and we will be accepting submissions on the theme of a meal until 11 November.
Your play should be no longer than 6 minutes please with a maximum of 4 roles. Let us know if you think it fits into Starter / Main or Dessert category. Email us your plays in Word or PDF.
Look forwards to reading them!
The showcase is at the Cafe in The Horsebridge Centre, Whitstable.
Doors open at 7pm, and the show starts at 7.30pm prompt. As it's nearly Christmas we might have some festive shenanigans for you too!
Poets - we are also doing an open mic on the theme of coffee and/or cheese. You have a 5 minute max slot for up to 3 poems. Thanks!
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Monday, 17 October 2011
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
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.
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'.
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.
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.
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