Past Events
Radius Festival of New Drama 2022
Radius Call for Plays 2022
Radius is delighted to announce the two winning scripts selected by the judges in our recent Call for Plays. The winners are:
- Last Orders by Joe Laredo
- Sphinx by Annie Fox
Congratulations to these two authors, whose plays were presented as rehearsed readings at the Radius Festival of New Plays in Cambridge on 15 October. For details of the Festival, see here.
We also highly commend the authors of the other shortlisted plays, which are as follows:
- The Best Pints by Jack Gallagher
- English Bastard by Conor Patrick Carroll
- Here by Rowenna Mortimer
- The Tree by Deborah Whitton Spriggs
- Whit’s Fur Ye by David Scott
Radius Annual General Meeting and Drama Workshop
Radius AGM was held on Saturday 9 July in Crown Court Church, Covent Garden. We were small in number but there was plenty of laughter and catching up with news, in some cases from people we hadn’t seen for several years. The meeting heard reports from the Council and all its sub-committees (Executive, Publications, Festival, Communications), the Treasurer, membership secretary and the people responsible for IT, social media and the Playreading Group. Two new trustees were elected. The President, Bishop Stephen Platten, gave us an address which was a call to action, particularly in the area of recruitment.
After the meeting our Vice-President Bishop Rob Gillion, formerly a professional actor, led us in a mime workshop and we rounded off the event with a late lunch of sandwiches from Waitrose. Anna Wheeler writes: “To watch Rob in action reminded me of a piece of music full of different textures – the best legato is most effective with the best staccato, and vice versa. He reminded me that mime can tell the most effective story where each moment has a meaning.” For Anna’s full report, see the Summer issue of Radius Performing.
Radius AGM and First Kathleen Hall Lecture 2021
AGM 2019 at St Mark’s Sheffield
Council Chair Nick Warburton gives an overview of the year
The John Piper window.
Actor and director Peter Moreton leads a workshop on the Parable of the Banquet.
Recent events and performances
Radius hosts a regular series of workshops in association with local groups round the country.
Recent workshops have included Voice with Yvonne Morley, Acting with Will Featherstone (pictured) and film-making with Matt Harris.
In association with the Friends of St Mary’s, North Stoke, Radius helped to mount a Julian of Norwich festival in 2016, including performances of Cell Talk by Dana Bagshaw, and in 2017, again at St Mary’s, we staged extracts from plays on the Faustus theme as part of an illustrated talk. In 2018 and 2020 Radius held playwriting competitions in association with the Finborough Theatre.
If Power Change Purpose in St Paul’s Cathedral Crypt, 2011
Drama Residential & AGM Weekend
Holy Rood House, 22 to 24 September 2023
Radius Festival of New Drama
St Mark’s Newnham, 15 October 2022
St Mark’s seemed an ideal venue for the Radius Festival of Drama and thanks must go to every member of the church who welcomed us warmly and who quietly and efficiently ensured that the day went smoothy and was enjoyed by everyone. Special mention should be made of the catering team who kept us supplied with coffee, tea and provided a tasty lunch. Continuing the food theme, we were presented with a feast of new drama. The entrée was three short plays, specially commissioned for the event and dealing with biblical themes whilst the main course consisted of staged readings of the two one-act plays which had been chosen from the recent Radius Call for Plays. In contrast to the morning’s presentations, these had no obvious religious content but, as with many Radius scripts, dealt with important issues and raised interesting questions. All five plays were well presented and acted and congratulations must go to writers, directors and casts. The day ended with a Q & A session chaired by Sean Lang who had acted as host throughout the event.
Commissioned plays:
Ruth by Sean Lang
Canaanite Woman by Jane Bower
Counting by Nick Warburton
Winners in the Radius Call for Plays
Sphinx by Annie Fox
Last Orders by Joe Laredo
Congratulations to everyone involved for a tremendously enjoyable day, with plenty of food for thought and dramatic inspiration.
For photos of the event, see our Events and News page
Radius Annual General Meeting and Drama Workshop
Radius AGM was held on Saturday 9 July in Crown Court Church, Covent Garden. We were small in number but there was plenty of laughter and catching up with news, in some cases from people we hadn’t seen for several years. The meeting heard reports from the Council and all its sub-committees (Executive, Publications, Festival, Communications), the Treasurer, membership secretary and the people responsible for IT, social media and the Playreading Group. Two new trustees were elected. The President, Bishop Stephen Platten, gave us an address which was a call to action, particularly in the area of recruitment.
After the meeting our Vice-President Bishop Rob Gillion, formerly a professional actor, led us in a mime workshop and we rounded off the event with a late lunch of sandwiches from Waitrose. Anna Wheeler writes: “To watch Rob in action reminded me of a piece of music full of different textures – the best legato is most effective with the best staccato, and vice versa. He reminded me that mime can tell the most effective story where each moment has a meaning.” For Anna’s full report, see the Summer issue of Radius Performing.
Radius Annual General Meeting and Drama Workshop
Radius AGM was held on Saturday 9 July in Crown Court Church, Covent Garden. We were small in number but there was plenty of laughter and catching up with news, in some cases from people we hadn’t seen for several years. The meeting heard reports from the Council and all its sub-committees (Executive, Publications, Festival, Communications), the Treasurer, membership secretary and the people responsible for IT, social media and the Playreading Group. Two new trustees were elected. The President, Bishop Stephen Platten, gave us an address which was a call to action, particularly in the area of recruitment.
After the meeting our Vice-President Bishop Rob Gillion, formerly a professional actor, led us in a mime workshop and we rounded off the event with a late lunch of sandwiches from Waitrose. Anna Wheeler writes: “To watch Rob in action reminded me of a piece of music full of different textures – the best legato is most effective with the best staccato, and vice versa. He reminded me that mime can tell the most effective story where each moment has a meaning.” For Anna’s full report, see the Summer issue of Radius Performing.
Radius AGM and First Kathleen Hall Lecture 2021
AGM 2019 at St Mark’s Sheffield
Council Chair Nick Warburton gives an overview of the year
The John Piper window.
Actor and director Peter Moreton leads a workshop on the Parable of the Banquet.
Recent events and performances
Radius hosts a regular series of workshops in association with local groups round the country.
Recent workshops have included Voice with Yvonne Morley, Acting with Will Featherstone (pictured) and film-making with Matt Harris.
In association with the Friends of St Mary’s, North Stoke, Radius helped to mount a Julian of Norwich festival in 2016, including performances of Cell Talk by Dana Bagshaw, and in 2017, again at St Mary’s, we staged extracts from plays on the Faustus theme as part of an illustrated talk. In 2018 and 2020 Radius held playwriting competitions in association with the Finborough Theatre.