The Squint Playwriting Award discovers, develops and champions exceptional playwrights of the future.
Join Squint for the culmination of their pioneering playwriting programme which, over six months, has developed talented writers from low-income backgrounds through Workshops, Masterclasses and Q&As.
The showcase features fifteen minutes of each writer's work in the form of short plays and scenes, performed by a professional cast.
The Punjabi Alien Play by Neetu Singh
A sci-fi family comedy following the chaos in a family home as aliens take over East London. The capital issues a lockdown but what happens when an unexpected guest arrives at the Singh’s house?
Take Care by Tim McNiven
Josh has moved back to Essex to work in the local care home. The home’s on the brink of special measures and its staff on the brink of burnout. The thing is Josh’s sister works there, and he doesn’t see another way she’ll speak to him again.
THERICH by Gabrielle MacPherson
In a rural farming village only three people remain, everyone else has left or died. Homes are rotting and so’s the food they’re supposed to be eating. Ignored and forgotten about, they fight to survive. So how hungry do you have to be to Eat The Rich?
Sweet N Salty by Jaime Lock
Tommy is forced to move back home with their mum, Sal, who has turned their bedroom into an art studio. The thing Sal’s making though, strikes an unwelcome chord in Tommy.
Altab Ali Zindabad by Amin Ali
In 1979, Altab Ali - a twenty-four-year-old Bangladeshi textile worker living in Whitechapel - was brutally murdered on his way home from work in a racially motivated attack carried out by three young men. This drama shows how Altab’s death politically mobilised the British Bangladeshi community and the East End and lead to radical change.
Kill My Darling by Beattie Green
Sees Andie and Zoe on the road to parenthood but an act of betrayal frays the fabric of their romance, leaking out and disrupting the very structure of their story. Time is queer and adults act like babies in a play that asks: how are babies really made?
ONTWORTELED by Milla Sutton
When time-hopping god of harvest Ezekiel Wonderstone accepts an exceptional request from a contract labourer in a 1917 Surinamese plantation he’s met with an unwanted offering in a modern-day British greenhouse and he seeks to understand the significance of inheriting cultural identity.
Don't Run In Heels by Nicole Botha
What would you do if you were told you couldn’t dance again? The dancers at Players strip club are fighting against the Nil Cap policy threatening to close down their world, but can a sex worker change the minds of the people who make the rules? Including sound design by Joseph James.
Woodrot by Sophie McKay
When a PTA committee meets to decide the fate of their idyllic school’s extension, they are ambushed by a surprise arrival and faced with a moral dilemma. Woodrot explores the fearful threat of ‘other’, our own uncomfortable inner biases and interrogates the complexities of diversity.
The programme is designed to support low-income artists. As part of this commitment, and to ensure the showcase is as accessible as possible, tickets are Pay What You Can.
For more information about the programme, click here.
To support future iterations of the programme contact Producer Claire Gilbert at producer@squinttheatre.com.
In partnership with the Stratford East Freelance Royalty Scheme, Hackney Empire, Applecart Arts and Arts Council England. Supported by John Thaw Foundation, Maria Bjornson Memorial Fund, Unity Theatre Trust. Recruitment in partnership with Cardboard Citizens, Compass Collective, National Youth Theatre and Synergy Theatre Project.
Group bookings:
Group bookings (of nine or more tickets) can only be booked over the phone or in person.
Booking Enquiries:
Our online booking system doesn’t allow customers to leave isolated seats. We do this in order to prevent gaps in the auditorium.
Seats marked with an ‘i’ on the seating plan have a restricted view.
If you require any help with your booking then please contact our Box Office by emailing tickets@stratfordeast.com or calling 020 8534 0310.
Age guidance: 14+ (The work covers an array of themes and topics. Themes explored include: transphobia, Islamophobia, physical violence, racism and sex work).
Running time: 3 hours (inc. interval)
All tickets are Pay What You Can (what does this mean?)
WED 19 MAR - SAT 12 APR 2025
Drama, On StageLlanrumney plantation. Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica. 1765. Annie and Cerys are enslaved by the Morgan family from Wales. Their future hangs in the ba...
Various Times
FRI 13 DEC 2024
Comedy, On StageFollowing two massively popular shows across the last year, Kiell Smith-Bynoe returns to Stratford East with KOOL STORY...
7:30 PM
SAT 13 SEP - SAT 25 OCT 2025
Musicals, On Stage"You can get it if you really want." Based on the cult classic film that brought reggae to the world, THE HARDER THEY COME tells the story of Ivan,...
Various Times
