Draft Writers Cafe

Royal Court Theatre
November12th 6:30pm-8:45pmChallenge yourself & create over coffee + Q&A with playwright Joy Nesbitt- In this session you will getA Q&A with playwright & maker Joy Nesbitt followed by a rapid response- Here you will create a rapid response based off of a secret prompt from Joy with the opportunity to take that draft home and continue to create a brand new piece of work.A chance to develop your writing toolkit and exercise book with StageBase's Associate Artist Sammie CourtA space for aspiring and established playwrights to gather and complete their draftsThis session at The Royal Court, will begin with exercises & writing led by Sammie Court to get the creative juices flowing and to break the ice with you and your fellow creatives.
Following this we will have a Q&A with Joy Nesbitt a fantastic writer/ director. Joy's work is inspired by stories of Black Femininity and postcolonial imagination. This year her work has been seen all over the UK; Blood of my Blood (Royal Court Theatre), Julius Causer Variety Show (SummerHall). Achieving awards for her work Katzchen (Riverside, Bitesize Best Writing Award) and The Knife(Zebbie Award - Best Short Film Script and Longlists for the Bruntwood and Verity Bargate