Writers Showcase along with The Fox- as part of Liverpool Fringe Festival

Writers Showcadse- Liverpool Fringe Festival

Friday 3rd October 2025 as part of a short plays showcase - 6pm and 8pm along with The fox

John and Ally by Evita Akomode

Directed by Graham

Cast:

Ally = Emma Slattery
John = Rob Dellius
Jack = P J Murray

SYNOPSIS
ALLY’s trauma, from her dad JOHN leaving the family home in
her youth, is prevalent. Her bitterness and anger are
present in her personality. But when Ally bumps into John
outside a cafe, it triggers those feelings even more,
fuelling Ally’s desire to get closure. Will John get to do
the same?

The Appraisal  by Matthew Scully

Directed by Mark Holland

Cast:

Dean Steven Crimp

Christian Bird

Sarah Maher

SYNOPSIS

What happens when one friend grows up and the other stays the same. This job appraisal sees one friend as boss and the other as employee. How will they navigate all the bad things in the appraisal and the people insulted.

The Internal Furnace by Rachel Pennington

Directed by Kirsten E. Hawkins

Jeanie – Ann Sylvie
Nat – Becky Pennington
Michael/Doctor – Rob Dellius
 
 
 SYNOPSIS
A humorous yet heartrending episode in Jeanie’s life, exploring her loss of identity and wear and tear on her closest relationships when she navigates early menopause.
 
 
Any trigger warnings etc
 
Abandonment issues, symptoms of the menopause and some swearing.

 

Run time 30 mins (10 mins per play)

The Fox run time 30 min 

this is a double bill

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Aunty Carol’s disgusting Crumb- as part of the Weird and Wonderful Festival

Aunty Carol's Disgusting Crumb - Liverpool Fringe Festival

postponed, coming in March

Written by Pete Cole and Directed By Molly Farquhar and James Keiron

Synopsis: 

Aunty Carol is an obsessed cleaner. Tess – her sister, feels undermined. Tess tasks her husband, Al, and their kids  with stopping her from tidying when she is at work.

Al places a crumb on the carpet which Aunty Carol cannot clean up till her sister comes home.

Surreally, the crumb gets progressively bigger. Peculiarly, the cleaning utensils get smaller, time fluctuates strangely, sound oscillates abnormally. Mum comes home…but things are still very weird. Don’t mention the bunnies or the smell coming from the toilet. 

TW: this play explores themes of modern day parenting, child neglect, obsessive cleaning and drug use. 

Written By Pete Cole

Directed by Molly Farquhar and James Keiron 

 

Produced by: Sharon Colpman & Make it Write Productions.

Run time: 60 mins with an interval 

Ripples on a Pond- as part of Liverpool Fringe Festival

Ripples on a Pond - Liverpool Fringe Festival

Saturday 4th October 7.30pm (doors 7pm)

Written by Ian Cragg and Directed By Kevin Foott

Synopsis:

Family dynamics are torn apart when one member is killed in a tragic accident. 

Grief is a powerful emotion that some people deal with better than others.

Guilt is equally as powerful; especially when it comes to the death of a young child.

Ripples on a pond explores all the facets of grief, not just guilt and whether an accidental death is anyone’s fault? 

Cast and Crew:

Written by: Ian Cragg

Director: Kevin Foott

Assistant Director: Catherine Leen

Margaret Devine: Rachel Pennington

James Devine: Darren Jones

Connor Devine: Jacob Goodwin

Miriam: Julie Broadbent

Father Byrne: Graham Padden 

Produced by: Sharon Colpman & Make it Write Productions.

Run time: 90 mins with an interval

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The Fox as part of the writing showcase- as part of Liverpool Fringe Festival

The Fox- Liverpool Fringe Festival

Friday 3rd October 2025 as part of a short plays showcase - 6pm and 8pm along with three 10 minute plays

Written by Lauren Blakeway and Directed By Edward Gray
We all hate our jobs but when you are trying to hold down several and you are a care giver to elderly people, clients seldom surprise you until one night a strange character emerges from the bathroom. The Fox is a whimsical absurdist play looking at an outsiders view as to what it is to be human  

Actors:

Sinead Renaye
Luke Morgan
John Jones

Fast paced comedy 

Run time 30 mins

along with 3 x 10 minute plays from our writing showcase making a double bill of around 1 hour.

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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

Passing Moustache

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