The Write Now season has been made

possible thanks to funding from the

Lewisham Arts Service's Take Part Fund

Compressionby Joy Wilkinson

Fightingby Tom Green

The Bitch from Brixtonby Kate Gallon &

Kate-Lynn HockingKate Gallon (The Bitch from Brixton)

lives in Herne Hill and works with

words in a variety of media, includ-

ing text messaging, book-making,

bingo and jelly. Past works have

shown in Manchester, London and

Berlin. Kate and Kate-Lynn started

writing together in 2006.

Tom Green (Fighting) previous

work includes: The Tent (Radio

4), The Death of Margaret

Thatcher, Antigua, Katherine and

Inspector Otto (with Todd McNeal,

National Youth Music Theatre).

He is currently working on a new

commission for Radio 4.

Kate-Lynn Hocking (The Bitch from

Brixton) trained as an actress. Her

theatre credits include: The Solid

Gold Cadillac, All My Sons and One

Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. She

has also appeared in Coronation

Street, Ghost Squad and Doctors.

Joy Wilkinson (Compression) is

from Lancashire but has lived in

south London for 14 years. Plays

include Now is the Time, Fair, Felt

Effects (Verity Bargate Award) and

The Aquatic Ape. She also writes for

radio and is a graduate of the BBC

TV Writers Academy.

In September 2009 the Brockley Jack Studio Theatre

invited playwrights with a connection to South East

London to submit unperformed plays to the theatre.

The three plays which form our season were drawn

from these submissions.

How to book

Online - www.brockleyjack.co.uk and follow the

link to book online. Booking online is highly recom-

mended, and is quick and easy!

By telephone - Call the 24 hour box office on

0844 847 2454

(No booking fees for online or phone bookings)

In person - The box office opens 30 minutes before

the performance begins.

Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road,

London SE4 2DH. See our website for a map.

16 February - 6 March 2010

£10, £8 conc. for all first

nights, and then £12 and

£9 conc. for all others

Booking:0844 847 2454

www.ticketweb.co.uk

Tuesday 16 February

Compression

7.45pm £10, £8

Wednesday 17 February

Compression

7.45pm £12, £9

Thursday 18 February

Compression

7.45pm £12, £9

Friday 19 February

Compression

7.45pm £12, £9

Saturday 20 February

Compression

7.45pm £12, £9

Tuesday 23 February

Fighting

7.45pm £10, £8

Wednesday 24 February

Fighting

7.45pm £12, £9

Thursday 25 February

Fighting

7.45pm £12, £9

Friday 26 February

Fighting

7.45pm £12, £9

Saturday 27 February

Fighting

7.45pm £12, £9

Tuesday 2 March

The Bitch from Brixton

7.45pm £10, £8

Wednesday 3 March

The Bitch from Brixton

7.45pm £12, £9

Thursday 4 March

The Bitch from Brixton

7.45pm £12, £9

Friday 5 March

The Bitch from Brixton

7.45pm £12, £9

Saturday 6 March

The Bitch from Brixton

7.45pm £12, £9

Transport

Car - There is plenty of free parking outside the

theatre and its side streets, with easy access to

the A2 and South Circular (A205).

Train - Crofton Park Station is 2 minutes walk

from the theatre and only 15 minutes journey time

from central London (Blackfriars Station). Trains

from Crofton Park also travel to St. Pancras, West

Hampstead and Kent.

Honor Oak Park Station is 8 minutes walk and

only 10 minutes journey time from London

Bridge Station. Trains from London Bridge run

every 9 minutes.

Bus - 122, 172, 171, P4, N171 stop directly outside

the theatre.

Facilities - The Theatre and Pub have full wheel-

chair access

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by Joy Wilkinson

directed by Jennifer Lunn

produced by Sam Hoyle

Ever since he was born, a terrible gift has cut Robin

off from those around him. Today that may change.

This is Robin's last chance to propose to the woman

he loves, but he has to get to Machu Picchu to do it.

And how can he cross the world, when he can't even

get out of his bedsit?

‘Compression’ is a funny and moving new play about

the voices in our heads that hold us back, and how

one singular man talked them around.

by Tom Green

directed by Kate Bannister

Two soldiers flee from an ambush in the middle of

the night. They think it’s just a military exercise but

the arrival of a wounded colleague suggests that the

fighting is for real. So who is behind it?

And are they out there still, hunting them down?

‘Fighting’ is a provocative new drama that compels

us to question what we can rely on and whose

account of the truth we should believe.

by Kate Gallon and Kate-Lynn Hocking

directed by Mark Leipacher

produced by Darren Batten

It’s obvious when I shot him I

intended to kill him...”

Will we fight back? Without any weapons.

What are we going to do? Throw stones?

Call them names?”

Go for a spacewalk in Piccadilly. Scubadive

down the South Bank. Think you're thinking

about anything...except you.”

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Open and shut cases are rarely what they seem.

Ruth Ellis, the so-called ‘Bitch from Brixton’ is

hanged after being found guilty of the murder of

her lover. Yet beyond the tabloid controversy lurks a

seedy underbelly of espionage, power and betrayal in

1950's London.

Using court archives and biographical accounts, this

thrilling new play offers Ruth Ellis a powerful and

contemporary voice.

Dates: Tuesday 16 - Saturday 20 February

Time: 7.45pmDates: Tuesday 23 - Saturday 27 February

Time: 7.45pm

Dates: Tuesday 2 - Saturday 6 March

Time: 7.45pm

All shows only suitable for over 16s

CompressionFighting

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