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Feb 27, 20173 min read

Development Week 9 - reflections

I'm really proud of Development Week. It's something that came out of problem - a show cancelled at Studio Salford leaving an empty week...

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How does a rehearsed reading help the development of a piece of writing?

Mike Heath

Feb 17, 20174 min read

How does a rehearsed reading help the development of a piece of writing?

I started writing for the stage back in the early 2000s. My first play, Jam, was on at the first ever 24:7 Theatre Festival (2004) and...

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Studio Salford Development Week 9 VLOG#1

Mike Heath

Feb 16, 20172 min read

Studio Salford Development Week 9 VLOG#1

Studio Salford Development Week is a really exciting and special time for WriteForTheStage. It's our opportunity to celebrate and share...

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The Cycle - rehearsed reading at Development Week 9

Mike Heath

Feb 16, 20171 min read

The Cycle - rehearsed reading at Development Week 9

Greetings ladies and gentlemen! I am very happy to announce that Great Expectations Theatre is ready to share with you our latest...

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Studio Salford Development Week 9 is go! (Well, nearly)

Mike Heath

Feb 14, 20171 min read

Studio Salford Development Week 9 is go! (Well, nearly)

Studio Salford Development Week is all about new things - new writing and new artists trying out new work. And it's your opportunity to...

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Sacha's Song springs to life - #DevelopmentWeek9Blog

Mike Heath

Feb 10, 20171 min read

Sacha's Song springs to life - #DevelopmentWeek9Blog

There is a quote often repeated in the WriteForTheStage classes that goes along the lines of “In Manchester, if you want to do something...

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The Writer's Challenge - Studio Salford Development Week

Mike Heath

Feb 8, 20173 min read

The Writer's Challenge - Studio Salford Development Week

Studio Salford, based at The Kings Arms Theatre, has been around for a long time. The first production was Conor McPherson's The Weir,...

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Some of the shows at Studio Salford Development Week 9

Mike Heath

Feb 7, 20173 min read

Some of the shows at Studio Salford Development Week 9

We have a great line-up of work at Studio Salford Development Week 9, which is running between 20-26th February at The Kings Arms Theatre...

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Setting up a stage-writing template in Final Draft 9

Mike Heath

Feb 3, 20173 min read

Setting up a stage-writing template in Final Draft 9

I used to love working with Celtx. It was really intuitive and made writing for the stage a real breeze. It created a format for stage...

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Timetable released for Studio Salford Development Week 9

Mike Heath

Feb 2, 20172 min read

Timetable released for Studio Salford Development Week 9

I'm excited to announce that the full timetable for Development Week is now live and open for bookings. As ever, we're presenting loads...

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Hard work and determination gets you somewhere!

Mike Heath

Jan 18, 20172 min read

Hard work and determination gets you somewhere!

As I write this, I’m at my day job trying to cram another meeting into an already over-stuffed Outlook calendar. I’m also texting my...

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Casting call - rehearsed reading for Development Week

Mike Heath

Jan 12, 20172 min read

Casting call - rehearsed reading for Development Week

Shout Out for Actors: to perform a rehearsed reading of a play at the ‘Studio Salford: Write for the Stage’ Development Week 9 (20th-26th...

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Get Involved in Studio Salford Development Week

Mike Heath

Jan 8, 20173 min read

Get Involved in Studio Salford Development Week

I'm excited to say that there have been lots of enquiries from lots of people who haven't been involved in Development Week before,...

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Studio Salford Development Week 9 - open for submissions

Mike Heath

Jan 5, 20172 min read

Studio Salford Development Week 9 - open for submissions

It's that time of year again, folks, for our twice-yearly week of all things new at Studio Salford and beyond. Development Week is a...

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The highs and lows of auditioning for a cast

Mike Heath

Dec 14, 20162 min read

The highs and lows of auditioning for a cast

This Saturday just gone our director Mike and I spent the afternoon auditioning for the two male parts in the new production of Marina...

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Cells: A Body of Work - 10 exciting artworks

Mike Heath

Dec 1, 20165 min read

Cells: A Body of Work - 10 exciting artworks

Cells: A Body of Work - Salford Museum & Art Gallery, Tues 22nd November Last Tuesday was a very interesting experience indeed. I've...

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WFTS Producing - the new theatre companies we've helped support

Mike Heath

Nov 18, 20162 min read

WFTS Producing - the new theatre companies we've helped support

I set up WriteForTheStage Productions in 2014 as a way of helping to get some of the work developed through the WFTS courses out into the...

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Marina and the Clone - my first CASTING CALL

Mike Heath

Nov 16, 20162 min read

Marina and the Clone - my first CASTING CALL

How to track down a superstar and a clone... I've just launched my theatre company, Agrippa Productions. It was a big step and yet...

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Stuck for gift ideas? WFTS Books 50% sale and Gift Vouchers

Mike Heath

Nov 15, 20162 min read

Stuck for gift ideas? WFTS Books 50% sale and Gift Vouchers

I know it's early and I'm not a fan of mentioning Christmas too early, but it is coming up and you might be stuck for ideas for a gift to...

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Mike Heath

Nov 1, 20162 min read

Parallel - a journey of new writing

Tonight was really exciting for me. Parallel, written by Laura Lindsay, produced by Black Toffee and Harrogate Theatre began its tour at...

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