2009 - TriANGLE 09:

Directed by: Charlotte Gwinner
Music by: Elizabeth Purnell
Cast includes: Yolanda Vazquez, James Clyde, Daphane Alexander, Gabriela Saldanha Blackwood

KHADIJA IS 18
by Shamser Sinha

21st June x 2 performances
Two teenage refugee girls, in London's East End compete for boys, friends and a place in multi-cultural Britain.

Production without decor

Directed by: Tim Stark
Music by: Elizabeth Purnell Cast includes: Eric Abrefa, Jason Frederick, Shamaya Blake, Olga Fedori, Megan Bernard

Events:

BEHIND THE SCENES: TRIANGLE09 Angle Theatre was delighted to invite community groups reached through its original “call for plays” to participate in “behind the scenes:” and experience: “live trailers” of the plays, opportunities to meet the cast and creative team.

Readings:

TRIANGLE09 featured readings of the following new plays, drawn from our New Writers Award 2008:

“Hard Time Killing Floor” by Saeed Taji Farouky (public reading)
“The Bog Down in the Valley Oh” by Michelle Forde (closed reading)

Directed by Roisin McBrinn

2008 - New Writers Awards 2008:

In 2008, Angle Theatre launched a unique New Writers Award, that sought to celebrate and reflect the international voices of the communities of East London on stage. We were delighted to receive scores of scripts from writers across East London, most of whom had never had access to professional theatre before.

The recipients of the New Writers Awards 2008 were:

Mina Maisuria for COMMERCIAL RD.
Luciana Saldanha for THE SEA AT NIGHT Shamser Sinha for KHADIJA IS 18
Saeed Taji Farouky for HARD TIME KILLING FLOOR
Michelle Forde for BOG DOWN IN THE VALLEY OH/IN TESCO FOR A FIVER

New writers Awards 2008 was a new scheme, dedicated to providing a platform to budding playwrights from all backgrounds in East London. It had a commitment to provide access to the theatre for writers who may otherwise be left unheard. Angle issued a multi-lingual call for new plays from playwrights from all backgrounds living in East London. For this, inaugural Award we strongly encouraged submissions from writers of international origin and ethnic minorities based in East London who had something to say and wanted it to be heard. And thank our incredible, inventive and generous partners Pentagram who have supported us from inception to production.