Curated and produced by a talented team of emerging creatives, the Gateway Writing Festival is your chance to experience theatre at its most original and electric.

ULTRAVIOLENCE! By Will Osbon

“ULTRAVIOLENCE!” is a one-act Dark Comedy about an art lesson that devolves into a hostage situation. Set in the studio space of a Teacher and Students fi nal 1-on-1 Life Class, a Model is brought to the studio, and the Student is challenged to paint her until he gets it perfect. Futile as this is, the lesson runs awry, and the Teacher grows impatient. With only time left to scheme exit plans, it’s hard to see how this doesn’t all end in…… This pressure cooker play off ers a gripping mystery that keeps the audience on its toes, and is perfect for any depraved artist.

Steam by James Stedman

Deep amongst the engines of a steam train hurtling through space, Frank, an indentured steamworker, falls for a lost passenger, Teddy. Dreaming of the stars, Frank battles an exploitative system bent on his destruction to reach the bright lights at the front of the train and be with the man he loves. But as the system closes in and death stalks the carriages, what will be the price of freedom? And who will have to pay it?