StageWrite London2019

Stage Write has been one of Bedford’s annual theatrical highlights for the past 7 years and is run by Bedford based companies LifeBox Theatre and No Loss Productions. Stage Write 2019 will also tour to London this year as a collaboration with Stanley Halls based theatre company Good Wolf People. Four performances will take place as double bills over two nights and will be followed by a short question-and-answer session with the writers, directors and actors. Good Wolf People will be adding their own piece of new writing to the bill with a preview of their new show @SimCos3000 which will also show in Bedford.

These shows are performed script in hand following a short rehearsal period.

Friday 17^th 19:45 (Doors 19:30)

The Murder of the Servants by Martin Keady

Lomax and Hendry serve the King.  Their job is to keep him safe and watch over his bed chamber. Lomax is committed to diligence and reputation, while Hendry is, well, a little more laid back.  But both know that all hell will break loose if either of them is caught with blood on their hands…  ‘The Murder of the Servants’ is the story of Duncan’s servants in ‘Macbeth’, framed for the murder of the King.

 Play Lady K by Anne Atkins

The Withers are a clergy family living in a vicarage.  It’s the weekend of Kate’s hen party and her girlfriends will be staying overnight, as well as one close male friend from university, James, who is required to wear drag for the weekend to pass as a hen. Meanwhile, Kate’s ultra-respectable fiancé, Robert, has been set up to arrive at the vicarage as the buff butler, from an entirely spurious company called Butlers in Balaclavas – so that he won’t be recognised, of course.  What could possibly go wrong..?!

Ticket prices: £8 (£6 concessions). Age suitability 14+

Saturday 18th May at 15:00 (Doors 14:45)

@SimCos3000 by John Handscombe / Good Wolf People

Gamers Marcos and Simran thought all they had to worry about was content and merch in their quest to be the next YouTube sensation. But when a rival gamer, a nosey teacher and a family secret threaten everything, the ambitious duo realise they might not be so invincible. As their commitment to “the plan” (it’s laminated) is tested by jealousy and bad choices, these best friends will encounter the relentless battle raging inside us all – the battle between the good wolf and the bad wolf. But which wolf will win?

Tickets £5 (£3 concessions) Suitable for 8+

Saturday 18^th May 19:45 (Doors 19:30)

A.D.A.M. by Lewis Wood

Victor is brilliant.  He’s successfully building artificial intelligence.  But his mental health affects both his ability to cope, and his key relationships with friends Elizabeth and Henry.  A.D.A.M. is a modern adaptation of the Frankenstein story, where Victor has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

We Are Stronger Together by Matthew Fisher

The British Government has failed to keep its citizens safe. The terrorist group, Unity, has invaded the country. Letum and Sancus, formally just ‘numbers’, are now two of the group’s elite, and Letum is starting to question the morals of Unity and its Commander.  Along their way they meet Sarah, Jeff and Peter.  Do they pose a threat, or are they just trying to survive?

 Ticket prices: £8 (£6 concessions). Age suitability 14+