Canada Water Theatre hosted The Alex Wheatle Witness Writing Project’s inaugural Script Sharing event where extracts from the 10-strong cohort scripts were performed by Theatre Peckham Young Peckham Alumni, directed by Prime Issac and faciltated by leading theatremakers Roy Alexander Weise, Roy Williams OBE and Ore Solesi.
A scriptwriting development programme inspired by the legacy of Alex Wheatle is led by Theatre Peckham in partnership with Words of Colour and the School of English at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Everything Theatre, which gave the production four stars said: “Everyone can listen and learn from these talented writers, and their expanded writing and success are highly anticipated.”
The script sharing was part of Theatre Peckham’s Young, Gifted & Black season and was peformed by Taylor Graham-Jones, Malachi Hallett, Takunda Muzondiwa and Tyrese Walters.
Full writing credits are below:
Tate Play by Patrick Ellis
Worth The Squeeze by Destiny Phillip
Short-Sighted by Sky Caesar
School Run by Ebada Hassan
The Handbag & The Egg by Suanu Uyai Uko
The Immortality of the Crab by Tahiris Adames
The Cut by Amania Scott-Samuels
Cambridge Suckz by Mio Lobban
When Im Gone… You’re the Man of the House by Kevin Boboto
How Daddies Hurt Their Daughters by Kabira Imona
