“The sessions have encouraged me to recognise and take advantage of my strengths, and the workshop leaders have instilled a lot of confidence through the time and attention they have taken with each writer.”

 

“Without the insights from the workshops I would never have felt able to develop my work at all. The entire experience of working with Kali Theatre feels transformative for me.”

“I feel much more confident with technical aspects of writing for stage and look forward to further development that the programme offers.”

“All of the dramaturges I have met have been both generous and inspiring with their time and expertise and I feel hugely grateful to have been chosen  to be part  of this programme.”

“In terms of being a writer, the deadlines have pushed me to consolidate my ideas, otherwise they can often run away from me!”

“Being an Asian woman of nearly 80 years of age, I have not experienced any barriers or any negativity, in fact this programme and the people involved have supported, encouraged and given me a platform to share my writing and stories inspiring me to carry on regardless of my old age.”

“My meetings were critical to me thinking about how to develop my work. They helped me focus my plot and central character questions. It was invaluable.”

“I would recommend anyone to do a programme like this with Kali. It’s opened up a whole new world for me and I am so grateful.”

“[I gained] Confidence to write more and have faith in my work. Inspiration from being around such great mentors. A new renewed passion for the theatre and new stories. All in all a fantastic and really nurturing experience.”

“We all revived superb dramaturgical support that was rally well tailored to each of us as individual writers.”

“To be around practising dramaturgs in the industry was a real blessing.”

“I was unsure how the Discovery programme would work but we were all truly nurtured and looked after. I think the Discovery programme is hugely unique in how it tailors support for each writer. It was much more interactive than other writing programmes I have attended.”

“It’s so lovely to be mentored by a team who really understand the nuances of developing emerging writers and have in place a structure that aids and nurtured them.”