My Best Writing Prompt #6: Liz Parkes

Writing is a great way to collet your thoughts and slip into other worlds, so for the past twelve years I have indulged myself. There are many good courses and workshops that will set your writing juices going but the best tip is to write every day and try to make time to read widely...

My Best Writing Prompt #5: Angela Gallagher

A writing prompt can take any number of forms - it doesn’t have to be words, it can be auditory or visual. I remember one day looking out of the window and watching the raindrops racing each other down the glass. I was inside, 13 years before anyone had heard of COVID-19, having my own...

My Best Writing Prompt #4: Khush Chahal

My best writing prompt came about this time last year, around the time of the first lockdown. I had been recovering from an illness that had left me questioning about whether I’d be ever writing again. In fact at that point I was certain that I would probably never write again. Only how wrong was...

My Best Writing Prompt #3: Louise Marshall

I’d like to tell you about where my inspiration came from when writing a contribution for an evening of short plays under the theme of ‘Case Histories’. The prompt was to write a play based around the contents of some kind of baggage – a suitcase, bag, holdall.. You get the idea.  Inspiration is as...

My Best Writing Prompt #2: William Gallagher

It wasn’t even my prompt, it wasn’t a writing prompt that someone intended to give me. But it led to a short story which I’ve now performed on stage and in pubs many times. It’s a story I like because for once I’ve managed to be quite spooky in it. This is what I remember...

My Best Writing Prompt #1: Rupi Lal

Hey everyone! Thanks for taking the time to read this Cucumber Writers blog on what was my best ever writing prompt.  Now followers of our work will probably be thinking my best writing prompt might be Batman related due to all the Brummie Bat stories I’ve written and I must admit, I was contemplating it (😄),...

Value of small production groups Birmingham

There’s the old adage: ‘If you want something done properly, do it yourself,’ and never is this more appropriate than in the case of small production companies. For writers it’s the chance to dive in at the deep end (with no floating devices, experience or lifeguard) and put your piece on in front of a...

Green with envy, pink with pride

Cucumber Writers is deep into the production of our new show for November – and I'm not. It's part of the Cucumber format that different writers work on the shows but by chance this is the first time I've not been writing since I joined this producing theatre group. And it's so strange. The way...

Propagate.

We've officially sent off our evaluation to the Arts Council for our Propagate programme, bringing to an end all the fabulousness that happened in 2017. It was such a smashing year for us that we thought we'd share some of the highlights with you. FORTY artists took part in this project including writers, actors, directors...

Call Centre Moments 09:12:2017 at The Blue Orange Theatre

    "Hello? Who's that? No, I haven't been misold PPI, been involved in an accident or - murdered anyone?" The humble yet ubiquitous call centre impacts our life in many was, but what do we know about the people down the line? And, what do they know about us? We look forward to welcoming...