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Dateline:
13th October, 2002
Soho Writers' Festival 2002 (2)
Readings
Northern Lights
Tickets per reading: £3 (£2 discounts)
Dates and times below
The Caird Company presents a season of British premiere play-readings
by eight distinctive international new voices. Supported by the Canadian
High Commission, London (Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade), CEAD, The Play Company, New York, Playwrights
Union of Canada and the Traverse Theatre.
Monsieur Ibrahim by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, France
Wednesday 6th November, 11am
At the tender age of 15, Momo muddles through life as best he can. Into
this narrow world comes an unlikely saviour, Monsieur Ibrahim, a local
Arab grocer with a passion for the Koran, the Mediterranean and the
odd spot of dancing. Translated by Stephane Laporte, directed by Arlette
George and produced in collaboration with The Play Company, New York.
Act of God by James O’Reilly, Canada
Wednesday 6th November, 1pm
On his 40th birthday, Jim finds himself in the dentist’s chair
for the first time in 20 years. As he counts backwards from 100 and
the anaesthetic kicks in, his mind wanders back through a childhood
spent on the road and an incomprehensible Act of God being struck
by lightning that changed everything. Directed by Romilly Walton
Masters.
15 Secs by François Archambault, Canada
Wednesday 6th November, 4pm
In 2002 the Traverse Theatre linked with renowned Montréal playwrights’
organisation CEAD to forge an exchange between writers from Francophone
Canada and Scotland. François Archambault’s 15 Secs
has been awarded the prestigious writers’ Prix du Gouverneur Général
du Canada. A new Scots-English version by Isabel Wright, directed by
Roxana Silbert.
The reading will be followed by a discussion. The panel will include
François Archambault, Isabel Wright, Roxana Silbert (Literary
Director, Traverse), Katherine Mendelsohn (International Literary Associate,
Traverse) and Nadine DesRochers (Dramaturg in charge of International
Development, CEAD).
The Little Years by John Mighton, Canada
Wednesday 6th November, 7pm
Living in the shadow of her successful and much-loved brother, Kate’s
passion for science leads to rejection at every stage of her life. An
intriguing journey which explores the passionate connection between
science, philosophy, human nature and emotions. Directed by Adrian Osmond.
Post-reading discussion with John Mighton, Katherine Mendelsohn (International
Literary Associate, Traverse), Michael Petrasek (Playwrights Union of
Canada), Todd Marciniak (Performing Arts Officer, Canadian High Commission),
Neil Murray (Tron Theatre), Jacob Murray (Royal Exchange) and leading
Canadian playwrights.
The Girl, The Mother and The Rubbish by Erik Uddenberg,
Sweden
Wednesday 13th November, 11am
Trapped in a world where household rubbish is their only livelihood,
Ti and her mother go about their daily chores hampered by the ever-present
Polter and Geist. This bittersweet fairy tale inhabits a place where
demons and sea-gods have usurped the roles of mothers and fathers. From
the novel by Suzanne Osten, directed by Jonathan Holloway.
Angels by Havar Sigurjonsson, Iceland
Wednesday 13th November, 1pm
In a household decimated by abuse and incest, Joe and Karen move about,
alone, reliving memories of their horrific childhood. Unable to distinguish
between imagination and reality, the pair create plaster-of-paris angels
and dream of the possible meaning of love. Translated by Havar Sigurjonsson,
directed by Toby Frow.
Mother and Me and Men by A.I.S. Lygre, Norway
Wednesday 13th November, 4pm
When Gudrun returns to her haven in the fjords with her new husband
domestic bliss beckons. Her husband however, quickly tires of the isolated
rural life and at the birth of their daughter flees, leaving Gudrun
to pick up the pieces. Translated by Benedicte K.S. Waaler, directed
by Tim Roseman.
The Visits by Jon Fosse, Norway
Wednesday 13 November, 7pm
When 18-year old Siv leaves school and refuses to look for a job, her
brother is suspicious about exactly why his mother’s new boyfriend
spends so
much time in Siv’s bedroom. As the day of the party approaches,
tensions
rise. Translated by Gregory Motton, directed by Tim Roseman.
Voices from Israel
Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th November, 3.30pm
Tickets: £3 (£2 discounts) per reading
Rehearsed readings of two compelling new plays from Israel directed
by Ariella Eshed, co-founder of the Round Triangle Theatre Company.
Arielle directed the Israeli tour of John Retallack’s Hannah &
Hanna. The reading on 12 November will be followed by discussion of
contemporary Israeli theatre.
The Story: Script Development Process with Rick DesRochers
(Public Theatre, New York)
Open Workshop Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th November, 10am 1pm
and 2pm 5pm,
Wednesday 13 November, 10am 1pm
Tickets: £2 per session
What happens when a new play is workshopped? Sit in as director/dramaturg
Rick DesRochers opens up the script development process with new writer
Tracey Scott Wilson.
The Story
Wednesday 13th November, 4pm
Tickets: £3 (£2 discounts)
The Story takes us on a dizzying journey into a murder investigation
and the politics that colour people's findings. Questioning our ideas
about race, class and the media it raises the provocative issues of
US identity politics and journalistic responsibility.
Rick DesRochers is the Literary Manager at the Public Theater/New York
Shakespeare Festival. Tracey Scott Wilson, recipient of the 2002 Helen
Merrill Award for Emerging Artists, is one of the most promising new
voices
in American theatre.
Soho Theatre’s Writers’ Attachment Programme
Monday 18th Friday 22nd November, 5pm
Tickets: £3 (£2 discounts)
Readings of work commissioned by Soho Theatre from the five writers
on this year’s programme: Antonia Baldo, Neela Dolezalova, Mark
Norfolk, Philip Ralph and Peggy Riley. The Writers’ Attachment
Programme offers five exciting new writers the opportunity to work with
the company over the course of a year and develop a commission for a
full-length play. Supported by The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation.
Soho Young Writers
Wednesday 20th Friday 2nd2 November, 7pm
Tickets: £3 (£2 discounts)
Soho Theatre's Young Writers' Programme has grown and developed in exciting
and significant new ways over the past year. Be amongst the first to
hear readings of some of the most promising new work emerging from this
talented group of young writers.
Faster
Filter Theatre Company and Soho Young Writers
Saturday 23 November, 7pm
Tickets: £10 (£8 discounts)
A pertinent and touching drama of four people trying to live in a constantly
accelerating world. Faster combines live, recorded and sampled
music, storytelling and photography. Faster was developed with
Soho Young Writers Dawn King and Oliver Wilkinson and commissioned and
developed at BAC. Supported by John Lyon’s Charity.
Forums
Writers’ Expo 2002
Friday 8th and Saturday 9th November, 10.30am 7.30pm
Participation fee: for two days £30 (£16 discounts); for
one day £20 (£10 discounts). Book in advance (by 31 October)
and save 25%.
Building on the sell out success of last year’s inaugural Writers’
Expo, with invited contributions from writers, producing companies,
literary agents, training providers, arts funders, publishers and writers’
organisations, presented by writernet in association with Soho Theatre.
This will be an invaluable and inspiring two-day event offering a huge
range of practical advice for writers.
Writers Expo 2002 features:
- the marketplace: a bustling information exchange from a cross-section
of the industry
- keynote addresses to provide an overview of the landscape for dramatic
writers, and to challenge prevailing attitudes
- surgeries focusing on ‘the writer as small business’ including
the pitch, the project funding proposal and agents
- practical workshops offering pragmatic assistance to writers including
how to work in diverse contexts when there is no literary manager
or artistic director to realise or thwart your ambitions
- the work that writernet is doing over the next two years explained,
and why and how they will be doing it
- a chance to articulate and respond to the challenges now facing
writers
- writernet debate: Alternative Dramaturgies - how do writers address
space, movement, live music, sign language and audio description?
What theatre languages can be explored to write theatrically? How
do Literary Departments engage with material that is not word focused?
The Script Factory: SCENE
at the 46th Regus London Film Festival in association with United International
Pictures
Thursday 14th Saturday 16th November, 10am 9pm
A hugely popular mini-festival of live events focusing on screenwriting,
featuring some of the London Film Festival’s best talents. Produced
by The Script Factory, the UK’s premier script development organisation,
SCENE provides unlimited behind-the-scenes access to inspirational,
incisive and unique discussion, and includes:
- development sessions centering on the creative development of particular
hot new films, exploring their journey from idea-to-script-to-screen
- masterclasses - a direct route inside the minds of screenwriting
experts whose names are synonymous with good writing and brilliant
film-making
- a full programme of workshops and seminars focusing in on the detailed
business of screenwriting
- performed reading: an exclusive chance to preview a brand new film
in the making
Visit: www.scriptfactory.co.uk
Debates
Mondays and Tuesdays throughout festival, dates below, 1pm
Free event
Soho Theatre welcomes a diverse range of outstanding theatre practitioners
to discuss tradition, trends and tensions in twenty-first century theatre.
Curated by Claire Pamment.
Political Theatre Today
Monday 4th November
Panel members include Lisa Goldman (The Red Room), Claire O’Hara
(7:84), Max Stafford-Clark (Out of Joint), Jenny Sealey (Graeae), Aleks
Sierz (author of In Yer Face Theatre) and John Fox (Welfare State).
Verbatim theatre: real voices?
Tuesday 5th November
Panel members include Pam Schweitzer (Age Exchange), Robin Soans (writer),
Jo Harper and Louise Wallinger (Non-Fiction Theatre Company), Ruth Little
(Soho Theatre), Nell Dunn (writer), Richard Herring (writer/performer)
and Mark Wing-Davey (Director).
New performance, new forms
Monday 11th November
Panel members include Chris Goode (Camden People’s Theatre), Toby
Wilsher (Trestle), Nick Walker (Talking Birds), Scott Graham and Steven
Hoggett (Frantic Assembly), Penny Saunders (Forkbeard Fantasy) and Phil
Stanier (Ersatz Dance).
International Perspectives
Tuesday 12th November
Panel members include Rick DesRochers (Public Theater, New York), Elyse
Dodgson (Royal Court), Maria Delgado (Queen Mary and Westfield College),
Erica Whyman (The Gate), Gordon Anderson (ATC), and John Caird (The
Caird Company).
Young People and Children
Monday 18th November
Panel members include John Retallack (Company of Angels), Roy Williams
(writer), Rosamunde Hutt (Theatre Centre), Richard Shannon (Polka),
Neela Dolezalova (writer), Ben Harrison (Grid Iron), Carl Miller (Unicorn)
and Lyn Gardner (journalist).
Multicultural Britain and its Theatre
Tuesday 19th November
Panel members include David K.S. Tse (Yellow Earth), Yvonne Brewster
(Talawa), Rukhsana Ahmad (Kali), Amber Lone (writer), Kevin Wong (writer),
Michael Billington (journalist), Sue Robertson (former Chief Executive,
London Arts) Michael Abensetts (writer) and Kristine Landon-Smith (Tamasha).
Perfomance bookings: 020 7478 0100
All other events: 020 7478 0151
Writers' Festival Pass £20 (concession rate tickets for all festival
events
(excluding The Script Factory’s SCENE), plus 10% discount on all
food and
drink served in Café Lazeez during the festival).
The Soho Writers’ Festival 2002 is supported by Bloomberg.
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