To help all of you entering WriterSlam, we asked Pete Thornton, Head of Comedy for Tiger Aspect, to give you some insider knowledge on what he’s looking for from WriterSlam entries… Why did you decide to get involved with WriterSlam? I’ve been aware of TriForce and the work they do for many years. When they…
After last night’s fantastic MonologueSlam LA Edition, we’re very excited to be in the Radio Times this morning, in an article by our wonderful patron David Oyelowo! Whilst looking at the exodus of diverse talent to the US, David talks about the importance of organisations who work to promote inclusivity. “The work of organisations like…
We are pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the TriForce Short Film Festival 2015! The TriForce Short Film Festival was set up to support the careers of film directors, producers, below the line talent and screenwriters working in the short independent film sector and to increase diversity and collaboration in short film…
We are very proud to announce our new patrons in The Guardian today. David Harewood, David Oyelowo and Marianne Jean Baptiste are among those supporting TriForce – check out our new Patrons page to see the full list! Click here to read the full article in the Guardian.
Check out our COO Minnie Crowe’s blog on Televisual addressing the advantages and limits of quotas within the industry. Diversity is top of the agenda, and is something that all major terrestrial broadcasters have publicly committed to improving. From Channel 4’s 360 Diversity Charter, to Sky’s all guns blazing targets of 20% BAMED in front…
Two talented actors are taking shows that started out on stage at MonologueSlam to Edinburgh this summer. Meg Travers, winner of the 1 Minute Round at the Winner’s Edition 2013, is taking her one woman show ‘Lucky Strike’ to The Mash House in Edinburgh from 6th – 30th August. The show began life as her ‘Twix’ monologue at…
We’re catching up with another of our WriterSlam winners, Michael Wiafe. Michael is a London born avid reader and writer. In 2013 Michael wrote his first feature film, a sports drama titled ‘The Paper Champion’ which gained him a place at the National Film and Television School. On acceptance, he was awarded the Toledo Scholarship established by…
Do we need more investment to achieve true diversity in the media? See what our co-founder Jimmy Akingbola has to say about the issue in Tara Conlan’s article for the Guardian. Click here to read the full article online
We had a rather more intimate experience at Theatre Royal Stratford East this month, in studio format on the stage itself while the beautiful Victorian auditorium gets a well earned makeover. With just 125 tickets up for grabs we were sold out several days before the show, and every seat was taken on the night! The…
Lee Coan was our WriterSlam winner, receiving a potentially life changing prize of a development commission with ITV. After the excitement of the competition had died down a bit, we talked to him about his WriterSlam experience… Where did you hear about WriterSlam? I’m not even entirely sure where or when I first heard about…
We’re very pleased to share coverage of WriterSlam UK in the Guardian Online and in industry magazine Broadcast this week. You can read the full Guardian article by Tara Conlan here: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/11/government-gives-130000-to-scheme-giving-diversity-guidance-to-tv-industry And for the Broadcast article, click here
Last night saw the very first WriterSlam UK take place at Theatre Royal Stratford East! We had a great industry turn out supporting some fantastic emerging writing talent, including a judging panel made up of our supporters from ITV, ITV Studios, BBC and Tiger Aspect. The ensemble of 9 performers rehearsed all day with director…
We’re very pleased to be able to announce our five finalists for the very first WriterSlam UK! The finalists are: Caitlin Innes Edwards Lee Coan Lisa Blackwell Michael Waife Tom McKay Congratulations to our finalists! All five will now take part in a writing workshop this weekend, and will have extracts of their script performed…
As we look forward to our first WriterSlam event, we want to share with you a success story from a pilot writing initiative we ran two year’s ago with the BBC, All Mixed Up. Similar in format to WriterSlam, the event looked for new voices in TV writing. One of the winners was Sophie Petzal,…
We received over 1000 submissions for the first WriterSlam UK and were pleased to see a huge range of ideas and a very high standard of writing across the board. It was incredibly difficult to decide, but our dedicated team of readers waded through all the entries and finally 20 were selected to go forward…
Are you a writer trying to get into writing for TV? Our new platform for writers is supported by ITV, ITV Studios, BBC and Tiger Aspect and is a writing competition with a difference. We’re look for ideas for original drama series. But you don’t have to submit an entire script – we believe that…
We are very proud to announce the launch of our new production company! We’ll be promoting diversity and inclusivity in the TV industry by sourcing creative talent from our increasing network of talent and our well-established development initiatives. Supported by Red Planet Pictures, TriForce Productions will focus on creating quality, mainstream content, showcasing new voices…
Check out Fraser Ayres article in the Huffington Post about the TriForce Short Film Festival 2014 – make sure you’check back here for details about the launch of TFSFF 2015 soon! Click here to read the full article.
We had a packed house last night for the latest edition of MonologueSlam UK at our home, Theatre Royal Stratford East. Hosted by the wonderful Chizzy Akudolu, the industry panel included Madani Younis, Artistic Director – The Bush Theatre, agents Nina Lee from Nina Lee Management and Bill Petrie from The BWH Agency, as well…
Another MonologueSlam UK success story! Sam Cole took part in the November 2014 MonologueSlam at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. As a result of the show he was signed to Mouthpiece Management. He’s now performing in”Back Down” by Polar Bear and it’s his professional debut! The show opened at the REP and you can catch him at…
The first MonologueSlam LDN of 2015 went off with a bang last night! The fabulous industry panel included Rachel Freck, Casting Director, Rachel Sheridan, Casting Director, Hamish Pirie, Associate Director at The Royal Court Theatre, Bob Carlton, Director and Writer, as well as not one, but two agents, with Jackie Williamson from Williamson & Holme…
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve teamed up with independent production company Red Planet Pictures to offer a full time paid internship for 12 months through Creative Access. Creative Access was founded in 2012 to provide opportunities for paid internships in the creative industries for young people of graduate (or equivalent standard) from under-represented black,…
We’re rapidly taking over the country! TriForce are very pleased to announce that MonologueSlam UK is launching at West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds this spring! The first show will be on Friday 10th April, with auditions on Saturday 7th March for adult performers and Friday 6th March for the Youth Round performers. Our Youth Round…
It was a huge step up for MonologueSlam Manchester on Monday night, with our first show at Contact! The performers, and our wonderful host Dean Smith took the big stage in their stride, with some fantastic performances! (As well as an impromptu dance off on stage!) The industry panel for the night included Matthew Xia, Associate…
2015 is shaping up to be a very exciting year for TriForce with MonologueSlam UK taking over the country! Before our first show at Contact in Manchester, we wanted to share a success story from Caitlin Drabble, who trained in Manchester and took part in the London MonologueSlam UK, bagging herself an agent and a…
This Monday evening saw the 2014 national final of MonologueSlam UK at our home in Theatre Royal Stratford East. The performers were almost all previous winners, with regional champions attending from Manchester and for the first year, from Birmingham as well! Four lucky performers got through from the auditions and two from the Masterclass –…
Congratulations to MonologueSlam performers Sunny Dhap and Vincent Clarke, who after winning the 1 minute round and the 3 minute round respectively at the inaugural MonologueSlam Birmingham, were cast in a show together at the Old Joint Stock Theatre in Birmingham. “Our Kylie’s Gettin’ Wed” produced by Stripped Down Theatre, will be on at the…
We are (extremely) pleased to announce that Fraser Ayres and Jimmy Akingbola for TriForce Promotions have been awarded a multi-year grant for up to £250,000 from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Breakthrough Fund. The Breakthrough Fund was first set up in 2008 to respond to the drive, talent, vision and determination of exceptional individuals in the…
We’re going to be checking in with some of our previous MonologueSlam UK performers to find out how taking part in MonologueSlam has helped their career – first up it’s Ambreen Razia, who performed at the February 2014 Slam in London. What made you decide to audition for MonologueSlam UK? I knew a few people…
Performing at MonologueSlam UK can really take you to the next level. Since April’s event, one of our adult performers secured new representation after being spotted at the show, one of our Youth Round performers has had their very first professional casting (with a HUGE casting director, we don’t mess about!) and yet another Youth…
