Optik Theatre is bringing its popular new writing showcase The Script Room to Whitton Library as part of the Library's 50th year celebrations.

The company will perform four new plays specially chosen from hundreds submitted to director Barry Edwards and will showcase writers Amelia Stephenson, Robert Frew, Alan Kilpatrick and Carol Saint Martin.

The performance will take place on March 21 with performances at 3pm and 7.30pm Running time 90 mins including interval.

Known originally just as Optik (from the German for 'optics') the company started work in the 1980s with director Barry Edwards joined by artists including Heather Ackroyd, Cornelia Parker and Adrian Rawlins.

With a mission to be special, to excite and to entertain Optik went on to tour its award-winning theatre to venues and arts spaces around the world.

More recently the company has initiated a series of local performance projects including three productions specially created for the Borough's WW1 Centenary programme.

In another project called The Script Room Optik Theatre has developed an exciting showcase for new theatre writing bringing over thirty new plays to Richmond and Whitton libraries.

Tickets are £10 and can be booked on-line here.