Theatre, Journalism, Activism with Juliet Gilkes Romero at 503Studio: Theatre503 Writers’ Programme

Mon 31 Mar 2025

Written by Juliet Gilkes Romero

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An in-person masterclass exploring what it is to speak the truth to power in a world where truth is under attack.

Date: Monday 31st March 2025

Time: 7pm – 9:30pm

Running time of workshop: 2.5 hours – delivered in-person. Maximum class sizes are 16. A portion of spaces have been reserved for Share the Drama places.

This session will be taking place at the 503Studio which is currently an open plan space that is still in development but you will have access to wifi, tables and chairs. The space is fully wheelchair accessible.

Thanks to our Share The Drama scheme, we want to make sure those of you who are struggling in the current climate can still take part in our Writers Programme. If you would like to book a Share The Drama place for the Writer’s Programme, please call our box office on 02079787040.

If you have any access requirements, you can let us know by contacting filling out the Google Form linked here or contacting Theatre503 via our Writers’ Programme email, writersprogramme@theatre503.com or by calling 02079787040. You can view what we currently are able to offer on our Accessibility page.

Juliet Gilkes Romero

Juliet Gilkes Romero is an award winning writer for stage and screen. She was Writer in Residence at the National Theatre attached to the New Work Department for 2022/2023 and is currently under commission for the National Theatre. Juliet is the recipient of the 2020 Alfred Fagon Award for Best New Play for The Whip and the Roland Rees Bursary 2019.

Her plays include; The Gift a retelling of Medea filmed for Jermyn Street Theatre’s 15 Heroines of Greek Tragedy season 2020, The Whip at the RSC’s Swan Theatre 2020, Upper Cut at the Southwark Playhouse 2015, At The Gates of Gaza, Birmingham Repertory Theatre & tour, winner of the Writer’s Guild of Great Britain Best Play Award 2009.

Screen includes; Soon Gone; A Windrush Chronicle for BBC co-produced by Sir Lenny Henry’s production company Douglas Road and the Young Vic Theatre.

Juliet’s earlier work as a BBC foreign affairs reporter for BBC World Service Radio and BBC World TV saw her reporting from countries including Ethiopia, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Juliet is currently and Associate Lecturer of Theatre and Performance at Goldsmith's College