Cov Futures: Unlock your Creative Career with Tom Wright

Tom Wright is back in Coventry on Saturday 31 October, running a free workshop at The Albany Theatre on how to build a career in theatre. It's part of the Cov Futures series, and it's aimed at anyone over 18 who's thinking about a creative path.

Wright is a Coventry native, and he's worked across almost every side of the industry. He's a writer, producer, director and dramaturge, and he's currently the Artistic Director at Leeds Playhouse. He's worked at The Kiln and The Old Vic, and he's got a long list of plays to his name: Please Please Me at The Kiln, My Dad's Gap Year at the Park Theatre, Undetectable at the King's Head, Very Special Guest Star at the Omnibus, and Rebel Song at The Other Palace. He's also premiered work right here in the city, with I Ain't Dumb at the Belgrade Theatre, where he also founded an LGBTQ+ youth theatre group.

He's as comfortable directing as he is writing. He's staged Dr Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical at Leeds Playhouse, Blowhole at the Soho and Pleasance, Dumbledore Is So Gay at the Southwark Playhouse, Pleasance and Vault Festival — which picked up an Origins Award — and Tumble Tuck at the King's Head and Underbelly Edinburgh. He's also made short films like Stockholm, Kweenship and Sent To Cov, which have screened at BFI Flare and aired on Sky Arts.

The session runs for about two and a half hours: a two-hour workshop followed by a Q&A, so there's plenty of time to ask questions. It starts at 2pm at The Albany, it's free, and it's recommended for ages 18+.