On emotional logic
In this edited extract from her book The Playwright’s Journey, Jemma Kennedy considers the jouissance or strangeness that makes for…
Dear Writer: A letter to you from Oladipo Agboluaje
Playwright and academic Oladipo Agboluaje apologises for just getting back to you, and offers some advice on knowing your worth…
Dear Writer: A letter to you from Lorna French
Lorna French shares three things she has come to learn as a black writer, to help you navigate the industry…
On form and transmediality
Is your work ever 'just one thing'? Eve Leigh was shortlisted for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting in 2019 for…
On driving your story
In-Sook Chappell was shortlisted for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwrighting in 2013 for P'YONGYANG. She offers some pointers on character,…
Seven starting points for your play
Renowned theatre director and Bruntwood Prize for Playwrighting Judge in 2017 Lyndsey Turner offers some thoughtful provocations for stage writers…
On re-writes and rehearsals
Roy Williams' play DAYS OF SIGNIFICANCE was first performed in 2007, but the text kept emerging for some time after.…
On reading for the Bruntwood Prize
Written to demystify the role of a reader, Anthony discusses the process of reading a script and the excitement of…
Essay: Keep asking questions
On 17th November 2019, Royal Exchange Theatre Dramaturg Suzanne Bell was awarded the 2019 Kenneth Tynan Award for Dramaturgy, given…
Sophie Woolley: Why I write
From going deaf in her 20s to being switched on as a real-life ‘cyborg’, Sophie Woolley’s brand new play is…