2022
November
November
On 25th November, Diana and Sofie attended the Criterion New Writing Showcase to support CJ Webley and the reading of his play-in-progress, Nanny’s Home.
Sofie and Diana have a review-of-the-year meeting with award-winning Kenny Emson.
September
September
(standing) Valerie Gogan, Adam Samuel Bal, Diana Jervis Read (sitting) Joanne Thomson, Hannah Lavery & Helen Katamba.
On Wednesday 21 September, adopted playwright Hannah Lavery marked the end of her year with a staged reading of her new play WHEN WE LIVED IN TREES at the West End’s Criterion Theatre.
July
July
Thanks to the generosity of Lloyd Webber Theatres, a gorgeous gaggle of Angels and our beloved OWE patrons – Paterson Joseph and Linda Marlowe – joined Sofie and Diana for a tour of the newly restored Theatre Royal Drury Lane, with special insights from GM Jeremy Roberts.
May
May
April
April
January
January
We are delighted that our award-winning Ryan Calais Cameron appeared in The Stage top 25 reasons to be excited about the future of theatre in 2022!
January
January
Award-winning Paul Morris finally staged Conundrum at The Young Vic to great critical acclaim after many Covid-related postponements with a stellar performance from Anthony Ofoegbu.
2021
November
November
Last Friday saw Isabel Dixon – the latest winning playwright of the ADOPT A PLAYWRIGHT AWARD who has been waiting a year and a half for this moment — getting a staged reading of her new play at the West End’s Criterion Theatre, with Simon Callow presenting her with this much-postponed (for obvious reasons!) honour!
4th July
4th July
The 4th of July is, of course, an historic day, not least because this year it marks the 15th anniversary of the founding of the ground-breaking OffWestEnd.com. Seen here in the heart of London’s West End are the organisation’s founders Sofie Mason and Diana Jervis-Read a-wining and a-dining with near-legendary artistes Tim Sanders and Peter Keighron.
1st April
1st April
