Village Pub Theatre @ Traverse

The end of this month sees Village Pub Theatre – a writer-led theatre collective based in the Village Pub, in Leith – take over Traverse 1 for an entire week. 

During this time they plan to unveil the inner workings of theatre. From Monday to Friday (31 March-4 April) the collective will have readings of plays they have written still in various stages of development. On the Saturday, Village Pub Theatre will present works from their repertoire – past and present – as well as a few pieces from their special guests. 

Among the array of works in progress are a play by Morna Pearson – the writer behind The Artist Man The Mother Woman – and Sophie Good, one of the Traverse Fifty. This is a unique opportunity to see these works in progress and engage in informal discussions and feedback sessions with some of the newest writers on the block.

Directed by Caitlin Skinner, these works in progress are a good indicator for how scripted performance is made – each night will have something different as the plays evolve from first draft to staged, script-in-hand readings to complete works on the final evening. This seems an ideal opportunity to either observe this process or for any aspiring script writers to become involved in a local company. [Eric Karoulla]