Produced and presented by The Cockpit
Part of Theatre Maker
NEW STUFF
Our monthly night of rehearsed readings, taking place in The Cockpit's Studio 1 at 5:30pm every first Sunday of the month. Join us for the opportunity to see exciting new work and engage in conversation with other writers, creatives, and theatre-goers.
Coming Up: Sunday 7 September
EMPTY
by Robert Nurden
A two-hander about unwanted childlessness. Former partners Amy, 40 and now married, and Dave, 50, meet again five years after their separation. She is now struggling with IVF, unable to conceive; he desperately wants to be a father but circumstances are making it impossible. They connect again and share the pain and regret that they will never be the parents they long to be.
Read by Tim Treloar and Melanie Dagg.
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SCREAMING, CRYING, THROWING UP, BEGGING TO BE LOVED (YIKES)
by Alex Osborne with SLAG Productions
A fat, early twenty-something-year-old girl, obsessed with every rom-com she has ever seen, is flung into a spiral when her incredibly handsome crush (like, rivalling young Hugh Grant level handsome) unexpectedly comes home with her. Set in her bedroom, she panicking-ly consults with the audience on what she should do. Using her rolodex of rom-com romantic moments as a guide, all while her crush is waiting in the next room, she acts out every rom-com moment etched in her memory (line-by-line, breath-by-breath, touch-by-touch); she can't seem to wrap her head around her current, time-sensitive, situation. This fat woman has never experienced romantic love, nor seen another fatty like her experience it, so why should she expect that same rom-com, picture-perfect, screen-worthy, romantic love story?
Tickets are £3 with an optional donation at checkout.
New Stuff finishes at approximately 7:45pm, but we welcome all to join us for continued conversations in the bar downstairs.
Tickets are strictly limited, so booking in advance is highly recommended. Please note that the event takes place in one of our studios space, which is only accessible up a spiral staircase.
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If you’re a writer, director, producer or Theatre Maker and have a piece of new writing you’d like to put in front of an audience, this is the place for it!
For further information about New Stuff, please visit our More Information For Applicants page or email our New Stuff producer involved
thecockpit.org.uk (Michael).
If you have any questions about the content or suitability of New Stuff readings, please contact Michael at involvedthecockpit.org.uk.
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