Isab Woolston

Croydonbites is a commissioning pathway run by Croydonites Festival to give local artists the chance to develop new work. Saturday’s show really emphasised the diversity of voices we have in Croydon, with stories ranging from saving an underfunded community centre, to discussions of bogie motivated matricide: a perfect recipe for a night out. The North Croydon Community FUNdraiser and Memorial Service by Peace of MIND and Good Wolf People This short play is about a community centre, who, when...

CroydonBuilds is the second stage of the Croydonites development pathway. Here local creatives are invited back after time and support to develop their work into longer pieces. As a double bill these two shows created an exhilarating contrast that you can only find at New Writing showcases, nowhere else would audience engagement shift from a Q and A about menopause to being the congregation for an evangelist pastor. It Could Be You- The Menopause Lottery by Catherine Pestano Catherine’s...