Game Changers – Plays for Social Change

Game Changers - Plays about social change

1st August at 7.30pm

A night of theatre for change – 3 new short plays, all inspired by changing the world around us for the better.

BETTY’S BAPS a comedy by Bernie Winston

Betty and Bridget’s once thriving sandwich shop ‘BETTY’S BAPS’ is struggling to compete with the large conglomerates like ‘Subway,’ and ‘Greggs’ who are forcing so many small local businesses to close… Desperate times call for desperate measures.  The piece is a comedy, with a serious underlying message.

Starring: Rachel Davies, Liz Hardy, Paul Carroll and Wayne Stuart-Cole

An Angel has Landed by Tony Vale

Angels can fly in but it’s the one’s that land who make the difference. Claire has been supporting a community of homeless people for some time, assisted by Joe, one of its longest serving members. The relative calm is disrupted by the arrival of Marcus, a young man with a chip on his shoulder, who has a lot to learn about life on the street.

AUDIENCE DISCRETION REQUIRED: REFERENCE TO SUICIDE

The Longest Journey – A new play by Benjamin Peel

In a male migrant detention centre an asylum seeker has a mysterious encounter with a woman who has also undergone a harsh and terrifying sea voyage whilst going to a strange new land. As they exchange their experiences it becomes clear that they both were forced to leave their respective countries against their will but just want the chance to live peacefully and productively. The power of story telling comes to the fore and gives solace during a long dark night of the soul

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Monologue Masterclass Showcase and Open Mic

Monologue Masterclass Showcase and Open-Mic

11th September at 7.30pm

The culmination of our actors and writers courses, monologue masterclass with Sharon Colpman and Kevin Foott.

The talent of these people will be on display for an enjoyable night of monologues. 

Actors: Susan Beaufort-Dysart, Sheila Samuels, Christine Stokes, Caitlin Bannon and Kevin Foott

Writers: Susan Beaufort-Dysart, Brian Hutchinson, Iain Barrie, John Boyd and Jane Eckford

 This will be followed by an open mic. Put your name in the hat and those picked will take to the stage. Writers, get together with an actor, if you are too shy to read your work.

Only monologues of up to 8 mins and poems of less than 5 minutes will be considered.

Any musical entries will be at the end of the night.

Tickets are £5. This is a fund raising eveny

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Queer Words – The Book of Audrey

Queer Words - The Book of Audrey

Friday 12th June - 8.30pm

Audrey Shalosh has lived a life full of stories. Some she’s proud of. Some she’d rather forget. And some that refuse to stay buried. When she arrives in the afterlife, Audrey isn’t met with quiet reflection, but with bright lights, a live audience, and a host who already knows everything. In Moroni Live, her life is laid out piece by piece — every choice, every misstep, every moment that shaped who she is. As the line between judgement and entertainment begins to blur, Audrey is faced with more than just her past. She must decide how to own it. Bold, heartfelt, and sharply funny, The Book of Audrey explores identity, accountability, and the power of telling your story in your own voice. Because when your life becomes a spectacle… who really gets to decide its worth?

Written and performed by John Boyd and Cassian Ellis

Directed by Jay Mcwinen

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Queer Words – Straight Jacket

Queer Words - Straight Jacket

saturday 13th June - 6.30pm

When he returns home for his father’s funeral, Dexter is confronted with ghosts from his past, reminding him of a time he worked hard to forget. As the memories creep back in, a vengeful Dexter decides to search for the man who tortured him all those years ago. 

Written by Luke Sookdeo and directed by Dean Horrocks

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Queer Words – Mum’s the Word

Queer Words - Mum's the Word

Friday 12th Juneat 6.30pm

This is a play with themes of sisterhood and secrets about sexuality.

Sam is reluctant  to tell her elderly mum about her new partner, Jen. When Sam returns home to help her mum after a stay in hospital, Eve her sister brings up the bad feeling between them which arose because Sam had kept her sexuality secret for most of their lives. When mum returns secrets about her lost and found loves leave them both surprised. This play looks at how adults behave as children when they return to their family home and how the family home is soon to be changed forever.

Written by Sharon Colpman, Directed by Samantha Moores. Staring Mareli Maree, Kerry Wells, Stephanie Hart and Adam Titchmarsh

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Queer Words – The Easy Way Out

Queer Words - The Easy Way Out

saturday 13th June - 8.30pm

A musician, a doctor, and a traumagenic personification of God walk into a hospital. Tale as old as time.

Eli Yim, a young adult in a mental health crisis, goes to A&E in a last-ditch attempt to get help. What begins as a flippant retelling of their life story becomes an exploration of suicidality’s brutal truth – when no one else can save you, you must keep choosing to save yourself.

The Easy Way Out combines theatre, live music, and stand up comedy to both entertain and expose the uncomfortable reality of UK mental health services. Eli shares a range of personal experiences covering generational trauma, religion, and queer identity through original songs sung onstage with their keyboard. And, sometimes, an inappropriately-timed kazoo.

“A complex, engaging performance that reflects Eli Yim’s endless talent” – Buxton Festival Fringe 2025

 
Trigger/content warnings:
– Swearing
– Mentions of suicide
– Mentions of transphobia

Written and performed by Eli Yim

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Actors Monologue Masterclass 4 week course

Actor's Monologue Masterclass with Sharon Colpman

Course details

Want to deliver a meaningful monologue worthy of radio? Want to get inside the skin of your character? Want to be emotional with control? Then this course is for you. Kevin Foott, a regular director for make it Write, with an acting background will be your facilitator for this four week course.

What you will achieve:

  • an audio reel of a performed monologue
  • a showcase, of the two monologues you have worked on, on the Studio Beyond stage.

Sunday 26th April  1-3.30pm for 4 weeks ending Sunday 17th May. Showcase dates tba.

Location: Studio Beyond, 63 wood Street, Liverpool L1 4AL

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Directing Films with Emotional Impact -Weekender Workshop

Directing Films and Screen Plays with Emotional Impact

Course details

Want to direct a film or screen play? Not sure how to get what you want from your crew and actors? Then join this workshop. Chase Johnston Lynch, a seasoned Screen Writer, Film and Music Video director will be at hand to give you the breadth of his knowledge. 

What will you do?

  • Practical sessions to understand why you are here as a director and what established directors can teach you.
  • Learn style and impact that matters to you and has your own stamp on it
  • Connecting with the actors and communicating emotion
  • Making non-dialogue scenes work
  • What is your genre?
  • Camera placement
  • Location technicalities and the 4 wall exercise for blocking
  • Job roles in your team
  • Storyboarding for emotion, body language and establishing shots
  • Use what you have learnt to shoot a short scene from a script you have been assigned.

Workshop is on 16th and 17th May 12 noon to15.00. Price £25

Location: The Studio Beyond, 63 Wood Street, Liverpool.

All deadlines must be met.

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Script School – Screen Writing – 6 week course

Script School, Screen Writing with Chase Johnston Lynch

Course details

Want to write a screen play? Want a general overview of how to write something worth filming? Then join this workshop. Chase Johnston Lynch, a seasoned Screen Writer, Film and music Video director will be at hand to give you the breadth of his knowledge. 

What is in each session?

  • Overview of screen writing and the script school project
  • Making your characters real
  • The importance of plot
  • The construction of a good screen play
A break to write your screen play
  • How to edit your work
  • Final critique and edit

What you will achieve:

  • A short screen play that will be passed on to our directors course of which some parts will be filmed

Tues 24th March  19-21.30 for 6 weeks with one week off for writing, ending Tues 5th May. Work to be submitted no later than 11th May. Price £55 but payments can be made in two instalments

Location: The Studio Below, 39 Rodney Street, Liverpool.

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Deep Dive Directing – The Theatre Directors Tool Bag (Intermediate)

Deep Dive - The Theatre Directors Tool Bag (intermediate)

Course details

Jay McWinen is the Facilitator for this intermediate workshop. Jay is a theatre practitioner, acting lecturer and musical theatre director

Jay shares his experience from working as a director, agent, academic lecturer and community engagement practitioner to inspire development of your current directing skills

Sunday 29th March 13.00 to 15.00 at the Studio Beyond
What to expect:
  • New management skills in the rehearsal room
  • Using ideas from leading professionals to enrich your directing practise
  • Learn new tips and pro tools
  • Increase your creativity as a director

please bring a note book and pen, be on time and wear comfortable clothes

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