November already and I am one month into my residency at the British Centre for Literary Translation. It has already been a rich and rewarding experience, particularly in my exchanges with fellow Translator in Residence Olivia Helliwell.

The residency has provided an opportunity to hear a reading of LA FLORIDA, a California hard-boiler-inspired noir from Víctor Sánchez Rodríguez, writer of Cuzco, which premiered in the UK at Theatre503 last year. I translated La Florida during a residency at the Arniches Theatre, Alicante, in 2018, and am delighted that Out of the Wings will be teaming up with UEA’s ScriptXtra project on November 19 at 19:30GMT to read the translation. (Pictured, one of the scenes that inspired the play: an abandoned apartment complex on the Valencian coast. What goes on inside out of season…?)

All are welcome to attend; for details, simply sign up the Out of the Wings mailing list, which will be used to send out the Zoom link nearer the time.

Talking of Out of the Wings, do keep an eye on the collective’s many activities this month and beyond, with readings, performances, video, and book launches. Details here.

Meanwhile, my residency continues at the BCLT with this event on November 25 about the Chilean playwright Bosco Cayo, and with my friends at Foreign Affairs it is my honour to be mentoring once again on their pioneering theatre translation programme.

More to come in December…