'Passions' - 5 December 2012

We have confirmed a slot in December for an event themed around 'Passions'. The deadline is not till 31 October - so you have a while to get inspired.

What are you passionate about? What is your obsession? Maybe the popularity of Mr Grey has made you see red. Perhaps caravans are the things that you most adore. Maybe you are a secret philatelist...
Please feel free to interpret the theme very broadly.

Due to time constraints we can only accept plays of a maximum 8 minutes, as we want to be able to showcase as many plays as possible. To see some guidelines on submitting your work and what to expect if your play is chosen have a look here.

'What is art?' - 12 September 2012

We are happy to announce that we have a brilliant variety of short plays to provoke and please, on 12 September.

The theme is 'What is art?'. We chose this theme as the event is happening during the Whitstable Biennale; a time when a creative part of Kent gets even more creative.


We will be presenting:
Joined at the Hip by Sally Whyte
Drawing A Blank by Sioned Jones
Graf by Sam Hall
My Bloody Laundrette by Deborah Klayman and Ali Kemp
The Arrangement by Maggie Drury
Pink Lady by Tracy Harris
Who Knows Art? by Karen Bartholemew


This show will mark a year of She Writes and take the total number of plays performed to 41 and the number of playwrights we have showcased to 31!

Join us and help celebrate a year of showcasing women's plays.

(And check out our She Writes bunting!!!)

Almost a year of She Writes!

We have been running She Writes nights for almost a year now, in fact with our September show it will be a year, so here's a little summary of what we have achieved with the showcase.

She Writes showcase nights are a fun, relaxed way to spend an evening and watch some work by women writers. They are held in the informal setting of the Horsebridge Centre’s bar-cafe. They are held on a roughly 2-monthly schedule.

Since the showcase started in October 2011, we have showcased an incredible 34 short plays from 26 different writers. We were also invited to take She Writes to Lounge on the Farm, so took a show written by some of our Kent writers to this festival. UK-based women writers are invited to submit plays on a loose theme to each event and we have showcased a real range of styles and topics.

The next show at The Horsebridge Centre is on 12 September, and is part of Whitstable’s Biennale Satellite. The topic we asked for submissions on was ‘What is art?’ and we have a really good selection of answers to this. Come along and celebrate as we take the total of plays by women that we’ve showcased to over 40!

'What is art?' 12 September 2012

What is art? poster

The next She Writes is on 12 September as part of the Whitstable Biennale Satellite - the topic will be 'What is art?' We have a great selection of short plays by women to showcase! Come along and help us celebrate a year of She Writes - where we will have showcased over 40 short plays by women.

She Writes presents ‘What is art?’
12 September 2012, 7pm
The Horsebridge Centre bar-cafe,
Whitstable, Kent CT5 1AF (Map)
£5/4 concs

Lounge on the Farm report

Nigel Banks, Sadie Hurley and Amy Flight in 'See monsters' by 17Percent founder, Sam Hall

Amy Flight, Nigel Banks, Sue Blakesley in 'Enjoy!' by Maggie Drury

Amy Flight, Sadie Hurley and Nigel Banks in 'Bitter Chocolate' by She Writes director Sarah Davies

Amy Flight in 'Just desserts' by Sue Blakesley

Amy Flight, Sadie Hurley and Sue Blakesley in 'At the beginning' by SM Jenkin

We enjoyed taking She Writes to Lounge on the Farm in July 2012, where we showcased 5 short plays from Kent-based women writers, and were pleased that the show had a very mixed audience of adults and children, (we chose family friendly plays as we knew we could get youngsters in the audience!)

We repeated the show at The Horsebridge Centre on 18 July for those who couldn't come to the festival.

The actors preparing!