Catriona Findlay

Scriptwriting. Love history, walking, golf. Run very slowly, but I run ! Scribe Lounge. 📝🏃‍♀️

[In Search of Ann Walker @SearchingForAnn]

FUNDRAISING APPEAL 2024
Today we start our annual fundraiser for the Brighouse Foodbank in Ann Walker's name until Xmas Eve.
Ann left £10 annually to the people of Lightcliffe in her will and we fundraise to carry on her legacy. Please give if you can and share/like the post

[Sunderland Shorts Film Festival @SundShortsFilm]

SHORT FILMS. BIG IDEAS.

Sunderland Shorts is back in 2025 for our 10th anniversary celebration and we want your film to be part of the action!

Submit now & find out more about our BIFA qualifying & Filmfreeway Top 100 Film Festival at: https://t.co/PvaLMHJvKy #SSFF2025

[Screen Yorkshire @screenyorkshire]

Amplifying Women's Voices in Comedy✨Female Pilot Club is on a mission to bring the undeniable sound of laughter from women writers to the comedy scene! Now, they’re teaming up with BBC Comedy for an exciting new script mentorship program! 🎉📜 Check out: https://t.co/qEA5byqq9L

[UofG CreativeWriting @UofGWriting]

Don’t miss our amazing line up this season! we have some amazing the guests until the end of the year! Creative Conversations is free to attend in person or online

[Act Your Age Productions @ActShowcase]

Disastrous dates is the subject of the latest of the Summer Shorts monologues. This one is written by Milethia Thomas and performed by @dakin_jo.

Come and have a look (we very much doubt you'll have been on a date like this one 😂).

https://t.co/KYDRkJtxJk

[Act Your Age Productions @ActShowcase]

Last night was Alan's leaving do at the Farmers. To find out his plans for the future, give this piece written by @6decadesandmore and featuring @DuncanHess2001 a watch. Happy Retirement, Alan!

Click on the link.
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https://t.co/pqfbJfjUR7

[BCG Pro @BCGPro]

If you're writing 30 minute sitcoms or comedy dramas, you'll want to get the structure right. Here's an hour-long video in which Chris Head uses clips and script excerpts to look at the three act structure often seen in TV comedy:
https://t.co/7dzL6ttve3

[Act Your Age Productions @ActShowcase]

Summer might be nearly over, but we still have a bunch of cracking monologues to bring you. Today's is penned by Fiona Hulme (@emilythecat) and features @Annee_Baron.

She plays a crafter, Clare, who puts some old floppy disks to good use. Come see!

https://t.co/TOQufGKDbY

[Catriona Findlay @Catfin4]

It's almost autumn. Time to get the boxset of Upstairs Downstairs back out. 🙂

[Act Your Age Productions @ActShowcase]

Time for the second monologue of the bank holiday weekend. And we have another actor new to Act Your Age - @RothwellToby.

Come and find out what an unexpected critic said to Raymond at Auntie Betty's graveside in Tony Vale's piece for Summer Shorts.

https://t.co/Oi1hZJtSy0

[Catriona Findlay @Catfin4]

@AnniePricey @ActShowcase @CaptainNorthern Thank you Anne. 🙏

[Catriona Findlay @Catfin4]

@McRagga Congratulations ! 👏

[Act Your Age Productions @ActShowcase]

Saturday. Don't know what you're up to, but at Sandy Lane they're all geared up for a 70s night in this new piece by @AnniePricey.

Come and join Claire, played by first-time Act Your Ager, Jules Shevlin, as she takes you through the preparations.

https://t.co/XrH76HKAS1

[Act Your Age Productions @ActShowcase]

Happy bank holiday weekend! We have more fab Summer Shorts to bring you (rumour is there a 70s party later 🤫) but in the meantime, do catch up with the first five.

Talking Rubbish
Smooth Sailing
Spice
Friday Night A & E
Learning to Fly

Some excellent stuff in there!

[Catriona Findlay @Catfin4]

@ActShowcase @CaptainNorthern Thanks Claire for your moving performance and to Act Your Age Productions for showcasing new pieces of writing with brilliant actors. 🙂

[Act Your Age Productions @ActShowcase]

The next monologue in our Summer Shorts series is out.

Come and meet Louise, as she tells us all about a life-changing rendezvous outside the local chippy.

This piece is by @Catfin4 and features @CaptainNorthern as Louise.

https://t.co/8Rw40f2h5h

[Catriona Findlay @Catfin4]

@tay_road_bridge @trafficscotland Gridlock on traffic approaching from St Andrews

[Act Your Age Productions @ActShowcase]

Hope you had a good weekend and didn't spend Friday night in A & E or anything.

Yes, that's a not too subtle link to the next of the Summer Shorts. This one is written by @benjamin_peel and features first time Act Your Ager @ianslaing. Enjoy!

https://t.co/rhGGVNkwXp

[Catriona Findlay @Catfin4]

@colinwmatthews @jamescapel @uk_scribe Congratulations Colin and well done to everyone else on the list! 😀👏👏👏

[Lewis @lewispringle]

Today marks 14 years since Gail threw a Manchester tart in Deirdre's face. Happy anniversary to those who celebrate!

KEN! DO SOMETHING!