

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Storytelling Through Writing True Stories – exploring emotional truth
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 06:45 pm – Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Explore using ‘true stories’ in different forms of writing, from how to choose a starting point to shaping the material.About this EventStorytelling through Writing True Stories – exploring emotional truthEmotional truth is what drives good drama. Nothing inspires an audience more than the truth of ‘real’ people’s stories. Lived experience makes stories feel specific and original, and interviewing is a great way to get new material for whatever it is you are working on. In this workshop with Mariem Omari you will explore ‘true stories’ in different forms of writing; how to choose a starting point from your own life or conversations with others; how to shape material so you know what to include and what to let go of; and most importantly, how you want your audience to feel.Threads is a our programme of workshops and events supporting the South-Asian community in Glasgow to try new activities and develop skills in theatre and performance. The workshops explore storytelling through multiple aspects of performance including movement, voice, character, design and more!Workshops are 16+Book your free workshop ticket now to ensure your spot. Workshops will be limited to 16 people.If you cannot attend the workshop after booking let us know by Mon 16th Feb so we can give the slot to someone else.Who is it for?If you identify as South Asian and you are curious about performance or theatre then Threads if for you! You don’t need to have any previous experience to attend our workshops and you can attend as many as you’d like or just one that interests you.What to expect?All of our Threads events are welcoming and inclusive spaces. Each workshop is 1.5 hrs long. Please arrive at 6.45pm for welcome tea and snacks. The workshop will begin at 7pm.If you have any questions at all please contact info@bijliproductions.comAbout MariemMariem (Mim) Omari is a screenwriter, playwright and artistic director. She earned a spot on The List HOT 100, lauded for her theatre productions described as "political, sensitive, and compelling". Her play,' If I Had A Girl...', showcased in 2016 and toured nationally in 2017. She was one of the National Theatre of Scotland’s Starter for 10, selected for her critically acclaimed play, 'One Mississippi’, which had sell-out tours in 2017 and 2022. She was selected for the BBC Writers Room Scottish Voices 2019, and commissioned by BBC Scotland to create ‘Breaking Point’, a series of short films and audio for BBC platforms. In 2022 she was part of the Independent Film Trust/Sony Pictures Creative Corridor selected for her TV series, ‘Ria’s Room’. In 2023 she was selected for the Young Films Foundation, the inaugural WFTV Kay Mellor Screenwriters Lab, and The Writers Lab, UK &amp; Europe, and was commissioned by BBC Film to develop her first feature. She is Co-Founder &amp; Co-Artistic Director of Bijli Productions.
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Gorbals
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Citizens Theatre
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- **full address**: Citizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, Gorbals, United Kingdom

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- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 06:45 pm
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