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When: From Friday 14th October from 7pm @ CTW – thereafter every Friday night fortnightly.

What is Theatre Lab @ CTW?

CTW Theatre Lab is a place where people can bring new writing to be workshopped for ideas or insight. A place where you can learn new approaches to acting, directing and writing. If you’re a prospective director looking at possibly putting on a play, bring it down to hear it before you make your decision on that play.

Want to do a workshop? Come down. Want to put on a workshop on a specialism of your own? Also, come down.

The lab can also be used to bring original work to experiment with approaches/develop a proof of concept or further the work through the application of workshop/improvisation techniques. If you have written a script and want to see what works and what needs work then this is the best way to figure out your redrafts. We’d be happy to see you. We will more than probably end up at the pub after for an informal debrief.

Who can take part?

The Lab will be open to members and non-members of CTW 16+. There are no prerequisites in terms of previous experience – people can drop in and out as desired, though there is a desire to form a core group over time that is always available to keep the momentum going until the lab has established a rhythm.

Why have a Theatre Lab?

We all lead busy lives with lots of commitments and often this limits our time ( and energy ) to commit to longer term projects and scratch the proverbial itch to be involved with the theatre. I feel that the Lab will fill a gap for the parts of the membership and the wider community who otherwise miss out on these opportunities.

At the Lab there is no pressure to deliver – it is a space where you can essentially hang out, read some scripts, do a little acting/directing, explore different ways of working and perhaps take on more down the line when time/energy/life permits.

Ultimately, the Lab serves to offer opportunities to develop and interact with like minded theatre folk whether you’re in a current production or not.

There is scope, once established as a lab, for a core Lab group to create new work for the season and the various regional fringes where opportunities appear in the cycle of the Lab.

Essentially, CTW on tour

This is a medium to longterm aim and will be assessed as the Lab develops and where Lab attendees feel they can commit to a project. We will be doing quarterly check ins with the committee to outline general progress and uptake.

We will put up a further post in a couple of weeks and every fortnight thereafter so that you all know what is coming up – I’m also very happy to take requests. We will be looking to subsume the writers workshop into the Lab at some point with a view to showcasing new work.

Richard.

Any questions please comment or do feel free to contact Richard directly: richd28@googlemail.com

CTW is running its own Monologue Slam Showcase on Friday 16th September at 7pm at The Old Court Theatre.

Interested in taking part?

You will need to prepare a monologue to perform from stage/ screen or self written to enter the 1 minute category or 3 minute category. You do not need to be a member yet to take part, but we would love you to join before the showcase performances.

Click the link to fill out the form to apply: https://ctw.org.uk/monologue-slam/

Once you have expressed your interest, we will create a running order for the evening and be in touch with all the extra details you will need.

Interested in watching?

Come down to The Old Court Theatre on Friday 16th September for 7pm, £5 entry on the door. You will be treated to a collection of incredible local talent

Feeling the urge to perform on the day?

We will have a slot available for a Wild Card performance so, have something up your sleeve if you think you might fancy it. This is just for fun but a winner will be selected from each category by our judges!