Creatives Weekend

March 13 & 14th 2026

Creative Weekend Spring 2026

The event where it all started back in 2023, RETURNS 🎉

The Stoke The Embers Creatives Weekend is an opportunity for creative professionals to develop their skills, share knowledge, and meet their future collaborators!

We’ll be welcoming back some of our dearest Stoke Stage alumni and collaborators, along with introducing you to new collaborators we’ve met along the way.

Spread across two dates (March 13 & 14 2026) and two locations (South London & Riverside Studios), we’re pleased to bring you a variety of creative development and portfolio restock opportunities.

Explore the drop down menu below to learn more about the Spring 2026 lineup!

  • 13th March (3 slots available, between 11am - 3pm), Location Confirmed only with selected winners)

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    As part of our Creatives Weekend Spring 2026, we're pleased to be teaming up with Sophie Bloor, founder and director of "Blooom For Actors", to offer a special edition of the Stoke The Embers Voice Reel Station! Three lucky people will receive a voice reel of 3 voice samples for only £145 (usually retailing at £350+). Whether you're looking for your first voice samples or want to add to your existing reels, the Voice Reel Station is for you!

    What You'll Get

    • 1 hour recording session

    • 3 voice samples to add to your voice acting CV (1 commercial, 1 gaming, and 1 audiobook)

    When & Where

    • 13th March, studio location will be shared with the winners

    How to Apply

    To enter for your chance to receive a voice reel, please fill out this form. Submissions are now open and will close on 7th March. We'll use a random name selector to find the winners on 9th March. Please only enter the Voice Reel Station draw if you are available to sit for a recording on 13th March.

  • 14th March (11am - 1pm), Riverside Studios, W6 9BN

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    How do you create a three-dimensional character? How do you suggest psychological depth or make a character feel real, recogniseable and identifiable? What even is a character? This workshop explores the fundamentals of coming up with Characters.

    Participants should have something to write with and on.

    About the Facilitator

    Cordelia Lynn is an award-winning playwright, librettist and dramaturg whose work has been produced in the UK and abroad. Her works include Lela & Co, Love and Other Acts of Violence, Sea Creatures, and the operas Like Flesh and Houses Slide. Cordelia received the Berwin Lee Award 2020, the Harold Pinter Commission 2017 and was shortlisted for the George Devine Award 2023. Her opera with Sivan Eldar, Like Flesh, won the Fedora Opera Prize 2021. House Slide, her music theatre piece with Laura Bowler, was nominated for an Ivor Award 2023.

  • 14th March (1:30pm - 3:30pm), Riverside Studios, W6 9BN

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    Join acclaimed accent/dialect and speech coach Aundrea Fudge for an intermediate workshop on the General American accent. This workshop will provide instruction on key rhythmic aspects of the General American accent and essentials of accent technique, including consistency, clarity, and accuracy in delivery. All skill levels are welcome, however, participants should have some familiarity with voice technique.

    About the Facilitator

    Aundrea current projects include Deep Azure at Shakespeare's Globe (Sam Wanamaker Theatre) and Man and Boy at the National Theatre. Previous work includes The Crucible (Shakespeare's Globe); Good Night, Oscar (Barbican); The Hunger Games (Troubadour Canary Warf Theatre);Hercules (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); Clueless (Trafalgar Theatre); andSlave Play (Noël Coward Theatre).

  • 14th March (7:30pm - 9:30pm), Riverside Studios, W6 9BN

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    Join us for an evening of short scenes, spoken word, comedy, and live music from London's brightest emerging and established talents. Come for the new work, and stay to meet your future collaborators! Previously featured creatives include Women’s Prize for Playwriting shortlisted writer Mei Leng Yew, Mad Jacks Theatre’s Sam Smith, and stage phenom Gloria Obiyano.

    The event runs from 7:30pm-9:30pm, including one 15-minute interval. Latecomers are always welcomed.

young woman with a look of anguish on her face. Her face is lit by blue and red lights.
Ché Walker and Phoebe Waller-Bridge sitting on a stage, looking out into an audience and smiling
young wearing a green and white polkadot dress. She is lit by a spotlight and is in motion, dancing. woman dancing.
Matthew Dunster and Simon Stephens sitting on a stage, laughing
young woman sitting on a stage, holding a guitar. She is looking at her guitar and smiling.
David Ajao, Rakie Ayola, and Dela Ruth Hini sitting on a stage. They are smiling.

Where It All Began

The Stoke The Embers Creatives Weekend is where it all began! It is our flagship event, taking place over two days, and consisting of creative development workshops, industry panels, and live performances of new writing, music, poetry, and dance.

Events at our previous Creatives Weekend festivals included:

  • Industry Panel with Simon Stephens, Matthew Dunster, and Phil Bowker

  • Industry Panel with Rakie Ayola and David Ajao

  • Ché Walker In Conversation with Phoebe Waller-Bridge

  • Industry Panel with Dominic Dromgoole and Jo Martin

  • Industry Panel with Daniel Bailey, Philip J Morris, Steve Medlin, and Beru Tessema

  • Writing Character with Cordelia Lynn

  • Taking Centre Stage: a sharing of new writing for stage

  • Poet’s Corner: a sharing of poetry, live music, and dance

  • Our Headshot Booth and Voice Reel Station

Special thanks to Ché Walker, Steve Medlin, and Collage Arts for their continued support and collaboration with Stoke The Embers.