Mike HeathOct 1, 20194 minBeta testing new WriteForTheStage website (& a brief review of first night of Development Week 13)It hardly seems like any time at all has passed since we upgraded the WriteForTheStage website from its first incarnation. But things mov...
Mike HeathSep 30, 20191 minCelebrating Shelagh Delaney Day at Salford Arts TheatreThe Salford Arts Theatre are one of Greater Manchester's most supportive environments for new writers, championing the work of diverse vo...
Mike HeathSep 19, 20194 minDevelopment Week 13 timetable - out nowIt's that time of year again. Studio Salford Development Week 13 is back to share the freshest new writing from Greater Manchester's most...
Mike HeathSep 13, 20192 minThe WFTS Podcast - So What The Hell Is A Dramaturg?Series Two of The WriteForTheStage Podcast has been all about the writing process. We‘ve talked to a range of playwrights and theatre mak...
Mike HeathSep 10, 20196 minDevelopment Week and new term of courses for Intro, Advanced, and Progressing. Development Week is about all things new. Read all about the work developed during this very creative week, hosted by The Kings Arms,Salford
Mike HeathAug 6, 20193 minThe Hive - a success story of artistic development and productivityThe Hive was the Greater Manchester Fringe festival's first step into curating artistic work and developing the artistic practices of thr...
Mike HeathAug 5, 20197 minAnnouncing the longlist, shortlist, and winners of The WriteForTheStage Prize for New WritingWell, that’s another year done and dusted. The Greater Manchester Fringe Festival 2019 was an exceptional year, and I’m delighted to repo...
Mike HeathJun 24, 20192 minA Touch of Magic, by Anne Wynne - WFTS Alumni @ GMFringe Anne Wynne talks about her new play, A Touch of Magic at this year’s Greater Manchester Fringe Festival. In July 2018, I staged A Fine Li...
Mike HeathJun 14, 20191 minThe WriteForTheStage Prize for New WritingThe WriteForTheStage Prize for New Writing is our annual celebration of the best work of the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival. We consi...
Mike HeathJun 12, 20193 minThings are on the up for GMFringeStudio Salford WriteForTheStage opened our doors as a development agency back in 2012 and have since helped hundreds of writers bring the...
Mike HeathJun 2, 20191 minThe WriteForTheStage Prize for New Writing, 2019We’re very excited to launch the WriteForTheStage Prize for New Writing, 2019. WriteForTheStage are official sponsors of the Greater Manc...
Mike HeathMay 24, 20192 minNot Yours, Mine, by Rachel McMurray at Oldham Coliseum‘Not Yours, Mine’ is the story of a young man called Adam. Adam lives at home with his agoraphobic mother Joyce. His girlfriend Kate has ...
Mike HeathMay 6, 20191 minIn Conversation With Rob Ward: The WriteForTheStage PodcastThe new series of The WFTS Podcast is now well underway. We’re focusing on “process” this time - exploring the different approaches pract...
Mike HeathApr 21, 20191 minThe WriteForTheStage Prize for New Writing, 2018: the publicationsWe’re very excited to announce the launch of the two latest publications from WriteForTheStage Books. How To Survive A Zombie Apocalypse,...
Mike HeathApr 19, 20193 minWriteForTheStage Podcast: Series 2We’re exciting to launch the second series (we refuse to call it “season”) of the WriteForTheStage Podcast. Series 1 was all about struct...
Mike HeathApr 9, 20191 minProducing Course starting this SundayWriteForTheStage started up in 2012 as part of Studio Salford to help people get their ideas out of their heads and onto the page. And th...
Mike HeathMar 18, 20192 minWFTS Producers course starting soonI started WriteForTheStage in 2012 and, over the years, I‘m delighted to say that there’s been a large volume of work from past participa...
Mike HeathMar 17, 20191 minTuesdays at Tescos at Levenshulme's TallyrandPress Release: Tuesdays At Tescos presented by Tangled Web A beautifully written monologue by Emmanuel Daley about trans woman Pauline wh...
Mike HeathMar 10, 20194 minDevelopment Week, WFTS Intro, and great things that past participants have moved onto. Studio Salford Development Week is now over, and what a week it was. We had seven brand new pieces of writing from this term’s WFTS Progr...
Mike HeathMar 8, 20192 minWriteForTheStage Intro course due to startWe're hot in the thick of Development Week, but we never stop planning, here at WriteForTheStage. Development Week 12 has been a grand ce...
