An evening Of New Writing by simon stephens and carmen nasr

An evening of bold new writing for stage, screen and radio from the next generation of storytellers.

A celebration of emerging writing talent from the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University and the Centre for New Writing at University of Manchester.

Join award-winning playwrights Carmen Nasr and Simon Stephens as they host an evening of new work for stage, screen and radio, performed by actors from the Manchester School of Theatre’s conservatory repertoire.

Photography by Liam Steers.

Writers and Plays

They Look Like Ants From Up Here by Alfie Pullum

The Last Log by Jenny Wong

The Selkie by Callum McCartney

Dionysia by Maz Emecheta

The U.S.S. Eless by Dylan Kelly

Have You Heard of Zelda Fitzgerald? by Winnie Southgate

Cheaters by Billie Deen-Owen

The Cloud by William Rigby

See Me, Through Me by Aanvi Neupane

The F-Word by Chet Wilson

Directors Yanni Ng and Sadie Mears

Lighting Technician Maya O’Malley

Stage Manager Phil Clack

Cast Isabelle Blewitt-Parsons, Shania Brown, Liam Cann, Samuel Coath, Madaleine Coleman, Ivy Chui, Catrin Griffith Jones, Isabelle Palmer, Freya Plester, Shlok Shetty, Tiana Wanjiru, Elizabeth Wooley

The following are a selection of plays and actors from the evening. Please find the full list on the website here.