Abhinay School of Performing Arts Inc., a charity organisation, is pleased to announce its latest exciting big event – a writers workshop to be presented by world-renowned playwright, Alex Broun, at the Hurstville Entertainment Centre on Sunday 6 June.

Abhinay, which in Hindi means an ‘expression’, currently run classes on drama, many Indian dance forms including Bollywood , vocal and instrumental music. Established in 2009, Abhinay aims to promote art and culture. Alex Broun, a patron of Abhinay School of Performing Arts Inc., will conduct a three-hour script-writing workshop at the Hurstville Entertainment Centre on Sunday 6 June. “Hurstville is a vibrant area, rich in creativity and I’m looking forward to working with local writers from a wide cross-section of backgrounds to develop their ideas and stories in to great 10-minute plays that may go on to be performed at Short+Sweet and other 10-minute play festivals around the world,” says Broun, who is the Artistic Director of Short+Sweet Theatre (the largest 10-minute play festival in the world).

Broun is one of the world’s leading 10-minute playwrights and has had over 60 ten-minute plays produced in nearly 400 productions all over the world from the USA to China. He has produced more than 20 full-length plays across the globe as well as having five short screenplays filmed during the last two years. He has also twice received funding from the Australian Film Commission and was a winner of the Inscription Script awards in 2009 for his screenplay of The Jacaranda Tree.

In announcing this exciting event Abhinay School of Performing Arts Inc. President, Aishveryaa Nidhi said, “I am very excited to announce a workshop with Alex, this will create opportunities for our local community writers, directors and actors to polish their skills and get ready to participate in festivals like Short+Sweet. I would personally like to encourage young generation to come forward and learn from the best in the industry.”

Abhinay Event Coordinator Sam Almaliki said, “This is really a great opportunity for local writers and the local community at large and we are pleased to be able to put this workshop together with the support of Alex. This will be an insightful and dynamic workshop, certainly an opportunity not to be missed.”

For bookings and more information, ring Aish on 0488 200 222 and visit www.abhinay.com.au