Box office: 020 7978 7040
Young audiences are often thought of as the hardest to please, so how can a writer cater for such a critical but rewarding audience? Jade Lewis, Stratford East’s Associate Artistic Director and former Theatre503 Carne Associate Director, draws on a wealth of knowledge from years of directing youth productions. You will learn how to approach writing using the target audience to your advantage and how this often overlooked audience can become one of the most fruitful and rewarding of a writer’s career.
The session will look at work for young audiences, looking at what works. Exploring ways of writing and ways into writing a particular story and maybe we get to write a small scene or extract which could support the piece you may want to write.
Dates: Tuesday 3 February 2026
Time: 7pm – 9:30pm
Running time of workshop: 2.5 hours – delivered online. Maximum class sizes are 16. A portion of spaces have been reserved for Share the Drama places.
If you have any access requirements, you can let us know by filling out our Writer’s Programme Accessibility Form or contacting Theatre503 via our Writers’ Programme email, writersprogramme@theatre503.com or by calling 02079787040.
For further details of Theatre503 Accessibility, please visit the Access page of our website.
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 bursary for the Writer’s Programme, please call our box office on 02079787040.
Please note, online sale will close at 5pm the day of the Masterclass
Jade Lewis
Jade is a theatre director from South London who now works across both screen, audio and stage, whilst additionally turning her hand to writing. Jade was a Boris Karloff Trainee Assistant Director at the Young Vic, A Creative Associate at The Gate Theatre, Carne Literary Associate at Theatre503, Associate Artist with Synergy Theatre Project and NT Connections Associate Director in 2021. In 2022 she wrote and directed GET DRESSED! at The Unicorn Theatre, directed QUATER LIFE CRISIS at The Bridge theatre, co-created an original audio series WORLD OF CURLS with writer Yolanda Mercy for BBC Radio 4, and directed an audio drama NSA which was a part of Talawa Tales for also BBC Radio 4.
Jade proudly directed the debut smash hit SLEEPOVA at the Bush Theatre, which won an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre. In 2024, Jade directed US playwright Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play SWEAT at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. Most recently, Jade directed A TALE OF US for Tiny&Tall Productions, and subsequently MILLENNIUM GIRLS at the Brixton House Theatre.
It was announced in 2025 that Jade is joining the Stratford East theatre as the Associate Artistic Director.
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