Plays by Middle Child's working class writers' group

Class Acts is a writers’ group for working class people in Hull and East Yorkshire who want to explore politics, class and community through theatre.

In January and February of this year, nine writers took part in a series of book club events, reading plays by working class playwrights, followed by workshops with playwrights Leo Butler, Florence Espeut-Nickless, Roy Williams, Daniel Ward and Kelly Jones.

The Class Acts writers have since each written two drafts of a scene to be performed, script-in-hand, at Fresh Ink 2026.

Class Acts is made possible with funding from Barry Amiel & Norman Melburn Trust and was led by Rabbey.

Line-Up

In Parallel by Madeline Ellis

Inheritance by Jed Salisbury

Stella by Owen Baxter

The Invitation by Daniel Arnott

Retail Therapy by George Bell

Ruby Moon and the Sorceress of the Theatre Royal by Lauren Saunders

The New Trainers by Lisa Maris

Elephant’s Graveyard by Chris Pearson

Victory Lap by Kieren Bonsu

Content notes: Grief, suicide and emotional abuse

A limited number of tickets will be reserved to book on the day from our festival box office, by the venue.

For full details about this event, including cast and director credits and venue information, see the Fresh Ink website.