Featured Playwright
Max Hyner
About Me: I am an actor-writer-performer-poet from and based in South London. I trained at the Guildford School of Acting on their MFA Acting program, Soho Theatre Writers' Lab, Soho Theatre Introduction to Character Comedy Lab and the Arvon Introduction to Playwrighting - where I was awarded a fully funded place. My debut play ‘Ankle Swingers’ was performed at the Omnibus Theatre as part of the 97% Festival directed by Scott Le Crass. Other credits include 'The Famous Five', and ‘SUGA’ - written on Soho Theatre Writers’ Lab. The latter has been long-listed for the Theatre503 International Playwrighting Award. With a fascination for surrealism and an interest in the witty absurdity of life, my works tightropes yet transcends the ordinary. Bringing my London and queer identities to the core, I aim to illuminate these voices in often unseen perspectives. With the goal of creating stories that encourage audiences to reconsider the worlds around them and explore the blindspots of the their experiences.
Featured Play
romeo & juliet
(25 pages) ROMEO & JULIET (PLEASE NOTE R&J COMES AS A PLAY WITH-OUT SONGS IF NEEDED) I have adapted “Romeo & Juliet” into modern day English and added some beautiful ballads and set the play with songs amongst the youth gangs of the inner-city. It’s very easy to stage, as I have used minimal props. It comes with guide vocals & backing tracks & sheet music. Out of respect for Shakespeare, I translated the original book, word for word, into modern day English, not changing the plot, well only slightly editing the story, to keep it simple, helping it flow for modern day audiences. P.s. Romeo & Juliet comes in shorter edition of 18 pages LESS WITH-OUT SONGS & 8 characters. Also there is a version entitled Juliet & Romeo from a women's point of view only one man needed.
Playwright: john collings