Tickets are now on sale for a first chance to see new work by up-and-coming writers who are described as the North East's future theatre-makers.
Live Theatre has announced details of its 2022 Elevator Festival, an annual platform for local talents which will showcase plays and readings from March 16-26.
It offers a chance for audiences to have the first look at new work, created with the help of the quayside theatre's bursary and talent development programme.
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Kicking off the bill from March 16-19 wil be a play called Intergalactic (Petals and Constellations), by Alison Scurfield, which tells of a young man, Johnny, who meets new boy Hassan when he joins the school and is described as a "witty and tender tale about grief, growing up gay and the universe".
A reading of Kailey, on March 19, is a comedy drama based upon its writer Kerry Wright's own teenage experience of having a parent in prison; then a Scratch Night on March 21 will see five local artists and companies test out their theatre ideas as work-in-progress extracts. The audience will also have an opportunity to give feedback to help shape the end-result.
Then a stage version by Chris Connel of local writer Lucy Nichol's first book The Twenty Seven Club will run from March 23-26, offering an exploration of mental health issues, drink and drugs against a backdrop of nineties pop.
Alongside the plays, the festival programme will also include workshops with industry professionals.
For full information, ticket details and how to book see here.
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