Box of Tricks

📣TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT! This Autumn, we're touring new play DANESHA by Stef Reynolds () to Northern venues and schools in Greater Manchester. Danesha is a new coming-of-age story exploring black culture, q***r joy and finding and loving your authentic self.

Touring from 2-26 October to venues including The Lowry, Leeds Playhouse, Edge Hill University, Blackpool Grand Theatre, StoryhouseLive and unity theatre.

🔗Book Now >>> https://i.mtr.cool/pkoepruazf

🎧 PlayMakers Podcast incoming! Get your theatre fix and treat your ears. Host talks to award-winning actor, writer and theatremaker about their passion for theatre and career to date.

Adam was the winner of the Evening Standard Future Theatre Fund award for Acting 2021 and he has also received an Offie nomination for his lead performance in Jack Thorne’s play ‘The Solid Life Of Sugar Water’ at the .

Listen wherever you get your podcasts or on our new PlayMakers Podcast channel on .

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"Manchester’s Box of Tricks launched a project called Accelerate, a nine-month development programme for northern writers over 35"

🗞️Read the latest article in The Guardian calling for more opportunities for older writers.

💪Proud to be combatting ageism!

Emerging playwright schemes should include over 40s, say UK theatre figures Ageism standing in way of older writers breaking into the industry, playwrights claim

🎧PlayMakers Podcast is back! Season 2 returns as Karla Marie Sweet talks to award-winning theatremaker Adam Fenton. Episode 2 coming next week! Catch us on all the usual podcast platforms and YouTube.

📲Catch up on past episodes and watch this space >>> https://i.mtr.cool/xeovqnqrtu

"The leverage that schemes, affiliations and attachments give you is so crucial to playwrights... It would be great to see more theatres specifically giving space to older playwrights."

Our Artistic Director Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder spoke to The Stage about our Accelerate programme and supporting older writers.

Playwrights call for reframing of 'emerging' to represent older creatives Leading playwrights including Nell Leyshon and Rona Munro have called on theatres to support older emerging playwrights, warning the industry risks missing out on "radical" voices without this

"As a result of my time spent at Box of Tricks, I feel better educated about and better equipped to pursue a career in the industry."

Last week, Co-op Academy North Manchester student Isabella Brawn joined us on work experience. Have a read of her blog...

Blog >>> https://i.mtr.cool/vbsmyafsyl

🙏THANK YOU! A quick shout-out to everyone who made a pledge to our 18th Birthday Appeal on Crowdfunder. With your support, we raised over £10k (£12k+ inc. Gift Aid) which will make a real impact on our PlayMakers Programme.

We can't thank you enough!

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"It really helped me in choosing the next steps once I leave high school."

Last week, student Amazing Isola joined us on work experience from Co-op Academy North Manchester. Read her blog about her week with Box of Tricks at The Yard Mcr...

Blog >>> https://i.mtr.cool/dawqkgcezk

🎈It's a to our 18th Birthday Party at The Yard Mcr last week! 📸 Check out snaps of our One Page Plays, Blood Beats' Cabaret, David Judge performing his play OK SO and live music from Nunnery Norheim. A really special night!

🙏Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate this milestone in style!

Loved being part of the inaugural Playwrights Flashmob happening up and down the country today. Great to bring playwrights together to chat and write. Here's to the next one!

Playwrights Flashmob at is GO! Hosted by .

Come on down! 11am-2pm today at .

🚪Tomorrow, we open our doors for the in our PlayMakers SPACE at from 11am-2pm. Hosted by writer , come and chat, write and meet the Box of Tricks' team.

☕🍪Expect a warm welcome and free hot drinks! (There might even be a biscuit or two...)

🔗Get involved >>> https://i.mtr.cool/fnvfkxyewu

🎂 IT'S PARTY TIME! Check out the line-up for our 18th Birthday Party at TONIGHT from 7pm. Expect a night of electric theatre, q***r cabaret, new plays and live music.

Tix: £10 (Adv) / £12 (OTD)

🎟️Book Now >>> https://i.mtr.cool/tyrnjjazae

🎟️Last call on Advanced Tickets for our 18th Birthday Party at The Yard Mcr! Book before 9am Friday morning for cheaper tickets (PWYD from £1 or pay £12 OTD) for a night of electric theatre, q***r cabaret and live music.

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✏️ PlayMakers! As part of a national movement to , we're hosting a next Tuesday 2 July 11am-2pm.

Hosted by writer Billie Collins and Box of Tricks, we'll be offering a relaxed space to sit and chat and work with fellow playwrights (+ free hot drinks!)

🔗 Get involved >>> https://boxoftrickstheatre.co.uk/playmakers/space/

🥳 PARTY TIME! Meet the playwrights for our One Page Plays at our 18th Birthday Party this Friday. Join us for 18 specially-commissioned new pieces celebrating the last eighteen years...

🗓️ Fri 28 June  

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🥳 PARTY TIME! Meet the playwrights for our One Page Plays at our 18th Birthday Party this Friday. Join us for 18 specially-commissioned new pieces celebrating the last eighteen years...

🗓️ Fri 28 June The Yard Mcr

🎟️Book Now >>> https://i.mtr.cool/ajmpcfdzej

📣Casting announcement for our 18th Birthday: One Page Plays! Meet our company of local actors bringing 18 specially-commissioned new one page plays to life this Friday.

🗓️ Friday 28 June at The Yard Mcr

🎟️ Book Now >>> https://i.mtr.cool/bdbrkyyorm

🥳Party time! After postponing our 18th Birthday Party last week, we're delighted to announce the new date of Friday 28 June from 7pm. Join us at The Yard Mcr for a night of electric new theatre, music and cabaret.

Adv tickets: PWYD/£10

🎟️ Book Now >>> https://i.mtr.cool/opdsbjxcvc

🤩We've hit £10,000+! Thanks to your help, last minute donations have got us into five figures. This money will make a significant difference to our ambitions for our PlayMakers programme.

Just 2 hours left to make a pledge and join our crowd!

💸Donate Now >>> https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bottc-18th-birthday-appeal

⏳️It's the final countdown! Our last day of our 18th Birthday Appeal is your last chance to join our crowd. Every pledge makes a real difference.

Help us champion Northern playwrights and theatremakers.

📲Donate Now >>> https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bottc-18th-birthday-appeal/

⏱️Two days to go! We've got just 48 hours to hit our £12,000 target for our 18th Birthday Appeal. Every pound takes us closer to the goal.

Can you help? Play your part and join our crowd!

🔗Donate Now >>> https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bottc-18th-birthday-appeal/

🎉 We’ve hit 75% of our 18th Birthday Appeal! Thanks to your support, we’ve made a whopping £9000.

But we still need to raise £3k in 3 days. Everyone who joins our crowd and makes a pledge on takes us a step closer.

🔗 Donate today >>> https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bottc-18th-birthday-appeal

⌛️Three days to go! 3 days to raise £3k for our 18th Birthday Appeal! Please keep on giving and spreading the word. The more we raise, the more we can support Northern playwrights and theatremakers.

💸Donate Now >>> https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bottc-18th-birthday-appeal/

❌️POSTPONEMENT! Tonight's 18th Birthday Party at Yard Mcr is postponed due to illness.

We're hugely disappointed, but the good news is the party is rescheduled to take place on Friday 28 June. We hope you can join us then.

All ticket holders have been contacted.

"It is really, really awful for playwrights at the moment,” says Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder, co-artistic director of new writing company Box of Tricks.

Our Hannah talked to Catherine Love from The Guardian about supporting playwrights at a time of crisis.

🗞️ Have a read >>> https://i.mtr.cool/kltarshryf

📣 Last chance to book advance tickets for our 18th Birthday Party at The Yard Mcr tomorrow night!

Join us for a night of electric new theatre, music and cabaret as we come of age.

🎟️ £10/PWYD or £12 OTD

🎟️ Book Now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/box-of-tricks-18th-birthday-party-tickets-911882805017

🎉 We’re half way there! We’re now at £6000+ on our 18th Birthday Appeal on . We’ve now got 6 days to hit the final £6k! Can you help?

🔗 Donate Today >>> https://i.mtr.cool/humrrtmzxr