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| AUTUMN PROGRAMME 8 December (York Theatre Royal)...'Making the space to write': a Yuletide discussion in the Kerrigan Room led by David Nobbs and a small panel of writers, talking about the practicalities of the writing business... Unless otherwise stated we get together at 7.30pm on the second Wednesday of the month at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. Ring the Playhouse on 0113 213 7700 to confirm times and room location. Download, print and send the application form to join us, if you haven't already. With our monthly newsletter Newscript you can be the first to know about
...sorry, members only...oh, and did you know members get discounts at the Stephen Joseph in Scarborough, the Alhambra in Bradford and the Theatre Royal, York?
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MEMBERS NEWS David Nobbs has a new novel out. Sex and Other Changes is an everyday story of a married couple who both change sex...Ray Brown's Living Pretty is on an Arts Council - backed tour, watch out for it near you....Micheal Stewart (now writer-in-residence at Theatre-in-the-Mill in Bradford) has a short story in an anthology of new writing called Naked City...Listen out for Ian McMillan still going strong on Radio 3 with The Verb every Saturday night, before midnight...and was that his voice we just heard on a new TV ad for Oatso Simple? What else have we been up to lately? Have a read of the Chair's report from the agm in May 2004 here. One definite: we've received a grant from Arts Council Yorkshire for marketing and re--branding ourselves. Take a look at the bid and associated budget (both rtf or rich text format documents, readable in most word processors) here. Marketing consultant Lisa Baxter is now working on our 'marketing and re-branding' project. She's be reporting back this month. ACTING COMPANY LAUNCH A company of local Equity members launched a cooperative venture with Yorkshire Playwrights at West Yorkshire Playhouse on Saturday 9th October. A reading of The Wicca Mam by Anthony Gaughan was followed by a lively, positive discussion. Our November meeting was also a Company event. |
