new writing

• Theatre / writer in residence

  Bristol Old Vic champions new cohort of writers for residency programme

  Hannah Khalil, Sam Parker and Muneera Pilgrim join Winsome Pinnock on the scheme

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• Theatre / Amy Jephta

  Bristol Old Vic prepares for ‘A Good House’: the biting satire from South African writer Amy Jephta

  It’s the second show with Bristol Old Vic artistic director Nancy Medina at the helm

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• Theatre / Florence Espeut-Nickless

  Florence Espeut-Nickless brings her hit solo play ‘DESTINY’ to The Wardrobe Theatre

  The show follows a teenage girl growing up in rural poverty on a Wiltshire council estate

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• Theatre / Reviews

  Review: Some Demon, The Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic – ‘Startlingly brilliant’

  Laura Waldren’s debut play won the Papatango Award for new writing

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• Theatre / Laura Waldren

  Bristol Old Vic hosts ‘Some Demon’ from Papatango award-winning debut playwright Laura Waldren

  The play follows two female patients navigating life in an eating disorder unit

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• Books / Storytale Festival

  Storytale Festival announces writer’s day for aspiring authors

  The event will take place in June at Arnos Vale Chapel and Underwood Centre

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• Theatre / The Wardrobe Ensemble

  Review: International House of Vape, The Wardrobe Theatre – ‘Superbly written, brilliantly acted, hilarious and beautiful’

  The show comes from Wardrobe Ensemble members Tom Brennan and James Newton

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• Theatre / The Wardrobe Ensemble

  Wardrobe Ensemble duo bring their Fringe sleeper hit show home

  'International House of Vape' will be at The Wardrobe Theatre from February 21-24

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