan@hotmail.com For further details email hall_jonathan@hotmail.com
