The Genesis of Story: March Writer's Room

The Genesis of Story: March Writer's Room
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EVENT: TUESDAY 29 MARCH, AUCKLAND

Drinks 7pm, 7.30 start, Tuesday 29 March, The Classic, 321 Queen Street, Auckland, $5 koha appreciated.

Where do stories come from and how do we know when we've got one? As a writer it can be an arduous and sometimes thrilling process of discovery carving a story from an idea.

Writer/director Gregory King (A Song of Good, Christmas) and playwright and screenwriter Thomas Sainsbury (Super City, Talk) join MC Phillipa Campbell (producer Rain, Rubbings from a Live Man) to talk about where their ideas come from, and how story emerges from those ideas. Gregory is based in Berlin and has twice been selected for the prestigious Binger Institute Film Lab, and Thomas has worked in London. How have these experiences influenced their approach to story?

Gregory King’s work has consistently received national and international acclaim. His first feature, award-winning Christmas, 2003, was made on a mere $30,000 and was accepted into Toronto, Locarno, Edinburgh and Melbourne International Film Festivals. His more recent project, low-budget digital feature A Song of Good sold out at its world premier at the 2008 Rotterdam International Film Festival. Full Bio

Thomas Sainsbury has been writing and directing theatre for the last six years. His plays have been performed in the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, France and Greece. His plays The Mall, Loser and The Christmas Monologues have be published by Play press. He has also written for television and his comedy, Super City, is currently screening on TV3.

Come along and stay for slice of pizza afterwards courtesy of Toto’ Pizza.

Drinks 7pm, 7.30 start, Tuesday 29 March, The Classic, 321 Queen Street, Auckland, $5 koha appreciated.

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