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Each weekend will feature three plays by three of Hackney's best playwrights. These complete, short works are the culmination of the Arcola Writers' Group workshops, and are dedicated to honing the talents of writers from a range of backgrounds and abilities. The White Bike - A young woman is killed as she is riding her bike on her way to work on Kingsland Road. But she is not ready to leave her life and young daughter behind. She finds herself in a parallel London, on her white bike, trying to find a way to come to terms with what happened to her and those she left behind. The Interview - David has been called to an interview at Mond Holdings. But how can he make a good impression when he doesn't know a thing about the job or the company? Is there even a job on offer, or has he been called here for some other reason? This is a play about the questions we would rather not be asked. The Ark - As a war-torn nation contends with the violent presence of a foreign occupying power, two adolescent deities set out on a journey in search of a spaceship to another time and place. The Ark is a grown-up fairytale of love and loyalty set in our world, but not just yet.

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Tamara von Werthern (The White Bike), Matthew Turner (The Interview), Omar El Khairy (The Ark)
Director(s): Caroline Leslie (The White Bike), Simon Pittman (The Interview), Matt Peover (The Ark)