Imperfect Storms: New Work from East Anglian Writers

The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain and Norwich Theatre Stage Two present another evening of bold, surprising new writing by East Anglian writers.

The writers featured have worked across TV, film, theatre, radio, fiction, comedy, poetry and video games, and the programme reflects that variety. Expect a lively mix of voices, forms and ideas – these are works in progress, fresh off the printer, presented with script in hand.

No two showcases are ever the same. Last year, shows explored the secret lives of grizzly bears, ghosts behaving badly in suburbia, and parents waging quiet wars over school bake sales. Stories jumped from Napoleonic duels to dating apps, viral AI scandals to wartime testimony and darkly comic confessions. The shows have also been a springboard for work that has gone on to be funded by the Arts Council and professionally toured.  So come along so you can say you saw it here first!

The evening is curated by writer-performer Stephen Keyworth, of the Intellectual Hooligans, whose Radio 4 credits include The Princess Bride and The Man Who Fell to Earth (winner of the 2025 New York Radio Awards Grand Tower Trophy). Drawing on experience across theatre, radio and live performance, he brings together writers, performers and audiences for an exciting evening of risk and surprises.

The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has been representing and campaigning for working writers since 1959. This showcase is supported by Norwich Theatre’s Creative Development department.

“The Writers’ Guild is a bright spot in a dark world, and I feel very grateful to it.” Tom Stoppard