Draft Writers Cafe (Q&A with Joy Nesbitt)
The Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square Station, SW1W 8AS
Thursday 12th November 2026
Royal Court Theatre
November12th | 6:30pm-8:45pm
Challenge yourself & create over coffee + Q&A with playwright Joy Nesbitt- In this session you will get;
-A Q&A with playwright & maker Joy Nesbitt followed by a rapid response- Here you will create a rapid response based off of a secret prompt from Joy with the opportunity to take that draft home and continue to create a brand new piece of work.
-A chance to develop your writing toolkit and exercise book with StageBase’s Associate Artist Sammie Court
- A space for aspiring and established playwrights to gather and complete their drafts
This session at The Royal Court, will begin with exercises & writing led by Sammie Court to get the creative juices flowing and to break the ice with you and your fellow creatives.
Following this we will have a Q&A with Joy Nesbitt a fantastic writer/ director. Joy’s work is inspired by stories of Black Femininity and postcolonial imagination. This year her work has been seen all over the UK; Blood of my Blood (Royal Court Theatre), Julius Causer Variety Show (SummerHall). Achieving awards for her work Kätzchen (Riverside, Bitesize Best Writing Award) and The Knife(Zebbie Award - Best Short Film Script and Longlists for the Bruntwood and Verity Bargate
November12th | 6:30pm-8:45pm
Challenge yourself & create over coffee + Q&A with playwright Joy Nesbitt- In this session you will get;
-A Q&A with playwright & maker Joy Nesbitt followed by a rapid response- Here you will create a rapid response based off of a secret prompt from Joy with the opportunity to take that draft home and continue to create a brand new piece of work.
-A chance to develop your writing toolkit and exercise book with StageBase’s Associate Artist Sammie Court
- A space for aspiring and established playwrights to gather and complete their drafts
This session at The Royal Court, will begin with exercises & writing led by Sammie Court to get the creative juices flowing and to break the ice with you and your fellow creatives.
Following this we will have a Q&A with Joy Nesbitt a fantastic writer/ director. Joy’s work is inspired by stories of Black Femininity and postcolonial imagination. This year her work has been seen all over the UK; Blood of my Blood (Royal Court Theatre), Julius Causer Variety Show (SummerHall). Achieving awards for her work Kätzchen (Riverside, Bitesize Best Writing Award) and The Knife(Zebbie Award - Best Short Film Script and Longlists for the Bruntwood and Verity Bargate
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