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Only a few more days to catch Jon Berry’s stunning Welsh epic TACHWEDD (NOVEMBER/THE SLAUGHTER) before it ends on Saturday 2 November!

Want to see the writers of tomorrow before anyone else? 6 early-career writers respond to TACHWEDD in Rapid Write Response on 3-4 November. Join us for an hour of the freshest new writing, and watch the magic unfold! ✨

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Celebrating that almost-one-week-of-rehearsals-down feeling with these snaps of the BY THEIR FRUITS team on day 1 earlier this week 🧡✨

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Book your £15 Preview Tickets for performances 12 - 16 November now https://theatre503.com/whats-on/by-their-fruits/

Four more stars! Treat yourself to a viewing of Jon Berry's “powerful” (The Stage) new play Tachwedd. Showing until 02 Nov - you won't want to miss it.
🎟 https://theatre503.com/whats-on/tachwedd/

Witness how 2000 years in the same square mile intertwine land and identity—what echoes of history will emerge when the past demands to be faced?

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Tachwedd by Jon Berry is officially OPEN and running until 02 Nov!

This “complex and stunning drama” (Reviews Gate) weaves a powerful narrative of mythology, history, and survival across four distinct eras: 1742, 1902, 1975, and the present day. Performed by a stellar Welsh cast, this play explores the weight of inheritance, the legacy of exploitation, and the haunted land we leave behind.

Limited £6 tickets available for ALL full-price performances!
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Thinking of applying to be our Artistic Director? Join Lisa Spirling & Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway (Founder of Artistic Directors of the Future) for a candid Q&A about the role - from opportunities through to challenges!

Friday 25 October, 1pm

Register here: https://forms.gle/5zELD3fZt7Spp1tT6

📣 We're recruiting!

Are you a freelance Technical Coordinator looking for your next gig in theatre? Well, we have an exciting opportunity for you.

🔗 Follow the link below for the full job spec. We want to hear from you!
https://theatre503.com/about-us/workwithus/

OPEN CALL: returns 6-22 June 2025 and expressions of interest are open now! Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2025 will be our most ambitious festival to date, as Wandsworth becomes the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture in 2025.

WAF2025 is a testing ground for bold, experimental work. Hyper local, astonishingly international and proudly inclusive, gathers artists from all over the UK, across globe, and from down the street.

Expressions of interest are open now: https://bit.ly/ext_WAF25_EOI

If you want to try out new work, connect with creative networks and be part of something that thrills and inspires audiences from across London and beyond, wants you!

Find out more: https://bit.ly/ext_WAF25_takepart

Exciting times ahead! 🎭 503Five alum Jon Berry’s Tachwedd (November/The Slaughter) is just around the corner, and we can't wait to share the magic with you! ✨

Take a behind-the-scenes look at the rehearsal room action as the cast brings this powerful story to life.

Set to hit the stage from 15 October - 2 November, Tachwedd follows a family’s 200-year journey in Bethesda, North Wales, as they navigate the ties of the past and the weight of the future. Don’t miss it!

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Fresh from a ⭐⭐⭐⭐ run at Assembly Festival Edinburgh Festival Fringe, "evocative portrait of sisterhood" DEADHEADS by Maddie Lynes comes to Theatre503 from 10-14 September.

🎟 Buy tickets here: https://theatre503.com/whats-on/deadheads/

The good news keeps coming! We are ecstatic to announce the brilliant cast of Tachwedd (November/The Slaughter)

Bedwyr Bowen
Saran Morgan
Carri Munn
Glyn Pritchard

Don't miss out on seeing this epic play written by George Devine award nominee Jon Berry: https://theatre503.com/whats-on/tachwedd/

🎨 artwork reveal!

Four people. 2000 years. The feeling of being hunted.

Tachwedd (November/The Slaughter) by Jon Berry weaves Welsh myth and history, as land, identity, and consequence collide in this blistering new play.

15 Oct - 2 Nov: https://theatre503.com/whats-on/tachwedd/

Introducing two more masterclasses to add to the Theatre503 Writers’ Programme…drum roll please…🥁

🖋Dawn King, award-winning writer working in theatre, film, TV and radio, will be assisting you with Finding The Story In Your Plot.

🖋Faith Omole, winner of the Alfred Fagon Award, story producer, writer and Olivier nominated actress, teaches the ways of Serving Your Story and Making the Major Themes Minor.

Book Now at https://theatre503.com/503-twp/theatre503-twp/

Reminiscing about our brilliant Summer Shorts Season 🤝 Booking tickets for newly announced September to October shows at www.theatre503.com

1. The stunning set of DOG S**T. Photographer credit: Lily Bertrand-Webb.
2. Tensions rise in VOICES FROM HOME. Photographer credit: Sammi Samaria.
3. Floating memories in FLUFF.
4. Stars of SHELL, Margot and Tuppenny the Tortoise.
5. GIRLHOOD building bonds in rehearsals.
6. Keeping it cheeky in PINK RABBIT

🍂 As our Autumn Writers' Programme rapidly approaches with many exciting courses on the way, our masterclasses have come to join the party! Our one off masterclasses are set to have you inspired and advancing your skills as a writer.

✏️ Finding Your Style with Sami Ibrahim. Winner of Theatre Uncut’s Political Playwriting Award for two Palestinians go do***ng, which was performed at the Royal Court in 2022 and nominated for an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre.

✏️ Ideas from Time - Writing Theatre Inspired by Historical People and Events with Morgan Lloyd Malcolm. Morgan was commissioned by The Globe to write Emilia, which became a hit show in summer 2018 before transferring to the West End in 2019, winning three Olivier awards including Best Entertainment or Comedy Play.

✏️ Difficult Theatre with Sam Grabiner. Sam’s play Boys on the Verge of Tears is the winner of the 2022 Verity Bargate Award and was produced at the Soho Theatre in 2024.

🔗 Check out our full Autumn 2024 Theatre503 Writers’ Programme line-up (so far!) at https://theatre503.com/503-twp/theatre503-twp/

Our final announcement of 2024 shows is here! We’ve got 4 brilliant new plays joining our programme in September to October. On stage for a limited time here at Theatre503, be sure to get your tickets at www.theatre503.com

Three Sisters Productions and Theatre503 present
DEADHEADS
Written by Maddie Lynes
Directed by Cara Dromgoole
10-14 Sept

Two sisters break a long silence as they pack up their childhood home. This funny and intimate two-hander celebrates the powerful bond of sisterhood.

Well Played and Theatre503 present
Sorry You Felt That Way
Written by Harry Butler
Directed by Anthony Biggs
17-19 Sept

A thrilling story about love and the things we wished we didn't know, transferring straight from Dublin Fringe Festival.

Women’s Writes and Theatre503 present
All That Glitters
Written by Alex Critoph
Directed by Jess Millard
26-28 Sept

Jessie’s life is sorted. More than. So when her friends hear that the Fab 5 are finally coming to London, they lie about her perfect life in order to get her a spot on her favourite TV show.

Flawstate and Theatre503 in collaboration with Common Ground present
FRICTION
Written by Victoria Strupish
Directed by Meg Wilson and Molly Walker
1-4 Oct

Single for the first time in ten years, Grace embarks on a journey of sexual self-discovery and ends up somewhere she never expected to be… An underground hardcore B**M club.

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We’re hiring for two exciting new roles, an Executive Assistant and a Programme Administrator, both will be at the heart of our London Borough of Culture Team as Wandsworth gets ready for its most incredible year of culture ever.

Interested in applying for the ✨Carne Deputy Artistic Director✨ role at Theatre503?

We're hosting a Zoom Q&A with Executive Director Emily Carewe and current Carne Associate Director Kalungi Ssebandeke on Monday 12 August @ 1pm.

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNiiPEu8MhlacbPkNNtgcwio0hoQSOkgwUD35wc4KQyW7Clw/viewform

We bid farewell to our Summer Shorts Season! It has been an absolute pleasure working with so many talented artists and hosting shows from some of the best emerging talent coming out of the UK.

Thank you to all the playwrights and companies who made it all possible, we look forward to seeing what you do next. And thank you to everyone who came, we hope to see you again!

Summer break starts here! 🌞

We’ll be back with a new line-up of exciting shows in September - more to come on that very soon. 🤩

1. WOEBEGONE raring to go! Photographer credit: Amber Van Der Brugge
2. SYCAMORE GROVE playing with fire. Photographer credit: Marshall Stay
3. TEMPS in rehearsal
4. NEVERNATAL
5. Lenny.

We're recruiting for a new CARNE DEPUTY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR! 🤩

This leadership trainee role plays a crucial part in the delivery of Theatre503’s year round programme of work and talent development, and sits at the heart of our artistic team. Full job spec available on our website: https://theatre503.com/about-us/workwithus/

503's Executive Director Emily Carewe and current Carne Associate Director Kalungi Ssebandeke will be hosting a Q&A about the role on Monday 12 August at 1pm. 🔗 Sign up form link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNiiPEu8MhlacbPkNNtgcwio0hoQSOkgwUD35wc4KQyW7Clw/viewform

This role has been made possible thanks to the support of Philip and Christine Carne.

Voices From Home opens tomorrow evening, featuring this phenomenally talented ensemble of actors.

This new writing festival is a celebration of unheard voices and of the South East regions, enabling new and emerging talent to work side by side with eight short plays and monologues presented across three nights.

Not many tickets remaining, so book now to avoid missing out!

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Cast lineup includes: Alex Reynolds, Andy Sellers, Catharine Tomelty, Charis Murray, Eden Vansittart, Gennifer Becouarn, Jennifer Aries, Kahmal Sealey, Kitty Evans, Olivia Fenton, Oriel Nettie-Rocha, Phoenix Edwards

Playing tonight for one night only to a sold out audience: Girlhood, a new play by Tiegan Byrne and directed by Cecilie Fray.

If you've missed out on tickets, try and catch them at Edinburgh Festival Fringe!

Tonight’s opening show of ‘Lenny.’ is SOLD OUT! Limited tickets remaining for the final show on Saturday.

You’re invited to join Lenny on a pulsating exploration of second adolescence as he desperately attempts to fall in love with someone and, even more desperately, with himself.

Written by Alfie Webster (he/him) a q***r writer, poet and actor from South East London. He trained as an actor at RADA, and has performed at the Park Theatre, Above the Stag and on tour with Antic Disposition. ‘Lenny.’ is his first full-length play. Be sure to book your tickets before the end of its run.

📆 26-27 July
🎟 https://theatre503.com/whats-on/lenny/

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Get yourself down to Battersea and check out this “complex, multifaceted piece”

📆 Playing until 14 October

First look at rehearsals for 🍂

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Previews start NEXT WEEK! Have you got your tickets yet?