Creative Hub: Writing For Scratch Nights

This Autumn see’s the launch of The Creative Hub and Perth Theatre scratch Nights!!

To get prepared and ready, join Matthew from Perth Theatre’s Literary Department for a practical session and discussion about writing for scratch nights – get your pens and paper at the ready!!

Matthew is a dramaturg, writer, and researcher. He works internationally from his base in Perth (Scotland) with strong connections to Devon (UK), Halland and Skåne (Sweden). He has worked as a dramaturg on queer adaptations of classics by Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Strindberg; been commissioned for original writing by Teater Dictat; delivered a rehearsed reading of an original play at Bastionen, Malmö; conducted research and development at Exeter Fringe Festival; and delivered a talk at Dramaten, Sweden’s national stage.

His professional theatre career has been evolving over the past five years through conducting research into Highland dramaturgy as cultural heritage at the University of the Highlands and Islands. He holds a BA in Writing, Directing, and Performance (University of York), and an MA in Applied Cultural Analysis (Lund University). After living internationally for most of his adult life, from Hong Kong to Sweden via Argentina, He has returned to the UK and has been developing his creative practice both in Devon and Scotland. His knowledge in identity, narrative, and heritage shapes his creative practice.

Free, but ticketed

Suitable for actors, writers & Directors