RABBLE Theatre seek local writers
RABBLE Theatre, Reading’s multi-award-winning professional theatre company are running a writing challenge to unearth new writers.
The company, recognised as one of the nation’s highest-quality companies, having been seen their shows named Top 5 UK Show by The Telegraph and Top 20 by The Guardian, have developed an enviable reputation for creating new plays about Reading. It’s their roots, however, that the team insist have bought them such success.
“We are Reading’s theatre company, always looking to tell local stories of national significance and employing locally wherever we can. It all started with Off the Block, our annual new writing competition and we’re excited to be running the Find a Reading Writer competition once again.” Toby Davies, Artistic Director
Writers of Find a Reading Writer will be competing to write one of the four short plays at RABBLE’s annual sell-out event, Off the Block, held at Reading’s South Street Arts Centre on 31st January.
For the competition, applicants will have 6 hours to write a short play on Sunday 15th December, inspired by a clue given to them by the producers that morning. All entries must be submitted by 4pm of the same day and shall then be read by RABBLE’s team. The winner will then join the professional team of writers, whose plays are performed on Friday 31st January at South Street.
The annual event, which engages over 30 professional theatre makers, is now in its 13th year and has proven a great way for the company to meet and develop new creative professionals. One past participant is RABBLE’s associate writer, Beth Flintoff, recently appointed writer in residence at London’s Royal Court Theatre.
If you would like to be considered for the competition, then please email RABBLE at writers@rabbletheatre.com with your CV and a bit about yourself, by midnight of Wednesday 11th December.
