Development Diary: Jacob Kay on his playwrighting journey
Jacob Kay was shortlisted for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwrighting in 2019 for his first play GLASS. Since then he…
Catching up with Alexandra Donnachie
WHEN WE DIED by Alexandra Donnachie was longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting in 2017. It premieres in March…
On developing your process
Charlene James offers some reflections and prompts for writers on interrogating their own working process.
What I learned as a Phase Two script reader
Katherine Chandler is an award-winning writer working in theatre, film and television. She takes us on her journey reading for…
What I learned as a final phase script reader
Tommo Fowler is a dramaturg who has worked as a reader at the Royal Court, Sheffield Theatres, Bush Theatre and…
Interrogating your choices
Katherine Soper won the Bruntwood Prize for Playwrighting in 2015 for WISH LIST. She offers this thoughtful resource to support…
Development Diary: Tom Lodge on 'discovering' his play
Tom Lodge is a working-class playwright and theatre maker with an interest in formally bold, politically engaged work. He talks…
Jo Clifford: Why I write
Jo is the author of over 80 works in every dramatic medium. Her work has been translated into many languages…
Kevin Loring: Why I write
Kevin Loring, the Director of Indigenous Theatre at the National Arts Centre Canada, considers the responsibility of theatre-makers to the work…
Vinay Patel: Why I write
Playwright Vinay Patel considers the tension and movement between stories from the fringes and the spaces and places in which…