Fleabag creator donates flat for struggling writers

Waller-Bridge backs writers' housing scheme

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, creator of Fleabag, has donated a London flat to Writers' Block, a new initiative tackling class barriers in theatre. Early-career writers from disadvantaged backgrounds will pay only bills.

Waller-Bridge adds financial support

Beyond the flat donation, Waller-Bridge has made what the initiative described as a generous financial contribution to help the scheme get established and support more writers.

Jack Thorne joins the backers

Screenwriter Jack Thorne, who co-created Adolescence and wrote Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is also backing the scheme financially. He credits his brother's support when starting out.

“For many writers, the need for a roof makes writing impossible, which is why this pilot is so important.”

Class imbalance dominates creative industries

Research by the Sutton Trust found just sixteen percent of creative industry workers came from working-class backgrounds. Class imbalances are more pronounced in this sector than any other.

Other major figures join the effort

Playwright James Graham, Happy Valley creator Sally Wainwright, The Crown's Peter Morgan, and Martin McDonagh are among other backers supporting Writers' Block and its mission.

Scheme offers affordable rooms to writers

Writers' Block grew from the Adopt a Playwright Award founded in two thousand eight.It invites Londoners to offer spare rooms capped at thirty pounds a night or five hundred pounds a month.