DARE TO CREATE
OLDHAM ARTS FESTIVAL
ON AIR
BY JAKE SCOTT
Double bill with 'Flesh and Bones'
1853 Studios - Mill 2
SUNDAY 24th AUGUST
7:30pm
'On Air' is a play about what it means to hear - to listen - to speak. Follow the music into a world of memories, melodies, and tensions as a young man explains why strangers are blowing up his phone. People aren't very happy with him - but what did he do, and why did he do it?
Through reminiscence, banging tunes, and the sheer power of radio, the protagonist DJs up a tale of how silence speaks louder than words, apart from when it doesn't. You don't need to know his name. All you need to know is how much he loves tuning in.
Content Information: transphobia
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JAKE SCOTT
Jake is a writer and theatre-maker, and a full-time youth worker. He is currently developing his play ‘On Air’ with the support of the Oldham Coliseum Theatre and Dare to Know, and is working on his first novel manuscript.
In 2023, he graduated with a distinction from the University of Liverpool’s MA in Creative and Critical Writing. Jake’s writerly interests include weird fiction, poeticism, and queer/trans voices and narratives. His work has been described as ‘engaging’, ‘moving’, and ‘thought-provoking’.
Prior publications include work in the These Starving Bones of Mine anthology, poems featured in The Cloudscent Journal and on the Oldham Literature Map, and 'Dead Name', a spoken word piece performed at the Park Theatre.
You can find him writing, performing, and producing over at @jakescottwrites on Instagram.