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Saturday 7 – Saturday 28 April 2012

Emoticon by Melissa Bubnic

Skinhead by Jessica Brown

Borderland by Carol Vine

www.brockleyjack.co.uk

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In July 2011 the Jack Studio Theatre invited playwrights with a connection to South East London to submit unperformed plays to the theatre.The three plays which form our season were drawn from these submissions.

Write Now 3 is made possible thanks to the London Borough of Lewisham and is part of Lewisham’s Cultural Olympiad offer. This project is supported by acorn ltd. and Unity Theatre Trust.

Melissa Bubnic (Emoticon) won the Sydney Theatre Company’s Patrick White Award for her play Beached. She is a shadow writer for TV show Shameless and is developing an orig-inal comedy-drama series for Channel 4. She completed a Masters in Writing for Performance at Goldsmiths, with the assistance of the Rae and Edith Bennett Travelling Scholarship.

Jessica Brown (Skinhead) was born in Greenwich. She completed the Royal Court Young Writer’s Programme, where she developed Skinhead. Her first play, Chocolate Bounty, won Write Now 2. Since then Jess has been shortlisted for the BBC Writersroom 10 in partnership with the Jack.

Carol Vine (Borderland) lives in East Dulwich, and trained at Rose Bruford. Her first screenplay was short-listed for BBC Talent. Her most recent play, Rigor Mortis, was one of the three runners up for the Papatango New Writing Festival, and performed at the Finborough Theatre. Borderland was also short-listed for the Kings Cross Award.


By Melissa BubnicDirected by Omar F. Okai

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Tiani knows she’s hot. Alice knows she’s ugly. James thinks he’s fit. And Dale wishes none of this were happening. Four very different teenagers search for sex, validation, and the wisdom to know which is which. A darkly comic play for anyone who’s ever wished they were someone else.

Dates: Tuesday 10 – Saturday 14 April at 7.45pmSaturday matinee at 4pmTickets: £12, £10 conc. (suitable for over 14s)

Emoticon


By Jessica BrownDirected by Lydia Parker

“ I thought they could fix me, I thought they would make it better. But I’m never going to be the same again.”

Jack’s shaving his head. He can’t explain why. Becky left him behind and has now returned to find his home town swallowing him up. Theresa’s a survivor, she’s not feeling herself. Ted thinks he’s the only one who can help. This is a small town, and everyone’s business is your business. Skinhead is a challenging new play about the way we live and the way we let go.


Skinhead Borderland


by Carol VineDirected by Kate Bannister

“ It will look like spring. There’ll be clusters of flowers on greenverges. Yellow and green.”

The near future. Lucy raids the empty flats in a sprawling sink estate for leftovers. Darren finds himself abandoned by the country he fought for. Tray will do anything to sur-vive. As the place disintegrates into violence and neglect, they are all drawn deeper into a world that threatens to destroy them before they can leave.


Skinhead Borderland

This play contains very strong language which may offend


Jack Writers’ Workshop: Starters for Ten

The Jack Writers’ Workshop is a dynamic hub for original and challenging new theatre writing in South London. It is open to playwrights at all stages of their careers. At the end of an eight week course participants submit a short play for performance.

To launch this year’s Write Now Festival we have a selection of their short plays to whet your appetites!

Man on the Moon by Jean Gilardi

Leftovers by Will Howells

Bad Spirits by Helen Sykes

Bitter Looks, Flattering Words by David Weir

Pineapple Chance by Hugh Prior

Debris by Michael Van der Put

Workshop led by Literary Manager, David Bottomley.

Starters for Ten produced by Associate Director, Tanith Lindon.

If you wish to find out more about new writing programmes at the Jack, please email [email protected]

Date: Saturday 7 April at 5pm & 7.45pmTickets: £7 (suitable for over 16s) Booking: 0844 847 2454www.brockleyjack.co.uk


Take Part We are pleased to offer writing workshops as part of our festival. Please join us if you want to try out something new, or if you already have an idea you want to develop.

1. Synopsis Surgery. Get it right before you write! This workshop is about honing a workable blue-print for your play. Pitch and kick ideas around and get feedback from group discussion to move your play forward. Saturday 14 April 1 – 3pm (12 participants max)

2. Creating Characters. Come and find chal-lenging new ways of creating three dimensional characters for your play. Through group exercises we will invent characters with lives of their own, discover their needs, their environment and the starting points for a play scenario.Saturday 21 April 1 – 3pm (16 participants max)

3. Devising a Scene. Come with your character and play ideas for a scene. Bring them to life with fellow writers improvising the character roles to see how it could be developed.Saturday 28 April 1 – 3pm (16 participants max)

Cost: £5 per workshop. This is payable on the day but all places must be booked in advance by emailing [email protected]

Workshops are led by David Bottomley, Literary Manager. Places are limited and we will confirm your booking.

In ConversationFollowing the Thursday performances of all three plays there will be a short discussion session with members of the creative team. This is open to all and free if you have bought a ticket for that night’s performance.Thursday 12 April Thursday 19 April Thursday 26 April


How to bookOnline - www.brockleyjack.co.uk and follow the link to book online. Booking online is highly recommended, and is quick and easy!

By telephone - Call the box office on 0844 847 2454 (24 hours).

No booking fees for online or phone bookings.

In person - The box office opens 30 minutes before the performance begins.

Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London SE4 2DH. See www.brockleyjack.co.uk

TransportTube - East London Line stops at Honor Oak Park, only 8 minutes’ walk away. Fifteen minutes from West Croydon.

Car - There is plenty of free parking outside the theatre and its side streets, with easy access to the A2 and South Circular (A205).

Train - Crofton Park Station is 2 minutes’ walk from the theatre and only 15 minutes’ journey time from central London (Blackfriars Station). Trains from Crofton Park also travel to St. Pancras, West Hampstead and Kent.

Honor Oak Park Station is 8 minutes’ walk and only 10 minutes journey time from London Bridge Station. Trains from London Bridge run every 9 minutes.

Bus - Numbers 122, 171, 172, P4, N171 stop directly outside the theatre.

Facilities - Both the Theatre and the Brockley Jack Public House have full wheelchair access.

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Tuesday 10 April Emoticon 7.45pm £12, £10

Wednesday 11 April Emoticon 7.45pm £12, £10

Thursday 12 April Emoticon 7.45pm £12, £10

Friday 13 April Emoticon 7.45pm £12, £10

Saturday 14 April Emoticon 4pm & 7.45pm £12, £10

Tuesday 17 April Skinhead 7.45pm £12, £10

Wednesday 18 April Skinhead 7.45pm £12, £10

Thursday 19 April Skinhead 7.45pm £12, £10

Friday 20 April Skinhead 7.45pm £12, £10

Saturday 21 April Skinhead 4pm & 7.45pm £12, £10

Tuesday 24 April Borderland 7.45pm £12, £10

Wednesday 25 April Borderland 7.45pm £12, £10

Thursday 26 April Borderland 7.45pm £12, £10

Friday 27 April Borderland 7.45pm £12, £10

Saturday 28 April Borderland 4pm & 7.45pm £12, £10


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