New Look NewPlays.org.uk

Norwich Writers' Circle committee member James Dimelow has recently relaunched his website.

Since 2004 NewPlays.org.uk has showcased the best new plays, playwrights, theatre companies and writing festivals.

In addition to the main website gaining a new look, the NewPlays family now includes a Twitter account and YouTube channel, to further enhance your online experience.

For more information, please visit NewPlays.org.uk.

Agnes & Walter

Norwich Writers' Circle committee member Elizabeth Taylor can currently be seen on stage in Smith dancetheatre's Agnes & Walter

The show, inspired by The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, is currently being performed in Norfolk this July, before heading to the Edinburgh Festival during the Summer.

More about the theatre production can be found on the show's official website here.

Elizabeth Taylor

See Norwich Writers' Circle committee member Elizabeth Taylor perform on stage in the coming months.

Elizabeth will be peforming in Smith dancetheatre's Agnes & Walter - a show inspired by The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty - all over Norfolk this July, before heading to the Edinburgh Festival later on this Summer.

To read more about this exciting theatre production please go to the show's official website which can be found here.

Trailer Park

Congratulations to Norwich Writers' Circle committee member James Dimelow whose teaser trailer for his latest play has been viewed over 500 times on YouTube.

To view the trailer please go here.

World Book Night

Congratulations to Norwich Writers' Circle member Phyllida Scrivens who is one of 20,000 passionate readers who has been chosen to distribute a million free books across the UK and Ireland on 5th March.

On World Book Night Phyllida will be distributing 48 copies of her chosen book - Philip Pullman's Northern Lights - to the Maddermarket and The Garage's Youth Theatre Companies.

All the best from everyone at NWC.

The Revolution Is Coming

To join the revolution, and to discover more, just head here.

Box Office Now Open

The box office is now open for recent visiting writer Glenn Chandler's new musical Cleveland Street.

The show which has been described as a wicked and bawdy Victorian tale of sex, lies, hypocrisy and cover-ups that threatened to bring down the Government.

To purchase your tickets for this interesting new show, which runs from 26th April to 29th May 2011 at London's The Above The Stag Theatre, please ring 020 8932 4747.

Check out clevelandstreetthemusical.com for more info.

Views News

Congratulations to Norwich Writers' Circle committee member James Dimelow whose YouTube channel has now been viewed over 1,000 times.

For more, please check out youtube.com/newplaysuk.

Visit Cleveland Street

Recent Norwich Writers' Circle visiting writer Glenn Chandler has written a musical, Cleveland Street.

The musical, which features music written by Matt Devereaux, will be premiered at the The Above The Stag Theatre, Victoria, London, in April 2011.

The show tells the story of the scandal that broke in 1889 when Telegraph Messenger boys were discovered selling sexual favours to members of the aristocracy at a house in Cleveland Street, London. One of the clients who regularly visited the male brothel at 19 Cleveland Street was Lord Arthur Somerset, Private Equerry to the then Prince of Wales. Another reputed visitor, it was alledged, was Queen Victoria's grandson, Prince Albert Edward Victor, known more popularly as Prince Eddy. The whiff of Royal connections was enough to set the machinery of the law in motion, and the brothel was shut down, with numerous people escaping across the Channel to France.

At its heart, it is a story of Victorian hypocrisy, and how the establishment always looks after its own. Three people went to prison. One of them was a 19 year old employee of the Post Office, another the editor of a newspaper who dared to print the truth. None of the clients of the brothel were ever charged, despite homosexuality being illegal at the time.

For more information on this interesting and exciting new musical, please visit clevelandstreetthemusical.com.

News updates on the show can also be found via Facebook.

Join The Revolution

To join the revolution, and to discover more, just head here.

Faith In The Future

Today sees the publication of Faith King's autobiography.

The book, Today Not Tomorrow, written under the name Faith Lawrence, tells the life story of this interesting NWC member.

The new publication features tales of the theatre, alongside recollections of the author's time as an Edwardian beauty, plus her adventures in the Roaring Twenties, and much more.

To purchase the book, please go here.

NewPlays YouTube

Following the recent launch of his Facebook page, Norwich Writers' Circle committee member James Dimelow has now created his own YouTube channel.

The new video channel will used to promote James’ plays, and will also highlight the best theatre-related short films currently available to watch online.

For more, please check out youtube.com/newplaysuk.

Face To Face

NWC committee member James Dimelow has recently launched his own Facebook page.

The new online page, which is to be used in conjunction with newplays.org.uk, will promote James’ plays and writings to date.

Please visit facebook.com/newplaysuk for more.