Phoebe Waller-Bridge offers rent-free London flat to new writers
The flat is part of Writers’ Block, a theatre initiative supporting playwrights from disadvantaged backgrounds. Its resident will pay bills but no rent, The Standard reports.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge has bought and donated the use of a London flat for early-career writers through the Writers’ Block initiative. The resident will pay bills but no rent. The Standard
Writers’ Block aims to ease the cost of accommodation for playwrights from disadvantaged backgrounds and is a partnership with Omnibus Theatre in Clapham. The Standard
James Graham and Jack Thorne are among the scheme’s financial backers. Graham said it could help writers facing class barriers to keep working. BBC NewsThe Standard