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

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Last year Common Ground connected 104 creatives. If you’d like to get involved in one of our events or workshops, 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 weekly 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
For this months Steady Readers book club we discussed The Catcher in the Rye🎠 We like to throw a classic work of fiction into the mix every once in a while! But next month we are back with something new, from the book prize shortlist: The Audition
Have you read The Catcher in the Rye? Wanna discuss it on Tuesday eve next week with a cup of tea and lots of friendly folks? Join via the link in bio if you fancy it📚
Steady Readers: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan❄️ Set in 1985 Ireland, this was a story of hope, empathy, and morality. We were at @oldvictheatre this week for book club, keep your eyes peeled to see what we’re reading this month👀 T
That’s a wrap for 2025🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined the Common Ground community this past year, it’s been brilliant and 2026 is gonna be even better! If you want to kick off the new year by getting involved, we have Steady Readers
And that’s it! Our last Homemade of 2025. Thank you to our headliners and those who took to the stage for the open-mic🎤 We filled the @theglitch_se1 and made it our home for the evening, so thank you to everyone who came along to support🎉
Steady Readers: The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden🫖 We were in Waterloo last night to discuss this month’s book! It proved a popular choice with lots to dive into. Prompts, discussions and debates were had, but overall, The Safekeep did not
🎁ON SALE NOW🎁 Our 2025 pamphlet features a collection of poems and songs written by our Write to Roam participants. For just £7 you can get your hands on a copy, delivered in time for Christmas! Each copy is handmade by @julianwalkerandstuf