Young Writers Club at Shakespeare North Playhouse

Name: Young Writers Club at Shakespeare North Playhouse
Start: 2023-07-27T11:15:00
End: 2023-08-17T11:15:00
Location: Shakespeare North Playhouse

Creative Tourist Last Updated 24 July 2023

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Young Writers Club

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot

27 July-17 August 2023

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Young Writers Club at Shakespeare North Playhouse — Shakespeare North Playhouse

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Calling all aspiring writers aged 11 and over: could you be the next William Shakespeare?

Budding mini-creatives should join the Young Writers Club at Shakespeare North Playhouse this summer. With lots of fun writing activities to develop those scribbles, sessions take place twice each week. The club will culminate in a sharing showcase Saturday 19 August.

This event is happening as part of an action-packed celebratory programme to mark Shakespeare North Playhouse’s first birthday, running from 1 – 31 July 2023.

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