JILL HUCKLESBY
Writer and Producer
Welcome to my website,
where you’ll find all the news about my writing/producing for theatre, my script work and my books for teens, younger readers and adults. Please click on the links above for further information, or to contact me.
Thanks for visiting!
Theatre news
My radio play, 'Moon Tide' was produced live at the Ink Festival, Halesworth, Suffolk, on Saturday, April 15th, directed by Ashleigh Sendin. The festival showcased a raft of new plays between April 13-16.
WRITE WITH ME!
Creative Writing Workshops on the south coast.
Join me at Ropetackle Arts Centre in Shoreham-by Sea or Chichester Festival Theatre for themed writing workshops.
Please book directly with the venues.
The workshops are open to all writers - those with experience and anyone starting their writing journey. All writing styles are encouraged during the sessions. Come and try something new!
The March Hare and Other Animals - Ropetackle Saturday 15th March. Our focus will be the rich vein of real and mythical animals in literature, together with our own enduring bond with animals. (sold out)
The Great Gatsby, 100 Years on.
Ropetackle Saturday 19th April. We'll celebrate the centenary of this iconic 1935 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald and immerse in the Jazz Age, shoot the breeze and create new work in your chosen style. (sold out)
The Darling Buds of May - Ropetackle, Saturday May 10th 10 am - 12.30 pm
Focusing on the beauty of the landscape and taking inspiration from Laurie Lee Carol Ann Duffy.
Walk The Walk - CFT, 11.30 am - 1 pm
Taking inspiration from The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, showing at The Minerva Studio, we'll explore the power of journeys.
Travellers' Tales - Ropetackle, Saturday 14th June, 10 am - 12.30 pm
Exploring journeys, both foreign and personal, with a framework of work by famous travellers Jeanne Baret and Freya Stark.
Song of the Sea - Ropetackle, Saturday July 12th 10 am - 12.30 pm
Focusing on the lure of the ocean and with inspiration from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Dover Beach.
Summer's Lease - Ropetackle, Saturday, August 9th 10 am - 12.30 pm
A relaxed exploration of the joys of summer.
And breathe ... CFT, Wednesday August 27th, 11.30 am - 1 pm
Focusing on birdsong, bountiful hedgerows and with inspiration from Anne Sexton and Seamus Heaney.
Creative Writing Workshops
If you are based in the South East and would like me to facilitate a workshop especially for your group, please get in touch. Recent workshops at Hastings Contemporary Gallery: Earth Day, and sessions inspired by exhibitions by artists Caragh Thuring and Penny McCarthy.
I facilitate themed workshops at
Ropetackle in Shoreham-by-Sea every month. Recent sessions have included Rites of Spring, Love Letters, Myths and Legends of Sussex, Solace of the Garden, Planet Earth, a celebration, Autumn Equinox and The March Hare and Other Animals. Future workshops are listed on the right.
Image copyright Hastings Contemporary Gallery.
