An all-day new play extravaganza celebrating Box of Tricks’ PlayBox playwrights.
Box of Tricks invites you to join us for the 2025 PlayMakers Takeover – bringing together Northern writers and theatre-makers to connect, collaborate and create.
The PlayMakers Takeover is a highlight in the Box of Tricks calendar. We plan to kick off the New Year in the best way possible – by filling HOME Mcr with local theatremakers and having big chats about the things we’re passionate about. And we want YOU to be part of it!
The 2025 Takeover will feature our regular drop-in Culture Café, a Blood Beats mixer for LGBTQ+ writers and artists, a PlayMakers Offstage workshop and a showcase of brand spanking new scripts penned by writers on our Accelerate programme.
So, pick up a pen and shake off those January blues – we’ll save you a seat!
HOME Mcr | 25 January 2025
10:15 – 11:15 – PlayMakers Culture Café
11:30 – 13:00 – PlayMakers Offstage: Physical Play Workshop
14:30 – 15:30 – Blood Beats Social
16:00– 18:30 – Accelerate Showcase
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