Fifth Word
@FifthWord
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Award-winning touring theatre company specialising in new writing. https://t.co/3gCAhln9YM
East Midlands
Joined June 2009
Announcing LIBERATION SQUARES: a world premiere co-production by Fifth Word & @NottmPlayhouse in assoc with @BrxHouseTheatre. Next Spring, in Nottingham or on tour, see this sharp, funny, brilliant new play by TheatreUncut Award winner Sonali Bhattacharyya
nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
A show about sisterhood and what it takes to speak up.
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Applications for The Emma Gladstone Award are now open! This is a new award enabling dance producers to expand their horizons, in recognition of the late Emma Gladstone OBE (1960-2024). Apply by 30 October here: https://t.co/jrVuA7LZnm
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Congrats to our friends @NPtheatre on their new OPEN PITCH play, sixTeen! From writers @redrumlisa & @MrsJayneW, the miners’ strike rages, but this isn’t the story you’ve heard before. Find out more here: https://t.co/LPlvGonQuY
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Check them out in the link, and be ready for the next Open Call opportunity to submit your work. Further details can be found on the BBC Writers website. https://t.co/xgse5wDKQZ
bbc.co.uk
Read BBC TV, Radio and Film scripts
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Thanks to Esther Jackson-Burton (Development Producer, Midlands & the North) at BBC Writers for the brilliant bonus session with Fifth Word Playwrights last week! Did you know that BBC Writers has an amazing script library where you can read TV, Film and Radio scripts for free?
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...Those based in/who care about the Midlands overall, and Erdington and North Birmingham in particular Have lived experience of disability and/or social care systems A member of the global majority. Express interest via their website: https://t.co/2COgUulHKV
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See current jobs and opportunities with an internationally acclaimed, Black and disability led arts and theatre organisation based in the UK.
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Our friends at @SelinaTLtd are looking for board members! They're particularly keen to talk to people with skills, experience and interests including (but not limited to): Financial management Communications, PR, social media, or digital engagement Artists/(theatre)makers ...
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Congrats to @Oli_Higginson as he makes his @TheRSC debut next month for Measure to Measure. We had the pleasure of working with Oli for our play with James Fritz, LAVA, at Soho Theatre and on a UK tour and can't wait to see him play to role of Claudio. Photo Credit: Robert Day
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Apply for @theatre503's 2026-27 writer's residency. The 503Five is an 18 month residency for 5 writers with the chance to develop work & find their creative home, & are not yet professionally produced. Deadline: 12am midnight, 31 August https://t.co/8IQSixjkwh
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Did you know you can watch video interviews for our SEE ME podcast? This bank holiday, why not revisit the podcast & see BTS with the Nottingham inspiring women as well as the city's young interviewers. Watch the first subject, Nergis Ahmed speak here: https://t.co/QDguumzUDK
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We accept no responsibility for how much you eat after listening to We Need New Stories! They are inspired by oral history interviews with Zimbabwean-born residents living in Nottingham Listen this bank holiday weekend on major listening platforms: https://t.co/SQaPPviVcm
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Calling all confident communications professionals, especially if you're in the Midlands! @HeritageFundUK are hiring a Communications Manager for the National Heritage Memorial Fund. 📍 Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester or Nottingham 📆 31 August 📋 Fixed term https://t.co/JrGgPbsbC3
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...Esther Jackson-Burton, Development Producer (North & Midlands), to talk with the group about BBC Writers, writing for TV and the opportunities the BBC has for developing talent. Watch this space for updates! Image: Zodwa Nyoni leads a session of Fifth Word Playwrights group.
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Fifth Word Playwrights continues its work after the sharings in June! We're looking forward to bringing the playwrights back together for a special session and we'll also be joined by @bbcwritersroom. Next Wednesday, we're welcoming....
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We're still thinking about this article. We believe in investing in artists at an earlier stage working with writers: Sonali Bhattacharyya, Mufaro Makubika, James Fritz & Jane Upton. Tell us about the small-scale theatre work you've loved in the comments! https://t.co/1Yb1xxfpBo
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Time for a Creative Spotlight on one of the amazing creatives for SEE ME, Sayra Begum! A Nottingham illustrator, writer & educator, Begum’s style is influenced by Islamic miniatures & Surrealism. Read more: https://t.co/FKrC8uZUnA More about SEE ME https://t.co/lnUag8mT9V
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Applications are open for @WritingEM's free 1-to-1 mentoring programme for writers! It matches 8 emerging writers who live, work or study in the East Midlands with experienced, professional writing mentors for a year. Read more & apply here: https://t.co/xQc9zkGyfh
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Applications close soon for the @MustaphaMatura Award & Mentorship Programme 2025! The winning writer will receive £3,000 and a 9-month mentoring programme with a leading Black British playwright. Find out more + apply here by 31st August, 5pm: https://t.co/CxWmFENtIW
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Sophie Stemmons (she/her) Tracy Blythe (she/her) Zainab Rao (she/her) And thank you to our funders and supporters!
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Writers: Aisling O'Connor (she/her) Ash Cordery (she/her) Emily White (she/her) Finley-Rose Townsend (she/her) Fran Hess (she/her) Hongwei Bao (he/him) Jacob Kay (he/him) Jo Woolaston (she/her) Josie White (she/her) Octavia Nyombi (she/her) Rehannah Mian (she/her)
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Nacho Martin - Agent's Assistant, United Agents (Film, TV, and Theatre) (he/him) Maddie Hindes - Associate Editor, Nick Hern Books (she/her)
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