Discovery Showcase 2022
Staged readings of 12 striking short plays by newly discovered talents
Spring 2022
London | Leeds | Oldham
Belonging | Becoming | Breaking Out | Breaking Free
4 vivid short plays by 4 emerging London based writers in staged readings at Hampstead Theatre
11 February 2022, 3pm and 7pm*
Discovery London Writers/Plays
DROPLET by Ri Chakraborty
PERIOD PARRRTY by Gayathiri Kamalakanthan
LAST MEAL MARY by T’arah Inam-McDermott
JUMA JANAZA by Alia Pathan
Discovery London Team
Discovery Dramaturg Atiha Sen Gupta and Davina Moss
Discovery Co-Director Natasha Kathi-Chandra
Sound Designer Dinah Mullen
Read about writer-mentor Atiha Sen Gupta’s experience working on Discovery here
Gallery - Hampstead Theatre
Dreams | Desires | Denials | Departures
4 vivid short plays by 4 emerging writers based in Oldham and beyond in staged readings at Oldham Coliseum
25 February 2022, 3pm and 7pm,
Discovery Oldham Writers/Plays
LIKE ALWAYS by Rupinder Kaur
UNDERCOVER AUNTIE AND THE YOGURT-NOSED REBELS OF YORKSHIRE by Aza Y. Alam
I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE by Urussa Malik
DEBUGGING by Kierann Shah
Discovery Oldham Team
Discovery Dramaturg Emteaz Hussain
Discovery Co-Director Trina Haldar
Coliseum Artistic Director Chris Lawson
Coliseum Programme Coordinator Jamie Walsh
Associate Producer Hannah Ryan
Video Designer Louise Rhoades-Brown
Roots | Romance | Redressing | Resetting
4 vivid short plays by 4 emerging Leeds based writers in staged readings at Leeds Playhouse
11 March 2022, 3pm and 7pm
Discovery Leeds Writers/Plays
TAKE ME TO MY ROOTS by Yesmien Bagh Ali
THE CHAPERONED DATE by Zahrah Iqbal
SEARCHING FOR A PLAGUE by Humira Imtiaz
BROWN GIRL MAGIC by Shreya Patel
Discovery Leeds Team
Discovery Dramaturg Aisha Khan
Discovery Co-Director Sameena Hussain
Leeds Associate Director Amy Leach
Leeds Furnace Coordinator Rio Matchett
Sound Designer Zoe Katsilerou