My play, Just Cuckoos, written for the Emerging Perspectives Programme, directed by Theresa Keogh, and produced by New Perspectives is imminent!.
CATHY GRINDROD
Cathy is an award-winning Derbyshire writer, formerly Derbyshire Poet Laureate, and author of five published poetry collections.
She also writes memoir and plays.
She works as a writing facilitator and is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Nottingham as well as undertaking consultancy work for various literature and arts organisations.
Cathy is also an accredited Coach for Writers and an experienced mentor, providing tailored support for writers at all levels.
LATEST NEWS
JUST CUCKOOS
FRIDAY 29 jULY: OLD LIBRARY THEATRE, MANSFIELD, NOTTS AT 7PM
SUNDAY 31 jULY: MEMORIAL HALL, GOTHAM, NOTTS AT 7PM
55+ CREATIVE WRITING COURSES
THEATRE ROYAL AND ROYAL CONCERT HALL, NOTTINGHAM
Thursday mornings and Friday mornings: 10.30 am-12.45 pm
10 week terms commencing September 2016; January 2017; April 2017.
Open to all aged 55+.
Please contact caroline.pope@nottinghamcity.gov.uk for further information and to be added to the waiting list.
TAKING IT LIKE A WOMAN
THURSDAY 8 SEPTEMBER: ECKINGTON CIVIC CENTRE AT 7PM
My monologue, Taking It Like A Woman, set in a tatto parlour, written for the Write Track/First Art 'Played In' production, directed by Chris Neil, is on tour week commencing Saturday 3 September.
More dates to follow!
These will be turn up and pay what you think nights, without tickets, and the Eckington event will have the option of a £5 pie and pea supper!
WHAT THEY SAID
Thank you so much for your reading. You created a lovely atmosphere and everybody really enjoyed it. - CB, Arvon -
I will always be grateful for your teaching and for waking me up to possibilities. - MH, Nottingham -
You have given me the confidence to put words on paper and write a story that has been in my head for years. I did not have the courage before. - AW, Eckington -
Any occasion – and there have been so many, in such varied and challenging surroundings – organised by Cathy goes not just smoothly but brilliantly well: she sets free both artists and audiences to enjoy their experience. - U A Fanthorpe CBE -
Thank you for all the work you have tirelessly done on the Contemporary Writers’ website . The site has always been the highlight of our online presence, and I know from my travels around the world how many people use it and rely on it for their work. Thank you for your great part in making it the success it is today. - RS, British Council -
