Shao Wen coming to Birmingham

We were delighted to hear on Sunday that Shao Wen, a 19 year old playwright from Beijing, has got her visa and will be travelling to the UK on Thursday to take part in 100 Words Week at Birmingham REP. Shao Wen, or Peanuts as she’s known, was one of the writers who took part in a pilot workshop we ran in Beijing in April 2005.  The REP invited her to take part in the Generation Festival and commissioned a monologue from her.

The monologue will be shown as a work in progress next Friday evening at The Door.  One of a number of monologues commissioned by the REP from young writers across the globe, the piece represents Peanuts’ response to the questions – What are the turning points in our lives? What makes us who we are?  Check out The Door’s website for more information.

Peanuts’ original 100 word play will also be performed earlier in the week in English and Mandarin alongside other 100 word plays written by young writers attached to the REP. Natasha will be working with the writers from the weekend onwards with rehearsals starting early in the week prior to the performance on Wednesday 28 March.  Again, check out the link for more information:   It should be a fascinating event and there’ll be a lot of opportunities to chat to everyone involved in the project.