Community Activities

This Autumn, Curve is looking for budding local writers who would like an opportunity to receive free mentoring and have an opportunity to showcase their work at the theatre in February 2025.

 To be eligible to apply you must:

-Be over 18 years of age at the date of application.

-Currently be living in one of our Neighbour Hub areas: Saffron, New Parks, Evington, Braunstone, Highfields/St Matthews.

-No experience necessary – just an eagerness to tell a story

What successful participants to the programme will receive:

Five playwriting workshops lead by writers and dramaturgs at Curve.

Bursary to cover your travel expenses.

1:1 support from Curve to develop a 10-minute play.

Two ‘script in hand’ performances of your work, with a professional director, actors and a stage team.

How can you apply?

-Come to one of our free writer’s workshop in either your local neighbourhood hub and at Curve or online, to get a flavour of what the programme is all about. (Don’t worry if you can’t make it, it’s not essential)

– Click here to fill in the form and submit a short sample of your writing – either something you have written already or something you have worked on in one of our taster sessions.

-All applications for the programme must be submitted by Sunday 20 October 2024.

Free writers workshops are taking place:

The Team Hub CIC, Thursday 10th October, 6.15-7.15pm

Pork Pie Library, 12th October Saturday 11am -12pm

The Big Local, 14th October, 6.30-7.30pm

The Brite Centre, Wednesday 16th October,  6.30-7.30

Curve Theatre, Thursday 17th October, 7-8pm

Evington Library, 19th October Saturday 11am -12pm

No need to book, just come along!

If you have any questions, you can contact us on artistdevelopment@curvetheatre.co.uk or call us on 0116 402 6408 and ask for Creative Programmes.

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If you are successful in getting a place on our Neighbour hub writers’ scheme, you will need to be available to attend workshops at Curve Theatre on:

12th November 2024  7-9.30pm

26th November 2024  7-9.30pm

10th December 2024  7-9.30pm

7th January 2025  7-9.30pm

14th January 2025  7-9.30pm

You must be available between 31st Jan 2025 – 6th Feb 2025 for one day to rehearse your play.

You must also be available on Saturday 8th February for the performance.