2024 Summer School Programme
Page to Stage
Sorely missed in 2023, Page to Stage is the Writers’ Summer School’s 'play in three days', where we take a short script (submitted by a delegate and selected in advance), cast it, add a director, and then perform a 'Rehearsed Reading' on the evening of the third day. If you love scriptwriting, characterisation, collaboration and performing, then you’ll love Page to Stage!
Delegates were asked to write a short comedy or drama script to run in five minutes or less, and submit it. Seven plays will be selected from the submissions, and these will be further developed during three days of reading, refining and rehearsing - nobody has to learn any lines! An audience of fellow delegates will watch the live performance and vote for their favourites.
The outcome will be announced at the beginning of July, and the successful playwrights will be expected to bring copies of their scripts, and any props required, to the School in August. We will invite delegates to step up and volunteer to act in or direct the plays, forming seven miniature Companies.
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The three days end with each little Company performing a “Rehearsed Reading”—no-one has to learn any lines!—to an audience of fellow delegates, who will then vote for their favourites in the two categories.
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Winners will be announced at the end of the week at the Swannie Awards: recognition for our best in category participants. This will form part of our final evening of celebrations.
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It's great fun, so get your writing cap on. What are you waiting for?
SUBMISSIONS
We would like to thank our independent panel of judges who have given their time and experience to help us by selecting the seven scripts that will be performed in August. The Manuscript Mavericks are members of the Gravesend and District Theatre, who meet once a month to read plays:
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'We have been meeting for six months and in that time have read classic and contemporary plays, some of which may be added to our programme in the future.
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The Theatre Guild was formed in 1948, when the various small amateur drama groups in the area created a central body for support and mutual benefit, bringing the best talent and raising the standard of productions. We became a registered charity in 2006 and our aim is to be a thriving community theatre, producing a wide-ranging annual programme with a number of productions for our adult and youth members.
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Thank you for giving us the opportunity to judge your competition, our group really enjoyed the experience.'