December Newsletter This will be our last newsletter for 2020 and what a year we have had at Outside Edge: we held the inaugural Phil Fox Award for Playwriting and crowned our winner, introduced five new groups (Peer-led Check-in, Theatre Club, Moving Recovery, Women’s Drama Group and South London Drop-in Drama), delivered 290 workshops, provided 24 free taster sessions to
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Outside Edge mourns the passing of Sonya Hale
Outside Edge Theatre Company is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Sonya Hale after a long battle with cancer. Sonya was our much-loved Associate Theatre Facilitator and Write Now facilitator. Sonya first participated with Outside Edge ten years ago when we toured a production to a drug and alcohol
Outside Edge AGM Postponed
Dear friends of Outside Edge, Due to unforeseen technical difficulties the Outside Edge AGM will be postponed until Thursday 19th November (5pm-6pm). Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. The Zoom details will remain the same, we hope that you will be able to join us then. In the
OUTSIDE EDGE THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES THE WINNER OF THE 2020 PHIL FOX PLAYWRITING AWARD
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
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
Edge Two- The Seagull
Edge Two- The Seagull During their summer module, Edge Two’s dedicated group of performers met every Monday on Zoom to explore text through Chekhov’s The Seagull. They analysed the play and examined the characters before rehearsing and filming scenes that were woven together to share with an audience of supporters over Zoom.
October Newsletter
October Newsletter Recovery Month (September) was eventful at Outside Edge, our **NEW**South London Drop-In Drama group started with great success, Edge Two hosted a watch party to share their brilliant work on The Seagull and we’ve been all across London (virtually of course!) running Drama Taster Sessions to expand our reach to new communities. To top
September Newsletter
September Newsletter Last month at Outside Edge was packed full of excitement: we partnered with LAMDA to create radio plays with our writers in recovery, we created a performance in collaboration with artistic recovery communities from Bristol to Brighton for Overdose Awareness Day and our readers were busy assessing scripts about
August Newsletter
August Newsletter A lot happened “behind the scenes” at Outside Edge last month! Throughout July the Phil Fox Award readers were assessing all the scripts we received for our inaugural script competition. Our Facilitators and Peer Volunteers had training and started delivering our redesigned Online Drama Taster Sessions for treatment facilities and our
We’re Hiring!
Outreach & Administration Assistant (part-time) Location: 61 Philpot Street, London, E1 2JH. Reports to: Administration & Project Manager Salary Range: £22,360 (pro rata) Working hours: Part-time freelance position. 3 days per week working remotely with the possibility of returning to working in OETC’s offices. Contract: Fixed term - 1 year Company Aim: Outside Edge Theatre Company is