Phoebe Waller-Bridge donates London flat for early-career writers

Entertainment · First reported 3 Nov, 19:19 · Updated 04:52

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge has donated a London flat to Writers’ Block, a theatre initiative offering accommodation to writers from disadvantaged backgrounds. The reports describe the accommodation as rent-free or available for bills only, and one says the scheme aims to address class barriers in theatre.

Waller-Bridge bought the property for Writers’ Block, and writers using it will pay only bills, according to the detailed report.
The initiative is intended to help writers from disadvantaged backgrounds, with the stated aim of addressing class barriers in theatre.
Jack Thorne is among the scheme’s financial backers; the detailed report also names James Graham, Sally Wainwright, Peter Morgan and Martin McDonagh.
Writers’ Block grew out of the Adopt a Playwright Award. Its organisers say the scheme has signed up 15 homes and helped 12 writers find accommodation.
The detailed report cites research finding that 16% of people working in the creative industries came from working-class backgrounds.

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Key facts

Donor: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Initiative: Writers’ Block
Accommodation cost: Residents pay only bills, according to the detailed report.
Homes signed up: 15
Writers helped: 12
Creative-industry workforce from working-class backgrounds: 16%, according to research cited in the detailed report.