Screen/Play Sharings
Readings from our award-winning writers
– Saturday 5 February 2022
“Electrifying stories that spark the imagination.”
Box of Tricks and Sky Studios’ inaugural Screen/Play Award launched to unearth two writers from the North of England with electrifying stories that spark the imagination.
The winning writers – Conway McDermott and Sarah Tarbit – were awarded a bursary of £10,250 to write a brand new play and a short screenplay – inspired by a single central idea – developed with support from Box of Tricks and Sky Studios’ Innovation Hub throughout 2021.
Join us as we share work-in-progress scripts from the award-winning writers with rehearsed readings of their stage plays at HOME Manchester.
Screen/Play Sharings
DEAD BOYS by Sarah Tarbit
After a teenager dies by suicide in Ashington, his friends and family are thrown into turmoil. Seeking answers, they ask why their town has so many dead boys. A timely story about the reverberations and inequality of suicide.
PRIESTESS by Conway McDermott
El is alienated, overdrawn, and fighting to make sense of their trans identity. When they’re lured into a close-knit new-age friendship group, validation and community quickly give way to past life grudges, prophetic visions, manipulation and abuse.
Rehearsed Readings of Stage Plays
Saturday 5 February 2022 | HOME, Manchester
11.30am Rehearsed Reading: DEAD BOYS by Sarah Tarbit
(80 mins)
2pm Panel Discussion: Representation in Theatre (60–90 mins)
Box of Tricks assembles a panel of theatremakers to discuss representation in theatre and how to drive positive change in challenging times. Join us for an exploration of how the industry can shine a light on voices that need to be heard and stories that be told.
4pm Rehearsed Reading: PRIESTESS by Conway McDermott
(80 mins)
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Cast Members:
![Dean Bone (he/him)](/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Dean-Bone-125x150.jpg)
Dean Bone (he/him)
![Josh Hart (he/him)](/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Josh-Hart-125x150.jpg)
Josh Hart (he/him)
![Jake Jarratt (he/him)](/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Jake-Jarratt-125x150.jpg)
Jake Jarratt (he/him)
![Olivia Onyehara (she/her)](/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Olivia-Onyehara-125x150.jpg)
Olivia Onyehara (she/her)
![George Telfer (he/him)](/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/George-Telfer-125x150.jpg)
George Telfer (he/him)
![Elijah Young (he/him)](/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Elijah-Young-125x150.jpg)
Elijah Young (he/him)
![Alice Christina-Corrigan (she/her)](/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Alice-Christina-Corrigan-125x150.jpeg)
Alice Christina-Corrigan (she/her)
![Robyn Holdaway (they/them)](/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Robyn-Holdaway-125x150.jpeg)
Robyn Holdaway (they/them)
![Harrison Knights (he/him)](/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Harrison-Knights-125x150.jpg)
Harrison Knights (he/him)
![Polly Lister (she/her)](/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Polly-Lister-125x150.jpeg)
Polly Lister (she/her)
![Karla Marie Sweet (she/her)](/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Karla-Marie-Sweet-125x150.jpg)
Karla Marie Sweet (she/her)
Creative Team:
Directors: Adam Quayle & Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder
Producer: Max Emmerson
Literary Associate: Al Lockhart-Morley
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