Tag: writing
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Why I Wrote “10 First Dates”
I didn’t set out to write a comedy. I set out to survive a month. In 2015, my fifteen-year marriage ended. What followed were three years of confusion, grief, and the slow, unglamorous work of figuring out who I was without the person I’d built my life around. By 2018, I was ready — or…
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“10 First Dates” Comes to The Etcetera Theatre in London!
March 20–24, 2026 | Women’s Writers Festival I’m thrilled (and slightly terrified, which feels appropriate given the subject matter) to announce that my new play, Ten First Dates, will be produced by Gooper Dust Productions at the Etcetera Theatre from March 20–24, 2026, as part of the Women’s Writers Festival. Yes. It’s really happening. After…
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From Collaboration to Exploitation: Lessons from My First Theatre Production
Theatre is a collaborative art form, where every role contributes to the final piece. But clear boundaries must exist—especially between the playwright and director. The playwright creates the script, the foundation of the production. Directors interpret and stage it, often suggesting edits, but the ultimate authority over the script remains with the playwright. Or at…
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Sanctuary Is More Relevant Than Ever in Today’s USA
As we inch closer to Sanctuary‘s debut at The Hope Theatre in London, the world outside the theatre feels increasingly like the one within it. What’s happening in the United States right now—the deepening divisions, the rise of extremist ideologies, the alarming resurgence of white supremacy and misogyny—makes Sanctuary a more urgent story than I…
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Can Good Writing Be Mistaken for AI?
As with many writers around the world—from creative to academic to technical writing—AI is at the forefront of our minds. Polarized opinions fill comment sections across social networks and news sites, debating whether AI signals the end of creativity and the need for human writers, or if it’s a useful tool for research and/or to…
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Rehearsed Reading in the West End!
At the end of May, my play Sanctuary will have a “rehearsed reading” at the Seven Dials Playhouse! It’s tentatively scheduled for 22 May at 2pm, but that’s subject to change depending on the cast and director. Before I started delving into the world of playwriting, I never heard of a rehearsed reading. Had no…
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Emerging Playwright
As you know, I‘m done with writing books; however, this past January during the #WrAP challenge, I wrote two full-length plays. I’ve also just finished a one-act play based on my decade-old, unpublished short story “The Clockwork Heart.” The #WrAP challenge introduced me to London Playwrights, of which now I’m a member, and I’ve already…
Christine Rose 