Twenty-one years ago, I was living in the beautiful city of Edinburgh, in a shared flat opposite The Gateway Theatre on Elm Row. My mother had thought I was going to study English Literature in Glasgow and I was never quite sure whether she genuinely didn’t have a clue where I was off to forContinue reading “Light bulb moment”
Category Archives: Open DOOR
Respect
I’ve spent too many unhappy hours in ambulances, A&E and chaotic admission wards with family recently (old and young) not to notice the utter disaster in the NHS over recent months and years. Crisis is the new normal. Throughout, I’ve been awestruck by the dogged professionalism of the staff – paramedics, nurses, doctors, and allContinue reading “Respect”
Claiming the land
Having been happily raised in a council house in the 1970s, I never really understood the British obsession with home ownership until I began to rent rooms from private landlords in the late 1980s. I lost count of the number of houses and flats I moved in and out of across Nottingham and Plymouth (includingContinue reading “Claiming the land”
Beyond Christmas
‘I’ve bought my husband a ticket to your show – for Christmas!’ exclaims the nicest woman in South Birmingham (although I’m wondering now if her husband would agree…) Our show is someone’s Christmas present, or at least a part of someone’s Christmas present… er, no pressure then… I guess this is just another unforeseen circumstance thatContinue reading “Beyond Christmas”
Meet our cast!
We’re delighted to announce our talented cast for BOLDtext’s upcoming show, Uncommon Wealth, at The REP 8pm Wednesday 24th January. Joining our company once again is the wonderful Tyrone Huggins who has more than 90 stage productions to his credit, including Mademoiselle F by our very own Vanessa Oakes last year (The Belgrade), as wellContinue reading “Meet our cast!”
Fair shares?
“The fact is the British public know that the consensus isn’t working. Lord Ashcroft’s poll on the state we’re in … revealed that 72% of people in Britain agree that Britain is broken, people are getting poorer, nothing seems to work. We need big changes to the way the country is run….” I couldn’t agree more.Continue reading “Fair shares?”
Wealth of Talent
BOLDtext are delighted to announce that Naomi Coleman will be joining our creative team to direct Uncommon Wealth at Birmingham Rep on Wednesday January 24th 8pm. Naomi is a theatre director and dramaturg from Stourbridge, having originally trained as an actor at QMUC, Edinburgh. In 2018 she was appointed Associate Director at Artrix (Oleanna, After theContinue reading “Wealth of Talent”
Open Door at The REP
In 2013, BOLDtext Playwrights initiated discussions with Birmingham REP about presenting New Writing nights, and the OPEN DOOR initiative emerged. We pioneered it by presenting eight individual pieces of work-in-progress to a growing regional audience hungry for new work that reflected their lives. Click ‘continue reading’ or scroll down for older posts about the shows.Continue reading “Open Door at The REP”
No Planet B
NO PLANET B at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, January 2020 I thought the world might be suffering from eco-fatigue – and not turn out on a cold January night to see BOLDtext save the planet with 4 short plays. I was wrong. The theatre was packed and buzzing. Julia Wright’s Stepping Up opened the show. A well-meaning couple stageContinue reading “No Planet B”
No Planet B
A polar bear standing on a small block of ice has become a worldwide symbol of climate change and climate change arguments are on our screens every day. So when BOLDtext were given a January 2020 date at Birmingham Rep, climate change seemed an obvious topic to choose. Then came the difficult bit. Four BOLDtextContinue reading “No Planet B”
BOLDtext Playwrights 