Two Layouts

Over two evenings we presented 12 original scripts written by young playwrights aged 18-30, based in SE London. Performed script in hand by a professional cast of Spontaneous ‘regulars’, themes were diverse, intriguing and all the pieces highly entertaining.

6 plays were presented each evening, all approximately 10-15 mins long and with only three days’ rehearsal in total to stage all 12 pieces. Themes included father/son relationships, language censorship, love in the era of Chatbots and AI avatars, the pressures of modern living on young people and even ancient Indian medicine!

2-year funding from London Borough of Lewisham enabled us to stage the third in our series of events marking Lewisham’s becoming Borough of Sanctuary. Partnering this time with Compass Collective, we worked with a very small group of mostly younger refugees, who wrote and performed their own true stories of courage and change, in June 2026.

A mix of theatre, storytelling, music, spoken word and poetry – a wide range of stories explored themes including father-son relationships, immigration battles, personal loss, memory, growth and survival.