Details

The first twenty minutes of each play will be performed and the writers will receive feedback from theatre's most important critic, the audience! Goal Posts for Jumpers charts the changing relationships of two fathers and their sons as they grow up in a world dominated by failure, success, and football. Raymond & Michael are struggling to do what they think is best for their sons whilst Gary & Josh continue discover who they really are and what it is they really want. The Other Roof - Andy is in the roof, about to jump off. But his suicide is abruptly interrupted by the arrival of Bill who tries to stop him, but only because he wants the use of the roof for himself. If the roof becomes known as a spot for jumpers, they will shut the roof off and Bill will lose his space for singing opera, the things that gives his life meaning. Seconds - A teenage girl is shot dead in Manchester. Her mother searches for reasons. Her grandmother for someone to blame. Both long for a sense of normality. But if in the briefest second your life changes forever, is it possible to ever live normally again? A story about living with loss and trying to find your way out of the dark.

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Ben Gallacher (Goat Post for Jumpers), Clare Shaw (The Other Roof), Alex Morrisore (Seconds)
Company: Writer's Avenue