Blackpool playwright David Riley has two events lined up at Preston's forthcoming Tringe arts event.
The first is a new one act play called Portraits written by him as one of the opening theatre events and being staged at Baraka's cafe/art gallery on Lune Street. on July 24 at 4pm.
The venue was chosen because the play is set in the art/cafe life o
f early 20th century Paris.
David says the play is inspired by true-life events of Scottish painter John Duncan Fergusson and he is currently speaking with a film maker concerning converting it to create a DVD from the script.
Three of the four performers are from Blackpool, two of them from the Act One drama studio run by Jennifer Smethurst.
The other event is a double header of one-act plays on at the Adelphi, on Fylde Street at 9pm on Wednesday July 28. One is written by David – Great Escape, which was the winner in the 2009/10 one-act play writing competition run at the Grand Theatre.
The other is a comedy by Zoe Lamond, a runner up in the same competition. All the cast are from the Fylde, including Ian Lamond the former education officer of the Grand Theatre.
Both events have an admission price of £4 and tickets are on sale on (01772) 253731).
