Portfolios – Make It Write

Bad Blood- as part of the Liverpool Fringe Festival

Bad Blood- As part of the Liverpool Fringe Festival

Friday 11th October doors at 18.30 and 20.30 tickets £5-7

Written by Bernard Winston and Directed By Luke Sookdeo and Molly Farquhar

A serious subject approached with great humour. The story focusses on the importance of friendship in times of need. Matt has been diagnosed with Leukaemia and has just started treatment… Should he need a bone marrow transplant, he’s in trouble as he has no family. His friend Eddie does his very best to support him on this journey.

Actors: James Keiron as Eddie, John-Paul Cubbin as Matt and Rosie Raby as Nicki and Doctor.

This piece is a tribute to my friend who was diagnosed 25 years ago and recently lost his life to the disease. (Bernie Winston Writer)

Some adult humour included

Run time 45mins

Some People Have “IT”- as part of the Liverpool Fringe Festival

Some People Have "IT"- As part of the Liverpool Fringe Festival

Friday 11th October at 18.00 and 20.00 tickets £5-7

Written Directed and Performed By Sinead Renaye

Script Edited by Sharon Colpman

A one women show in which Sinead Renaye reveals herself…respectfully!

Sinead is a mixed Heritage actor who is trying to work in the tangled world of the creative industry. She discusses topics such as the pressures of growing up Black, the blaze attitude of university tutors and the dreaded Casting Directors. There will be pathos and humour plus Barbie and Dancing. Sinead doesn’t pull any punches so join her for a night exploring the arts from her perspective.

No age limit.

The Bot – as part of the Liverpool Fringe Festival

The Bot - As part of the Liverpool Fringe Festival

Thursday 10th October at 18.30 and 20.15 tickets £5-7

By William Thacker

Directed by Edward Gray

When Prime Minister Tobias Quantick promises to rebuild Britain, his lack of decisiveness is a barrier to progress. When a scientist visits with an AI chatbot that can rule the country for him, Tobias jumps at the idea. But when the AI takes a dark twist, after his chief of staff makes a blunder, Tobias has to decide if the truth is really worth it. The Bot is a dark comedy and a political satire for our times.

Actors: Ted Grant, Denny McDermot and Lauren Blakeway

Queer View – Play night as part of Queer words

Queer View - Play Night at the Studio Below as part of Queer Words

Saturday 31st August- 6.30pm and 8.30pm - tickets £5-£7

Enjoy three 20 minute plays chosen from entries from Grin Theatre and The Make it Write community. There will be two performances of the three plays, one at 6.30pm and one at 8.30pm. Please book your tickets at the link below.

The Plays

Rivals by Sharon Colpman: Michelle and Sonia are actors but they are also a couple and they audition for the same parts. This begins to cause a rift between them but will this love/hate relationship pay off in the cut throat world of the audition room.

The Meat Rack by Paul Daley: George is a young lad of ambition but currently he is on the meat rack, selling himself to strangers. This dangerous world soon brings him to the attention of a tough, rich and bored man, looking for a toy to play with. Will George survive the encounter. (Some homophobic language used)

Lighten up by Tony Vale: Lionel is terminally ill in a hospice when he is visited by his devoted partner Isaac. This touching play looks at love, death and a changing world.

Queer Words – Spoken Word Night

Queer Words - spoken word night at the Studio Below

Sunday 1st September - Pay what you decide

Join us for a night of flash fiction, poems, monologues and duologues with an LGBTQ+ theme. Grin theatre are in collaboration with Make it Write for this non-stop evening of spoken entertainment. The evening is curated but if you have some work you would like to read out on the night keeping with the theme, please let the organisers know on the night. We have some vacant spots later in the evening.

Entry is Free but suggested donations at the door are £3-£5

Deadline for Entries 31st July

The Keys to Life and Spin the Imperfect double bill and fund-raiser

The Keys to Life and Spin the Imperfect

Saturday 18th May a pay what you decide event.

As part of a double bill at The Studio Below, Make it Write Productions have teamed up with 4th Wall Productions for a night of entertainment, drinks, food and fundraising. Network and socialise between the matinee and the evening show. Doors open at 3.30pm, first showing at 4pm last showing at 7.30pm

The Keys to Life by Brian Hutchinson and directed by Kevin Foott, assistant Director Rachel Pennington, enters the world of Sara, trapped within her own mind. It looks at the madness of humanity, how global events impact on our minds and how the actions of a single despot can trip someone into a solitary world of anxiety. This is also a love story told in poetical prose unlocking a subliminal message of hope, love and compassion. Unlock your mind to something bigger. Winner of the Endeavour award at this years Leverhulme festival

Spin the Imperfect is a tale of ambition, desperation and Intrigue: Meet Lawrence Maynard, a once-prominent playwright who’s latest play is teetering on the brink of failure. What wouldn’t he do to save his career? Find out how low you can go.

This show is written and directed by Ted Grant. Ted also plays Lawrence. It earned nominations at this years Leverhulme festival.

Spoken Word Night

spoken word night at the Studio Below

2nd May at 7pm Free or Donationon door

Join us for a night of flash fiction, poems, monologues and duologues. We are still taking entries for our spoken word event which will be a chance for the Make it Write Community to celebrate all their hard work. A bar will be available and some open mic spots will be available if time allows. Donations at the door

If you wish to enter, your duologues can be a maximum of 10 minutes and all other entries maximum of 5 minutes. Please cast and direct your piece yourself but if you are struggling to find an actor, let us know. Please include all actors names along with your submission. It will be first come first served.

entries to info@makeitwrite.org

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Passing Moustache

3rd and 4th July at 7pm The Kings Arms Salford

A stylised and poetic look at how we process change… in ourselves, others and society. What do we feel when faced with new ways of perceiving race, culture and gender. what are the prison bars we refuse to see? The writing poses big questions but finds understanding in the minutiae.

The political is public but the personal is obscured, complicated by the secrets we keep from ourselves.

Tickets are £8 full price, £6 concession

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Cast and Crew

Cast

Alec Marriner Cory Sapienza

Barry Black Mark Prescott

Cee Green Michelle Phillips

Dalibor Rybar Terence Caddick

Eddie Pinkney Ted Grant

Fiona Fern Rachel Davies

Gerry Silver Sonia Sidje

Crew

Director: Merv Jones

Writer/Producer: Edward Gray

Stage Manager: Siobhan Pearson

Graphic Design & IT: Blake Emery

Executive Producer: Sharon Colpman

A Make It Write Production

From the Executive Producer

I often get unsolicited plays landing in my inbox with an excited ping. I usually redirect the sender to the writers drop in, but this was different. It was from Ted Gray who was already attending the drop in and had told me about his play. I read it. At the time it was just the bare bones and it wasn’t the shape of a normal play. It crashed over me like a wave and then reset with a chorus. At 58 years old, I don’t often get excited about much, but I could see the potential in this extract. The play became the Passing Moustache and I could not be more pleased to present it to you.

Sharon Colpman

Christmas Platter

Christmas Platter - spoken word night

Friday 15th December at 7pm Free or Donation

Join us for a night of Christmas poems, monologues and duologues. We are still taking entries for our spoken word event which will be a chance for the Make it Write Community to celebrate all we have achieved since the Studio Below opened at the start of the year. A bar will be available and some open mic spots will be available if time allows. Free entry so no ticket required, but we will pass the bucket round.

Double Bill – Dancing at 3am and I hate Charlie Pickles

Double Bill-Dancing at 3 am and Down The Alley

Friday 10th November 6.30pm and 8.30pm (2 showings)

Dancing at 3am

By Fiona Leonard

Director Julie Broardbent

Two very different women unfold the sad and poignant tales of their pasts when they are brought together in the rather surreal setting of dancing and cake making in the wee small hours. A moving and sensitive offering culled from the Fringe’s 24-hour play event.

Actors: Rachel Pennington and Kirsten Hawkins

I Hate Charlie Pickles

By Ian Cragg

Director Kevin Foott

Assistant Director Catherine Leen

An ageing old style comic struggling to make a living yearns to shed his stage character and do something new. When opportunity knocks his agent is anxious about his abilities and hides the great chance. Fate takes a hand, but who has the last laugh?

Actors: Graham Padden, Sarah Howes-Dixon and Darren Jones

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