Amongst many things Jonathan Hall is an award winning writer of Audio Drama and a published author. He also sits as the Chair of Script Yorkshire, as well as championing opportunities for emerging writers to showcase their material.

We sat down in his attic studio (an Aladdin's cave!) for a chat about all things writing - his journey, his inspiration, his aspirations...

To hear Jonathan's award winning BBC Audio Drama 'Trust', click here.

To explore and order his cosy crime book series, click here.

To find out more about the community of writers that form Script Yorkshire, click here.

Ask any experienced theatre practitioners advice on how to improve your craft as a script writer, one of the most common things they'll say is to read and watch as many plays as possible.

One of the best resources available to enable playwrights to do this is the availability now of streaming platforms that show stage plays, alongside other art forms, at a comparatively affordable cost.

In this episode we look at the three big players that are out there - National Theatre at Home, Marquee TV, and Digital Theatre. (click on the platform name to link through to their website)

For Educators, please see the following links to find out more:

National Theatre Collection

Marquee TV Education

Digital Theatre +

Martha Phillips is the type of musician that oozes musicality out of every pore. It's the language that she speaks, and if you were to cut her in half - just like the wording in a stick of rock, you would see music running all the way through her.

As a scriptwriter I was interested to know how Martha approaches her songwriting - we took a few digressions but it was an excellent chat. I hope you enjoy...

Links...

Incantation Music - www.incantationmusic.com

Martha's Instagram - www.instagram.com/somarthalous

In this episode we hear Noel's story about his experiences working at the Silver Cross factory that was situated in the town of Guiseley for many years.

The monologue was first performed at Guiseley Theatre as part of Codswallop CIC's Tales Told Festival 2018.

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For more information on my work, pop over to my website.

The monologue included in this podcast was written and performed by Lee Phillips

A big feature of this podcast is lifting words off the page, bringing them to life in the form of original monologues, so in this episode - a sort of ‘prelude’ if you will, we break down the monologue form. A bit of history, and some hints and tips for writing them.

Included here is a downloadable handy supporting document for this episode.

Let the journey commence!

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