WAM Theatre‘s 5th Fresh Takes Reading Series kicks of on Sunday April 15th at 3:30pm at No. 6 Depot Roastery and Cafe in West Stockbridge with Swallow by Stef Smith, directed by WAM Theatre’s new Associate Artistic Director, Talya Kingston.  This hit of the Edinburgh Festival introduces us to three strangers who are about to face their demons head on.  Balanced precariously on a tipping point, they may be able to save one another if they can overcome their urge to self-destruct.  Questions of identity, heartbreak and hope are explored with vivid, poetic intensity by one of Scotland’s most talked about young playwrights.

Fresh Takes presents a series of ground-breaking plays that are imaginative and thoughtful explorations of complex issues affecting women and girls.  Featuring local professional actors and directors, Fresh Takes 2018 continues WAM Theatre’s commitment to connecting Berkshire audiences to female playwrights who are contributing to national and international theatre conversations. Each of the plays was selected in order to provoke conversation and the series includes post-reading discussions that promise to be vibrant!