"It feels as though those involved have worked closely together, and the overall effect is powerful. (...) Unheard undoubtedly succeeds in igniting discussions that should be had about stories that shouldn't be silenced." - A Younger Theatre
UNHEARD is a unique new writing festival exploring themes around sexual abuse and violence. The Festival will feature scratch performances of new short plays, rehearsed readings of new one-act and full length plays as well as a spoken word event and a one-woman-show. Furthermore, UNHEARD will also be presented in combination with three V-Day benefit performances of The Vagina Monologues.
Scratch Night One - Saturday 21st February at 7.30pm
  • Breathless by Samantha Coughlan
directed by Justin Murray
starring Roisin Keogh & Harry Winterbottom
Breathless, partly based Sam's own experience, explores how a naive, trusting teenager becomes embroiled in a destructive relationship.
  • This is How it Happens by Tanaka Mhishi
directed by Ella Marchment, starring Robert Thorpe-Woods 
A survivor describes his first year after being raped. Lyrical, beautiful but also honest, and ultimately, more about survival than abuse.
  • Everything's Normal by Winnie M Li
directed by Tessa Hart, starring Gemma Leader, Rebecca Pryle, Samuel Nunes de Souza, Alessandro Marchese
At a job interview, on a first date, and at a dinner party, Tess wonders if she can really pretend that everything’s back to normal. 
  • Bathroom Secrets by Claire Booker
directed by Suvi Peisanen, starring Susan Hodgetts & Mark Lisseman
Bee contemplates an adulterous liaison, unaware that husband Barry also has a secret. Are they brave enough to share the truth?
  • Night Vision by S.L. Daniels
directed by Sheryl Hill, starring Toni Peach
A young woman recounts eerie visions of past sexual partners as horror monsters.
Scratch Night Two - Sunday 22nd February at 7.30pm
  • Deliverance by Amy Bethan Evans
directed by Zoë Hunter Gordon
starring Amy Harris and Danny Granger
A conversation that would probably never happen. Some of us just want it to.
  • Astronaut by Mike Meadors
directed by Yaron Shyldkrot, starring Gabriele Lombardo
A young boy who has confined himself to the attic with only his imagination and his starship’s best fighter pilot…his teddy bear.
  • Two Girls by Allie Costa
directed by Milla Jackson, starring Louise Nicolson & Grace Edwards
In this haunting, poetic duologue, two women emerge from a violent attack.  
  • Welcome to England by Oliver Gamblin
directed by Robert Henderson, starring Lydia Lane & Monty D'Inverno
Stuck inside Yarl's Wood detention centre, Sylvia has little chance of being granted asylum, unless...
  • 15 Minutes of 5 Years: In Silence
directed by Joe Allan, starring Clare McCall, Alice Trow, Hannah Blaikie, Emma Sylvester
Four actresses portray a character at different stages between childhood and adulthood, on a journey shaped by abuse.