JL Pichelski

Category: Writing

  • Gender Neutral Playwriting

    As my first one-act play, Scenic Reality, is getting its’ first performance next month, I thought I’d write a bit about something that was very important to me when writing the play; that is, making sure that the characters could be played by as many different kinds of people as possible. This naturally led to…

  • Scenic Reality Venue Announced

    We are pleased to confirm the venue of Scenic Reality’s rehearsed reading. It will be at The Hope Theatre, Upper Street N1. The reading will be from 3pm to 4pm on 27th April and there will be time for feedback afterwards. Tickets are still available and are free, so be sure to get on EventBrite…

  • Cast Announced for Scenic Reality

    We are pleased to announce our cast for Scenic Reality. We’re very excited to be working with all four of these great actors. You can read their biographies on the Scenic Reality page. Reserve tickets on EventBrite

  • Scenic Reality Rehearsed Reading

    Reserve tickets on EventBrite Damien Blake has been trying to be a renowned film director ever since they left school. They starts their journey with their three best friends, a bleak outlook of society and a desire to create something important. They ends their journey with only one of these things. Set against the background…

  • Starfish is Now Available Online

    Back in August 2016, my short play Starfish was performed at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. I am now pleased to say that a full recording of that performance is available to watch on YouTube. (English subtitles can be turned on by clicking the button in the bottom right corner of the video.) After a Christmas…

  • The 72

    Here’s something to celebrate the new year. I made this game last year as a way of teaching myself how to use Renpy, a free visual novel making program. All of the sound and images were also created by me, or sourced from the public domain. I would really like to do more with video…

  • Computer Play Play @ Drift Shop

    On the 25th of October, my short play Computer Play Play will be getting a read through as part of Drift Theatre‘s scratch night DriftShop. An amateur drama group is given the opportunity to test a computer that can write plays, despite he protests of some of the groups more technophobic members and the computer’s…

  • Starfish @ The Courtyard Theatre

    After a very successful show at the Lyric Hammersmith, Starfish has been chosen to be performed again at The Courtyard Theatre, Hackney as part of a new performance of short plays called ‘Scribbles.’ The show will last for three days from the 18th to the 20th of August and will consist of Starfish and 4…

  • Starfish @ The Lyric Hammersmith

    As part of City Lit’s annual Page to Stage program, my short play Starfish has been selected to be performed on the 13th of August 2016. Over the last couple of weeks I have been busy workshopping and rehearsing my play with a brilliant cast and director who I am confident will put on a great…

  • Waiting for Ordano

    Project Endlessness: Part 3 of 3 “Are you sure you know where you’re going?” “Of course I know. Stop worrying about everything, I’m trying to work out where we are.” “All I can see is sea.” “I know. That’s all I can see too.” “So how do you know which way this place is?” “It’s…