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Promising playwrights reveal Real EastEnders at Stratford Circus - Sat 8 December

Friday 30 November 2007

Promising East London playwrights will offer insights into issues including friendship, fathers and sons, domestic violence, rape and regeneration, in a one-off performance at Stratford Circus on Saturday 8 December

‘Real EastEnders’ features nine five-minute plays written and performed by final-year students from the University of East London’s Creative Writing degree programme.

Mark O’Thomas, a successful playwright and Director of the Institute for Performing Arts at UEL, said: “The writers have each taken on the psyche of East London in new and thought-provoking ways with surprising and stimulating results.”

‘Real EastEnders’ is part of Theatre Venture's BUYA! Theatre Festival, which aims to celebrate East London's next generation of theatre talent. For further information, visit www.stratford-circus.com or call the box office on 020 8279 1015.

UEL’s Institute for Performing Arts Development is becoming established as a national centre for excellence with groundbreaking undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in music, theatre, dance and community arts. For further information, visit www.uel.ac.uk/ipad.

Mark O’Thomas’ play ‘Speedball’ inspired by legendary trumpeter Chet Baker, is now showing at the 606 Club as part of the London Jazz Festival 2007. 

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For details and pictures contact Patrick Wilson: 020 8223 2061 or 07951 797 975

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