My good friend Jenny Roche jennyroche.co.uk is a mine of extrememly useful information. She has reminded me that the JB Shorts event is almost upon us. It's the 13th season for this event and I would recommend it.
You get to watch about six short plays that have been written by people with television experience and are performed by superb actors. The whole night with a pint of lager and a packet of nuts isn't much more that a tenner. Money well spent.
Shorts and short plays are terms now used to describe what was once known as a one act play. They are often shown in a group and set in pubs and bars in front of non- traditional theatre audiences. It's live entertainment that doesn't cost too much and is accessible.
If you can't get to the JB Shorts night in Manchester which is on from 14th-25th April then go to something similar.
To get tickets go to wegottickets.com/jbshorts
To see some fantastic short plays that are 10-15 minutes long read the book published by the pint-sized play initiative. pintsizedplays.org.uk It's full of sharply written stuff. Better still go onto their website and have a look at the competition they are running until May 2015.
If you're good with dialogue and can stretch your imagination to make a pub bar feel like an Elizabethan street (for example) with no props then you'll love the challenge.
You get to watch about six short plays that have been written by people with television experience and are performed by superb actors. The whole night with a pint of lager and a packet of nuts isn't much more that a tenner. Money well spent.
Shorts and short plays are terms now used to describe what was once known as a one act play. They are often shown in a group and set in pubs and bars in front of non- traditional theatre audiences. It's live entertainment that doesn't cost too much and is accessible.
If you can't get to the JB Shorts night in Manchester which is on from 14th-25th April then go to something similar.
To get tickets go to wegottickets.com/jbshorts
To see some fantastic short plays that are 10-15 minutes long read the book published by the pint-sized play initiative. pintsizedplays.org.uk It's full of sharply written stuff. Better still go onto their website and have a look at the competition they are running until May 2015.
If you're good with dialogue and can stretch your imagination to make a pub bar feel like an Elizabethan street (for example) with no props then you'll love the challenge.
