Breaking the Mould

Breaking the Mould is a collaborative, wellbeing-focused writing workshop led by Turning Worm Theatre Joint-Artistic Director, Marcella Rick.

Turning Worm is a disability-led theatre company creating bold, queer new work, with accessibility embedded creatively at the heart of every project.

In this 90-minute online session, Marcella explores how their queerness, scouseness, and lived experience of disability have shaped a writing practice that resists traditional expectations of productivity. Together, participants will consider how dominant ideas of writing can limit both creativity and wellbeing.

Through guided discussion and practical exercises, the workshop will invite you to experiment with voice, language, and form – from writing in authentic regional dialects, to breaking grammatical conventions, to letting go of perfectionism (including the spell checker).

Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of the “moulds” shaping their writing, and practical ways to break or reshape them in order to write more freely, sustainably, and authentically.

About Marcella Rick

Marcella Rick is an Offie Award-winning theatremaker and writer. Proudly queer, disabled, and Scouse, their work champions authentic regional voices and actively queers narrative form and structure.

They are the founder and Joint-Artistic Director of disability-led theatre company Turning Worm Theatre, where they centre creative approaches to accessibility across all projects.

Marcella is passionate about challenging traditional working structures and cultivating collaborative, creatively charged spaces where artists can produce their most honest and liberated work. They were recently shortlisted for the Homotopia Writers Prize.

Low cost places available

We believe the price of our courses should never be a barrier to your learning. If you are unable to pay for a place on this event, you can apply for a bursary place.