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WHERE? Stratford East Bar
HOW MUCH? Free to attend, no booking required
Scratch Nights are here!
Join us for an evening of work-in-progress pieces, shared by members of our Freelance Royalty Scheme, and hosted by the one and only Russenï.
THE DOG KICKS BACK by Mojola Akinyemi
Glory is haunted by the sudden death of her older brother, who was found washed up on the seafront on a crisp autumn morning in 2001. Whilst the coroner ruled it as a death by misadventure, she has always felt otherwise, but had no evidence or ability to prove it. New evidence has come to light in an anonymous letter, causing Glory to begrudgingly try to unpick the threads of secrets from a traumatic past, in an attempt to bring forward a form of justice to a long unresolved murder. Performed by Bufweme Pongolati, Kofi Odoom, Pele Kelland-Beau.
ACROSS THE ROOM by Lydia Doyle
Worlds collide when wannabe DJ Johnny and grief-stricken Issie meet whilst sharing a hostel dorm in Berlin. After initial angry whispers and unwelcome questions, an unlikely friendship slowly starts to form. Performed by Lydia Doyle and Tom Mordell. Directed by Bethany McHugh.
THE HAPPY HOMELESS by Laura Mobilia and Celia Munich
The story of girl who grew up in a loving family, but the desire for adventure leads her to unknown places. Whilst exciting and pleasant at first, a series of misfortunes leads her to lose all sense of reality.
Mojola Akinyemi
Mojola is a theatremaker and filmmaker, creating works for stage and screen. Her debut play, Great Mother - Iya Ayaba, was long-listed for the Mustapha Matura Award in 2021, the Bruntwood Playwriting Competition in 2022, and the Women's Playwriting Award in 2023. She was a member of the Royal Court Introductory Writer’s Programme for Autumn 2022, and the Old Vic Theatremakers Programme for 2022/23. Her second full-length play, imaginary natural beings, had a successful run with positive reviews and sold-out performances for VAULT Festival 2023 and Camden Fringe 2023. She is an alumnus of the 2021 BFI Academy x BAFTA Mentorship Program and the BFI Academy x Lux Artists Programme. Her student short, Ferret won the Other Brother Film Fund competition. Her most recent screenplay, baby (formerly mary mary magdalene) was shortlisted for the Watersprite Screenplay Competition 2023 and is currently in development. She is a current member of the Momentum programme run by We Are Parable, and she is the founder of the theatre and film production collective Tigers, Not Daughters.
Lydia Doyle
Lydia is a London-based actor/writer, who has recently graduated from Rose Bruford College. In her next project, Lydia will play the role of "Han" in her play Anything But Chardonnay which is debuting at the Old Red Lion Theatre in February.
Tom Mordell
Tom is an actor from Hull in East Yorkshire. He graduated from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2022 and has since been involved in TV shows for Netflix and Paramount. You can catch his voice on radio ads and narrating museum exhibitions if you fancy an educational day out.
Laura Mobilia
Laura is a professional actor, graduated with a Master's Degree in Performing Arts (Drama) from National University of the Arts, Argentina. She has worked in theatre, radio, tv and films in her country. She is also a singer and a stage director. She has performed in eight short films in the UK, and she has recently won the 48 hours short film challenge awarded by the Latin American House in London.
Celia Munich
Celia is a screenwriter and playwright. Laura and Celia won four main awards in Argentina for their children's TV Show The Galaxy of Dreams for best TV show and Laura won best TV presenter as well.
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