Pop-Up Workshop: Golden Ticket
This workshop is a scenic detour, with time for conversation, music, memories and a proper packed lunch included. Up to 14 participants are invited to be the backseat drivers and help shape Golden Ticket, a new play questioning who sets the route and exploring community, human error, delays, detours and how automation is changing our lives.
We’re looking for: Bus passengers who take local routes Bus drivers (past, present, or nearly retired) Everyone with stories of missed stops, favourite seats, the people you meet, places you pass through, arguments with the timetable, the bell dinging for your stop, and unexpected delays. We’re seeking a mix of ages and life experiences.
What’s happening? Depart 10am from Derby Theatre (up to 2 local pick-ups on way) Travel to Matlock with music and conversation Free packed lunch (dietary needs catered for) in Matlock, sharing stories of memorable journeys Return to Derby by 4pm (up to 2 local drop-offs on way)
Register your interest by Tuesday 31st March 2026.
Date
Saturday 18 April 2026
10:00 AM – 4:OO PM
(up to 20 spaces available)
Travel and access bursaries are available. Please note that the vehicle does not have wheelchair access. If this affects you, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss other ways that you can engage with this project.
Finley Townsend
Finley-Rose is a creative practitioner based in the East Midlands.
Whether it’s playwriting, directing, or producing, community is the central theme in all of Fin’s work. Fin has worked as a facilitator and director at the Birmingham REP and Birmingham Hippodrome, including as one of the REP’s directors in training for their prestigious Foundry programme. Over the years, Fin has contributed to a variety of productions across the Midlands, taking on assistant director roles for both small- and large-scale projects.
While producing for BEFESTIVAL, Fin discovered a passion for European theatre praxis, a key influence on her writing style. Today, she co-runs Literati Arts, a Leicester-based poetry organisation, where she curates live poetry events and community projects. Fin’s short story, Constellations of Early Motherhood, was published in Things Left Unsaid, an anthology by Motherhood Uncensored earlier this year.
