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…
Prize Judge Kate Vokes on partnership between arts and business
Kate Vokes, Culture Director at Bruntwood and Judge for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2019 speaks to the power of…
On structure
A set of questions you might like to ask yourself when considering how you have told your story.
Bridget Minamore on curating our 'Why I write' essay series
To mark the opening of submissions for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwrighting 2019, writer and critic Bridget Minamore introduces 6…
Development Diary: Sharon Clark in Canada
Sharon Clark won a Judges Award at the Bruntwood Prize for Playwrighting 2017 for her play PLOW. Sharon is at…