‘This time last year I would NEVER have thought I’d have written a play. It’s amazing.’
Write Night is a series of monthly sessions for anyone interested in writing for the stage.
Sessions are on the first Thursday evening of every month, rub 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! Totally up to you.
‘Now I know what the future can hold for me as a writer… I feel a lot more confident.’
Sessions
Thu 5 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.
Thu 3 Jul 7pm: Big Ears
A workshop all about dialogue, exploring listening to and writing conversation.
Thu 7 Aug 7pm: Writing your generation (teens and young adults)
A writing workshop for teenage and young adult participants aged 16-25. Please only book if you or whoever you are booking for is within the age range.
Please note that you will initially only be able to book the first three sessions, with tickets for the remaining 7 sessions going on sale in June/July.
Sessions coming soon include
Dissecting the art of dialogue through rhythm, with a professional drummer; silencing your internal censor, freeing you up to write your imagination; how theatre troupes around the world use the stage as a medium of protest; how to write lyrics and rhyme for musicals and gig theatre; adapting existing materials into a new play; structure, how to get to the end of your draft, and writing from a place of hope; and 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 engagement@sohotheatre.com – we’re happy to help.
Facilitators
Soho Theatre Walthamstow
Our address is 186 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London E17 4QH.
We are a 5 minute walk from Walthamstow Central tube station, which is only 20 minutes from central London on the Victoria Line, and 15 minutes from Liverpool Street station on the Overground.
There are numerous buses that stop nearby and outside the venue.