A collective for creatives to connect, collaborate and workshop new-writing.

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Common Ground is a community of creatives looking to connect and collaborate. The collective is made up of a wide range of Actors, Poets, Directors, Writers, Comedians, Drag Kings & Queens and Designers.

Last year Common Ground connected 105 creatives across various different workshops, scratch nights, open-mics and events.

If you’d like to get involved in one of our events, click the link below to take part. If you are an institution or theatre looking to collaborate, please get in touch as we are always keep to work with new people!

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Get Involved

Steady Readers

Our low stakes book club developed with neurodivergent readers in mind. Steady Readers is for those that like to take things slow. We meet on the first Tuesday of every month at The Old Vic.

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Homemade

Our unconventional Open-mic night. All poets, singers, comedians, drag artists and musicians are welcome. Homemade takes place in various different unusual venues in London but wherever we end up, we want it to feel like home.

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Write to Roam

A writing workshop, woven into a hike. Write to Roam is for anyone looking to reconnect with nature. We hike a different trail each month and all creatives are welcome.

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R&D’s

Research and Development sessions for creatives in the early stages of a project. We spend the day exploring the themes of the piece through play.

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From Scratch

A scratch night with the intension of building an ensemble. We do this by working together as one big cast before showcasing the individual pieces of new writing.

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Common Playground

A drop-in session for actors to come and flex their creative muscles. through skills shares and visiting practitioners we use the playground like a creative gym.

Join Common Ground
We are casting 4 roles in an upcoming production of The Real Estate, a new satirical comedy written by Will Thacker. APPLICATIONS CLOSE THURSDAY 21st MIDDAY⏰ Link in Bio We actively encourage applications from actors of the Global Majority, worki
Steady Readers: Sisters by Daisy Johnson 👯‍♀️ We absolutely LOVED this weird and wonderful book. A great choice from @itsgeorgiakh we’ll defo be keeping an eye out for more Daisy Johnson novels in the future🤞🏼 Next up: I who have neve
Last week we were at @centralfilmschool for the table read of ‘The Real Estate’, a new play written by Will Thacker, directed by Chloe Beale. This creative partnership began at Common Ground’s ‘From Scratch’ residency
April’s Write to Roam: Ouse Valley Viaduct🪻 What a treat seeing the bluebells on a sunny day. Great vibes all round. To come along to our next Write to Roam, click the link in bio 📅 Monday 11th May ⛰️ St Martha’s Hill, Guildford 🎟
This month our Steady Readers are taking on ‘Sisters by Daisy Johnson’ 📚 There’s no pressure to finish the book if you’re a steady reader, we just come together to discuss the story with a cuppa. Low stakes, chill, kind vib
Thanks to everyone who came along to Steady Readers last week! Wuthering Heights predictably had mixed reviews, but we welcomed the debate 📚 Next month we are back, with something brand new: ‘Sisters’ by Daisy Johnson. Desperate for a
Write to Roam: Ashridge Estate 🏰 Thank you to those who came along to our March hike🥾 Our next Write to Roam is on Sunday 19th of April! We will be doing the Ouse Valley Viaduct walk, so book your spot via the link in bio if you’d like to
SPOTLIGHT: Rehearsals are underway for Wang Bang Willy Wagon, a dark satirical drama about a cultish volunteer-run immersive theatre company, written by @manreeeeve This brand new production features Common Ground creatives with Manreeve Dhothar (W
Steady Readers book club takes place on the first Tuesday of every month, at 7pm @oldvictheatre Backstage 🎭 Each month we discuss a different book, and this month we’re making our way through Wuthering Heights by Emile Brontë. There&rsq
Some of the CG creatives were at @stratford_east recently working on an R&D for @matipoarts new project exploring migration. We believe having the space and time to explore an idea, before jumping into the drafting process, is vital when creatin
This month the Steady Readers are tackling Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights 🌾 This book is a classic piece of English literature following the wild, passionate love story of Catherine and Heathcliff. This gothic fiction is set on the Yo