Last year I obtained a grant to aid the development of a community play 'DUST AND SUCH'. I now aim to have the play staged at Applecart Arts theatre and made digitally available for FREE to schools, colleges, community centres and other audiences in low socio-economic areas. My aim is to make theatre more accessible to a wider audience and bridge the gap between class and the arts. I need to raise £3000 in match funding in order to obtain a larger amount to bring this production to life.
I am a trained and experienced working-class writer who represents a community of people in the lower third of arts and cultural engagement. With my work I wish to shine a light on those living on the circumferences of society, those who have often been overlooked or misrepresented. I believe all theatre and performance should not only be entertaining, but perhaps more importantly, thought provoking. I have a Brechtian philosophical approach to creative writing, but with the dramatic execution of Constantin Stanislavski. I work closely with Applecart Arts community theatre.