Our headline event for our first weekend will showcase the best in local female playwrights under 17percent's 'She Writes' banner.

We begin with a rehearsed reading of BBC Prize Winner Sarah Hehir’s award-winning Radio 4 play, 'Bang Up', performed by a sterling cast led by our own Emma Dewhurst.

Sarah's play was broadcast by BBC Radio 4 this month to much critical and listener acclaim. She is a proflific playwriter and regularly contributes to cultural and community events in Medway.

The reading will be followed by 17%’s dark comedy short play showcase, based on the HG Wells story, The Door in the Wall. Directed by Amy Clare Tasker, this is a one night only special re-launch of the She Writes showcase for female playwrights. A Q&A session with the performers, writers and director will take place at the end.

In July, 17Percent set four female playwrights a challenge, to write a play no longer than 17 minutes, based on any aspect of HG Wells’ mystical story. She Writes: What’s through the door? is an unexpected evening of three different, but linked, one act plays all inspired by the same story.

Aliens. Siblings reunited. And some inappropriate games playing... She Writes is back and it’s bigger and better than ever!

For more details, see our website.

Please note: The Auditorium does not have the facilities for refreshments but you can bring your own drinks (in plastic bottles) if you wish.