Cancelled Tour of Friends of Enemies

We’re sad that many of our theatrical projects have been cancelled, including our semi booked 2020 autumn tour of Friends of Enemies (click here to see the trailer and read more). However, we are fully intending to take it out again , and have been gathering national interest in a new Friends of Enemies project…

Sue Beavan. Nurse, Partner, Dog lover. A monologue about the NHS

Sue Beavan. Nurse, Partner, Dog lover. A monologue about the NHSPolly’s monologue was originally written for Women and Theatre’s 2014  piece – For the Past 30 years, which was a play written on the theme of women and work for solo voices. Polly’s monologue, about a  senior nurse, who has gone through many phases of…

Hearth receives Arts Council England emergency funds for Coronavirus project

The Arts Council England has awarded the Hearth Centre an award of Emergency funds to support the continuation of the organisation and to develop a six month project called Hidden Histories:  Living in Times of National Emergency. For this Creative Writing project we’re looking for stories about Lockdown and Covid 19, but also stories of…

The Writers Reading Group – Every Wednesday At The Mac

Join Hearth’s artistic director, Polly Wright, as she leads a reading group with a difference! Explore the craft of writing through sharing views and opinions on contemporary and classic fiction. Discussions of each book lead to creative writing responses. Books for the autumn term include Mark Haddon’s The Pier Falls, Jane Austen’s Love and Friendship,…

Reading & Writing For Wellbeing

Learn how to use reading and writing to improve yourself and others wellbeing by developing creative writing skills modelled on favourite and respected writers. This course is suitable for adults aged 18+ years. It is open to improvers who have previously attended the ‘Reading For Well Being’ course at mac or elsewhere. This course is…

Reading For Wellbeing July 16th

Learn how to use reading to improve yourself and others wellbeing. The day includes the benefits of reading aloud, creative writing and how to facilitate discussion. This course will introduce you to the ‘Reading for Well Being’ method which uses reading aloud as a tool to enable people to express themselves and improve their wellbeing….

Writing The Seasons Satuday 9th July And Sunday 10th July

Sat 9 & Sun 10 Jul, 10am – 4pm | £64 (£52) | 18+ | All Explore your creativity to the full by combining visual art and creative writing techniques to express your feelings and observations about the seasons. Taking inspiration from well-known authors, you will combine words and images to make a small folded…