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Phoebe Waller-Bridge has donated a London flat to support early-career writers from underprivileged backgrounds, allowing them to live rent-free while paying only bills. This initiative, named Writers' Block, aims to address the high cost of London accommodation for playwrights. Alongside Waller-Bridge, Jack Thorne, known for co-creating Adolescence and writing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is also financially backing the scheme. Other supporters include James Graham, Sally Wainwright, and Peter Morgan. The scheme grew out of the Adopt a Playwright Award, founded in 2008 to provide affordable accommodation for writers in London.
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