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…
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…
Essay: Keep asking questions
On 17th November 2019, Royal Exchange Theatre Dramaturg Suzanne Bell was awarded the 2019 Kenneth Tynan Award for Dramaturgy, given…
Development Diary: Stuart Slade (and his daughter) at the National Theatre
Stuart Slade won a Bruntwood Prize for Playwrighting Judges' Award in 2019 for GLEE & ME. He heads to London…
Development Diary: Jody O'Neill on writing in isolation
We are exploring ways in which we can all remain connected and optimistic during the Covid-19 pandemic. Jody O'Neill won…
On theatregoing
Charlene James' offers thoughts on investigating the theatre landscape and some prompts for taking as much in as possible.
An actor’s journey to writing
Adam Lawrence was longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwrighting in 2019 for LET IT LIE. It is set in…
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…
On developing your process
Charlene James offers some reflections and prompts for writers on interrogating their own working process.