Outside Edge Theatre Company (OETC), the UK’s only theatre company and participatory arts charity focused on addiction, today announces Silas Parry as the winner of the inaugural Phil Fox Playwriting Award, with his magic realist script Lessons For Diving. Parry will receive a £6,000commission and mentorship from chair of the
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November Newsletter
Last month, we started Blended Service Delivery, which allowed Outside Edge service users to participate in four of our weekly recovery maintenance support sessions either on Zoom or in-person. Following the government’s announcement over the weekend, we know that many in our community have questions about how they will continue to connect
COVID-19 UPDATE
Last month, we started Blended Service Delivery, which allowed Outside Edge service users to participate in four of our weekly recovery maintenance support sessions either on Zoom or in-person. Following the government’s announcement over the weekend, we know that many in our community have questions about how they will continue
Announcing the Phil Fox Award Finalists…
We are thrilled to announce our inaugural Phil Fox Award finalists... Boomerang by Jack Stanley Drift by Kristian Phillips Lessons for Diving by Silas Parry Pushing on Open Doors by Sarah Connors What’s Lost in the Gaps by Jack Robson A huge congratulations to all five amazing playwrights. Want to get to know them and their scripts better? Watch them introduce
Announcing the Shortlist for the Phil Fox Award for Playwriting
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the inaugural Phil Fox Award for Playwriting! Thank you to everyone who submitted, we were thrilled to receive so many outstanding scripts. Congratulations to the twenty one plays shortlisted…
Write Now October Sharing – ‘No Matter What’
Our Write Now playwrights presented a fantastic sharing of their original work in a rehearsed reading entitled ‘No Matter What’ on Wednesday, October 7th. Pieces were curated by Sonya Hale (Playwright and Associate Facilitator) & Gemma Rogers (Facilitator & Applied Theatre Practitioner).
Creativity and Wellbeing Week & Mental Health Awareness Week
This year Creativity and Wellbeing Week and Mental Health Awareness Week occurred simultaneously May 18-22. Everything we do at Outside Edge celebrates the shared goals of these two campaigns, so we thought it might be good to capture how we used creativity to improve people's wellbeing and mental health over the
New Participants Welcome to Join OETC’s Online Creative Activities
At OETC we truly believe in the old saying, the MORE the MERRIER! We have been working hard to find a way to accept new participants to our free introductory drop-in groups and are pleased to announce that we are now accepting new participants into Write Now and Drop-in Drama. And for the first time, you don’t have to be in London (or even
Totally Addicted To You
This collection of writing explores themes inspired by the title 'Totally Addicted To You'. Scripts written by the playwrights of Write Now and curated by Sonya Hale and Gemma Rogers. Something Contemporaneous By Ian Sturrock Today felt like the end of the world, at least I wish that it was. I’m in the
Phil Fox Award Prize and Eligibility Criteria Announced
Outside Edge Theatre Company announces prize and eligibility criteria for the 2020 Phil Fox Award for Playwriting. KEY POINTS The winning script will receive a £6,000 commission and mentorship by Enda Walsh. Original scripts about issues related to addiction will be accepted from March 16th to June 16th. Playwrights with all