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NEWS - SEPTEMBER 2004
We
are seeking new Board Members - Help to re-write
the SCRIPT of artistic life in the West Midlands!
Chair
of the Board, Kim Greengrass, said 'Serving on
the Board is a challenging, varied and interesting
experience. Sucessful applicants will not only
act as ambassadors for Script, they will also
be responsible for helping to steer the future
development of the company and for making a real
difference to the artistic and cultural life of
the West Midlands.'
Script
are particularly seeking Board Members who combine
an interest in new drama writing with experience
in accountancy and financial management, or in
business and marketing. Board Members with legal
skills or previous experience of serving as a
company secretary are also sought. These posts
are voluntary and non-salaried but expenses are
reimbursed.
For
further information and an application pack, please
email info@scriptonline.net or call Rachel Taylor
on 0121 224 7415. The deadline for applications
is Monday 11 October 2004.
Script
Workshops and Events at The Orange Birmingham
Book Festival
11
October - Radio Drama Showcase
7-9pm
Orange Studio, Cannon Street, Birmingham
Come
along and see a performance of two radio plays
in script development and have the opportunity
to ask questions of the panel made up of the writers,
director, actors and a BBC Radio Drama Producer.
15
October - Television Adaptation Workshop
1.30-4.30pm
Shakespeare Memorial Room, Central Library, Birmingham
Novels,
short stories, computer games, comic books, biographies
- all have been plundered as source material for
television screenplays. But how does a writer
embark on an adaptation? What are the pitfalls
- and what kind of material translates well to
screen?
18
October - Writing for the Stage
1.30-4.30pm
Shakespeare Memorial Room, Central Library, Birmingham
Mental
aerobics: A writing workout for budding dramatists.
Exercises in coming up with ideas, creating characters,
injecting drama, writing - and re-writing - dialogue.
Bring paper, pen and a lively mind.
Booking
information: Tickets can be purchased
via Birmingham Book Festival. For more information,
please visit www.bbf04.co.uk
Broken
and Blue - A National Search for New Music Drama
BBC
Radio 3 and BBC writersroom are looking for original,
entertaining and diverse music dramas for radio.
Radio 3's first writers' competition, Broken and
Blue, is an ambitious project for writers who
would like to extend their body of work into this
under-explored area. This is about re-thinking
the role of music and song in radio drama. The
winner[s] will receive a full BBC commission and
their play will be broadcast on Radio 3 in August
2005.
Find
out more about the competition at:
www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/speechanddrama/brokenandblue.shtml
BBC
Birmingham Writer-in-Residence
Congratulations
to Pat Hughes on being selected as the new BBC
Birmingham Writer-in-Residence. Pat attended a
Script workshop on writing for television earlier
in the year and she's been keeping us updated
on her progress since then.
She
participated in a Poetry and Story evening as
part of BBC 2's'Restoration' project at the Saracen's
Head and Radio WM have asked her to write and
broadcast a story every month. It looks like Pat's
going to be busy with plenty of projects in her
new role and we would like to wish her every success.
Taster
Workshop at ArtsFest
Script
will be presenting a workshop on screenwriting
at ArtsFest this weekend. Led by Peter Bullock,
it will be an enjoyable introduction to writing
a short film.
In keeping
with the ethos of ArtsFest, this is a free workshop
but places are strictly limited and we are unable
to accept advance bookings. So turn up early if
you would like to attend!
When
and Where? - Sunday 12 September, 1-2pm
at Birmingham Conservatoire, New Lecture Theatre
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