Write Night

‘This time last year I would NEVER have thought I’d have written a play. It’s amazing.’

Writers' Lab participant

Write Night is a series of monthly sessions for anyone interested in writing for the stage.

Sessions are on the first Wednesday evening of every month, run by Soho Theatre’s own iconic Bombay-born, London-based Creative Associate Pooja Sivaraman (Clean Break, Theatre503, Coney) and award winning Walthamstow playwright Sonali Bhattacharyya (Bristol Old Vic, Young Vic, Chichester Festival Theatre, Donmar Warehouse, BBC).

Whether you’re a total beginner or a more experienced writer, Write Night is open to everyone!

Each session will be organised around a theme and you can book them as standalone sessions, or you can book the whole lot.

‘Now I know what the future can hold for me as a writer… I feel a lot more confident.’

Writers' Lab participant

Sessions

Wed 3 Jun 7pm: Idea Machine A workshop designed to inspire new ideas and generate new material for first-time writers or anyone in the depths of writers’ block.

Wed 1 Jul 7pm: Drumroll Please A workshop dissecting the art of dialogue, with a twist taught in collaboration with a rhythm, poetry and drumming expert.

Wed 2 Sep 7pm: Adaptation A workshop all about adapting existing materials into a new play, from novels to films to documentary and verbatim.

Wed 7 Oct 7pm: Performing Activism A workshop looking at how theatre troupes around the world use the stage as a medium of protest and tools for writing about anger.

Wed 4 Nov 7pm: Rap, Rhyme and Musical theatre A workshop on writing lyrics and rhyme for musicals and gig theatre.

Wed 2 Dec 7pm: Writing is Rewriting A workshop on the redrafting process and how to crack pivotal scenes.

There will be teaching, writing exercises and discussion (not to mention tea and biscuits). If any or all of the above sessions sound interesting to you, we’d love for you to pop by and try it out.

If you have any questions at all, email us at [email protected] – we’re happy to help.

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