Featured Playwright
Jackson Used
About Me: Jackson Used is a writer and dramaturg based in London. Jackson was a lecturer at the National Institute of Dramatic Art teaching Aural Storytelling & Dramaturgy. He has worked internationally as a writer, director, producer and dramaturg, and his work in artistic development has taken him around the world, from independent stages in Sydney to the West End and Broadway. He is a published author (PIT, 2020 & Lilac, 2024) and is currently under commission in London.
Featured Play
Empty in Angel
Empty in Angel tells the story of a bicycle courier and her community's astounding fight for workers’ rights in the gig economy – their simple demands for fairness, dignity and security which will end in a historic legal battle. Based on actual events, Empty in Angel lifts the lid on the gig economy and tells it like it is. Empty in Angel is a powerful piece of political theatre about something happening right now, the burgeoning movement to fight back against the gig economy ethos. The play was written with the full knowledge, approval and cooperation of the Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB), the trade union that supported the cycle courier through the court case which forms the foundation for this play. Empty in Angel was highly acclaimed during both of its runs in 2019 and 2021, which included performances at the Bloomsbury Theatre, Old Red Lion, Etcetera Theatre and the White Bear Theatre. It was a finalist in two Standing Ovation awards and was nominated for an Offie for best performer.
Playwright: James Woolf