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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1 day to join Our Story. Register your interest by TOMORROW to learn how to interview & record real people's stories, create a new interactive multi-media exhibition & connect with other young creatives! Join us for FREE creative workshops in Mansfield: https://t.co/oyAxnQ5D6z
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1 week to apply to Our Story. Register your interest by 10th November to learn how to interview & record real people's stories, create a new interactive multi-media exhibition & connect with other young creatives! https://t.co/oyAxnQ5D6z
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Alongside Lawrence's & Nyaradzai's love story, they offer us ways to reflect on our culture and expectations. Catch up on their love story & more in Episode 7 of the #WeNeedNewStories wherever you listen to your podcasts and our website. https://t.co/SQaPPviVcm
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Everyone featured in the oral histories were interviewed on camera in October 2022 by young people from the African diaspora. The resulting stories have been dramatised by playwright Zodwa Nyoni and...
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What did you do for scary season? Carry on the supernatural vibe and question how much we take our idea of existence for granted! Maybe there's much more that we don't even think to consider.
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supporting individual new-writing productions. Matthew can’t wait to get stuck in to the incredible slate of projects and commissioned writers Fifth Word are holding and to start looking at what could be the future for this small but mighty, Midlands powerhouse.
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Alongside this, he ran an arts charity, The Working Party, for 10 years, creating new performance, film & audio work with underserved communities in London. His production company, MSP, continues to work with cutting edge companies Not Too Tame & 62 Gladstone Street as well as...
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His independent and freelance work spans national and international stages, commercial and subsidised sectors at festival, studio and midscale, producing new writing, revivals, site-specific performances, and large-scale cultural festivals both in theatre and cross-artform.
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Introducing some team changes at Fifth Word Theatre! Starting with our new Executive Producer, Matthew Schmolle (he/him)! Matthew comes from an independent producing background, is a Stage One supported producer and an alumni of The Old Vic 12...
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Calling Mansfield young creatives! If you identify as LGBTQ+/an ally & are 16-19* years old, join us for FREE workshops in interviewing, photography, film & audio. Register interest: https://t.co/oyAxnQ5D6z *Up to age 25 if you identify as having a disability &/or being Disabled.
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what would you sacrifice in pursuit of artistic perfection? DEAD INTERNET: AN R&D written by @ayanphi; directed by me. developed with the support of @KilnTheatre, @TaraTheatre & Riverside Studios. 📍 @RiversideLondon 🗓️ Oct 31 🎟️ https://t.co/PtApaOpZVj
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Listen We Need New Stories! This is a series of 9 short audio stories inspired by oral history interviews of Zimbabwean-born residents living in Nottingham. All episodes are available for free on major listening platforms or listen here. https://t.co/SQaPPvjt1U
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Join an 8-week scriptwriting course in Notts with award-winning playwright Hugh Dichmont. Explore theme, character, dialogue & more - & finish with a short script! 📅 Saturdays, 18 Oct - 6 Dec, 2-4pm 📍 The Carousel, Nottingham ✏️ All levels welcome! https://t.co/mSqS7UrrjK
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Feeling the back to school blues? Get inspired with our podcast, SEE ME & meet Uroosa Arshid, the first hijabi firefighter in the UK. Listen to how she overcame many obstacles including people's doubt here or your favourite podcast provider: https://t.co/lnUag8mT9V
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We're excited for the UK premiere of Jaja's African Hair Braiding! Opening at @LyricHammer in March 2026, it reunites the team behind School Girls inc Jocelyn Bioh & @mons_about - we had the joy of working with Monique & can't wait to see her talent again! https://t.co/DcmYweFI3I
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Ahead of @NPtheatre bringing back Jane Upton's play, here's a throwback to our AD Laura seeing it in Feb - in a snap with their AD, Angharad! We loved working with Jane for All the Little Lights & @NPtheatre. Wishing them the best for this run! https://t.co/uIKljpAAxL
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.@CamdenPT's Sprint Festival is back for 2026! A massive, 4-WEEK, concentrated hit of ambitious new work. If you’ve got a current, compelling & cutting-edge performance project, apply! 📅 Dates: 2 - 28 March 2026 ⏰ Apply by: 12, 23 September https://t.co/HdHoSw8D7j
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Have you caught Caroline Bird's The Last Stand of Mrs. Mary Whitehouse with our friends @NottmPlayhouse? It’s a show that audiences have been describing as ‘Theatre at its absolute best’. Runs until 27 September. Book now: https://t.co/vnDYz04zb9
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Welcome to JAJA’s 📍Harlem, NYC We invite everyone to the shop- to listen, learn and laugh and expose UK audiences to a context which puts black women front and centre with joy, complexity and power. 18 Mar - 25 Apr 2026 @LyricHammer 🎭💁🏿♀️🪮
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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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