The WFTS Podcast

Ep 9 - Stefanie Moore - The Mentoring Experience

We talk to Stefanie Moore, writer of Blue Lines (performed at Greater Manchester Fringe Festival 2019).  Stef applied to The Hive for a mentoring opportunity, supported by Arts Council England. Tim Firth was her appointed mentor. We talk to Stef about the experience: about the process of being mentored, as well as how to be a good mentee.  We talk about how to take feedback and how to develop a script from the initial idea, up until it goes live in front of an audience.  Presented by Mike Heath and Stephen M Hornby. For more information about WriteForTheStage, go to WriteForTheStage.co.uk. To follow Stephen on Twitter, search for @StephenMHornby and @Inkbrew.

Ep8 - In Conversation With Francesca Peschier - Dramaturgy

We're very lucky, for this episode, to have had the opportunity to interview the Head of New Works at Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse.  Francesca Peschier is the Head of New Works at Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse and she shares her insights into the art of dramaturgy and how it can help draw out theme, character, and structure in playwriting. We explore the idea that  a dramaturg is an early outside eye that can be invaluable to a playwright of any experience and we discuss how she has helped me as a playwright during the development of my latest play.   Francesca explains how the relationship between writer and dramaturg often works, as well as the relationship with the director when she goes into the rehearsal room.  For more information about opportunities at Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, including access to the Playwrights Programme, go to everymanplayhouse.com. For more information about WriteForTheStage courses, publications, and to read our blog, go to writeforthestage.co.uk. Thanks for listening.

Ep7 - Interview with Laura Harper, winner of WFTS Prize for New Writing

Mike Heath speaks to Laura Harper, writer of "A Quick Guide To Ruining Your Life". The piece was performed at this year's Greater Manchester Fringe Festival and won first prize in The WriteForTheStage Prize for New Writing. Laura tells us about how she develops her ideas, how she juggles her home life with her writing, and how she develops character voices and story arc. Laura's play will be published by WFTS Books in 2020.  For more information about The WriteForTheStage Prize for New Writing, our courses, our publications, and to read our blog, go to writeforthestage.co.uk

Ep 6 - WFTS Podcast from The Greater Manchester Fringe Festival

We're at the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival launch during this episode, talking all things process and development with some of the artists bringing their work to this year's Greater Manchester Fringe Festival. We talk with the makers of Aussie Animal Hospice, The Book Of Now, Bypass, Boots and Braces, Bard, The Earl of Winchelsea's Brother, Revolt She Said/Revolt Again, The Joy of Cannes, Disrupted, Death of a Muse, and This Way Up. And a special interview with Meredith.  Details of all the shows are available at greatermanchesterfringe.co.uk. For more information about WriteForTheStage and our courses, go to writeforthestage.co.uk. Presenters are Stephen M Hornby (@stephenmhornby) and Mike Heath (@spikal).

Ep 5 - WFTS Podcast from Greater Manchester Fringe Festival

WriteForTheStage are official sponsors of The Greater Manchester Fringe Festival. This year, we’re meeting the artists who are bringing their work to the festival and discussing their respective creative processes.  In this episode, we interview the creatives behind Tits Up; Adam, History of Man; Man Chase Women Choose; Best Girl; Kasterborous in Bolton; Skank; Big Box Aliens; Mojo.  For more information about WriteForTheStage, go to WriteForTheStage.co.uk. For information about the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival, go to greatermanchesterfringe.co.uk