Introducing 'She Writes': a showcase of plays by women

17percent are pleased to announce the launch of our new 'She Writes' night of live new writing.

She Writes is a showcase night of short plays by women including a poetry open mic slot (open to male and female poets), launching at the Horsebridge Centre in Whitstable, Kent on 12 October, and returning on 7 December.

Only 17 percent of performed UK plays are currently written by women and we aim to improve on that by presenting a regular night of short plays written exclusively by women.

The first two nights in the series are themed around a meal. Up to 10 short new plays will be showcased in a rehearsed reading, and we are looking for submissions featuring no more than 4 actors of up to 6 minutes long. The plays should fit into one of the categories of 'Starter', 'Main', or 'Dessert'.

We are also looking for local poets to round off our literary meal, in an open mic slot with up to 3 poems on the theme of 'Coffee and Cheese'.

Come and join us for a convivial evening where our domestic goddesses bite back!

Tickets: £5 / 4 concs (and open mic performers) available on the door
Time: Doors 7.15pm, show starts 7.30pm. Finish time: 9.30pm
Where: Chives cafe, Horsebridge Centre, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1AF.
When: 12 October + 7 December 2011

17Percent is an organisation to support and promote UK based female playwrights.
To find out more about 17Percent - please visit http://17percent.wordpress.com

We are grateful to the Horsebridge Centre for supporting this new writing initiative.