July Newsletter Although lockdown has brought its challenges, it's also brought opportunity to Outside Edge. We launched the Women’s Drama Group, watched 13 online theatre productions followed by Q&As with members of the cast and creative team and we created more chances for participants to connect with each other at their weekly
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June Newsletter
June Newsletter Although the summer doesn’t quite look how we expected, at OETC we are determined to keep our activities exciting and engaging even whilst you are at home. May was a great month packed with activities, from online social groups to skills-based workshops. We have been as busy as ever and June shows no sign of slowing down!
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
Thrill of the Kill
by Carmen (Write Now playwright) Oh squiggle and squirm, throttle and thrill and now it’s time for amagnificent kill. With eyes of gold and locks of champagne, I am going to chop off thatridiculous mane. Wriggle, fandango, squinkle, carack, never mind me when I give you a whack. Bruised and bloodied, torn and trapped,
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
Pause of Activities at Outside Edge
Dear Friends of OETC, Following the most recent guidelines issued by the government, we have made the difficult decision to suspend all of our weekly drama groups (Women’s Drama Group, Drop-In Drama and Write Now) and Drama Taster Sessions with immediate effect until further notice. We feel at this time, and in line with government
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
Monologue by Christal McKay
Friday 8:30am I woke up today as I do every morning The day is grey and dark, I can hear the rain falling outside in the street Whist tapping softly on the windows In my bedroom. The room is a little cold this morning, I know because my foot is sticking out Of the warm quilt. Today feels different
Addict by Johnathon Thomas
Over the last few months, our Write Now group have been working with Sonya Hale to explore the theme of 'Addiction in This Country'. They've worked on creating time, atmosphere and place, generating characters and writing obstacles and objectives within scenes. We would like to share with you a monologue
Write Now- Our Country’s Addiction (Thursday 12th December)
Come and hear the words of our Write Now group in a rehearsed reading at 61 Munster Road, SW6 5RE on Thursday 12th December at 4:30pm. The afternoon will feature new short scripts around the topic of Our Country's Addiction. All writers and performers are in recovery. Work will be introduced