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# PREVIEW: Short Play Festival 2017
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/preview-short-play-festival-2017/
- Published: 2017-06-17T08:08:54.000Z
- Updated: 2017-06-17T08:08:54.000Z
- Description: A selection of new writing over six new and diverse plays. New Venture Theatre’s Short Play Festival runs from Friday July 21 to Saturday July 29, 2017. Six new writers have been selected to each produce a 15-20 minute long play. They are Michelle Donkin, Sarah Charsley, Amy Onyett, Charly Sommers,
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## **A selection of new writing over six new and diverse plays.**

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**New Venture Theatre’s** Short Play Festival runs from Friday July 21 to Saturday July 29, 2017.

Six new writers have been selected to each produce a 15-20 minute long play. They are **Michelle Donkin**, **Sarah Charsley**, **Amy Onyett**, **Charly Sommers**, **Sam Chittenden** and **Nick Richards**.

They were all guided through an editorial process by two experienced and professional writers.

The plays are now in the hands of six selected new directors; **Erica Fletcher**, **Sabrina Giles**, **James Macauley**, **Jeremy Crow**, **Emmie Spencer** and **Tom Slater-Hyndman**.

All the writers, directors and their mentors have strong connections with the New Venture Theatre in Brighton.

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**The Plays**

**Impact Statement**

by Michelle Donkin

Directed by Erica Fletcher

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**Moving Slowly**

by Sam Chittenden

Directed by Emmie Spencer

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**Sorry**

by Amy Onyett

Directed by Sabrina Giles

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**The Doppelganger**

by Nicholas Richards

Directed by Tom Slater-Hyndman

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**The Swing**

by Charly Sommers

Directed by James Macauley

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**You’ll Do**

by Sarah Charsley

Directed by Jeremy Crow

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**Event:** **New Venture Theatre’s** Short Play Festival

**Where:** New Venture Theatre, Bedford Place, Hove, Brighton BN1 2PT

**When:** Friday July 21 to Saturday, July 29, 2017\. No performance on Monday July 24

**Time:** 7.45pm Matinee: Sun 23rd at 2.30pm

**Cost:** £9 (£8 opening night/£10 closing weekend)

**To purchase tickets online, [click here:](http://www.newventure.org.uk/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)**

**Or telephone:** 01273 746118