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Arnold Wesker at 80
A birthday tribute from David Edgar, President of the Writers' Guild (Photo of Arnold Wesker by Leon Kreel) Today is the 80th birthday of one of the greatest playwrights of the last 60 years. For me,...
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How not to disappear completely
Playwrights should take amateur theatre more seriously, says Fin Kennedy (photo of Fin Kennedy by Sarah Lee) This spring, my best-known play, How To Disappear Completely And Never Be Found, opened on...
View ArticleEmergency motion raises the alarm about writer development
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain passed an emergency motion at its AGM on 14th June deploring Arts Council England's withdrawal of investment in the future of dramatic writing and writers, and...
View ArticlePlays of Innocence and Experience
Major free development project for theatre writers launches Writers' Guild charitable foundation The deadline for applications to this project has now passed Update (25.9.12): We have contacted our...
View ArticleGuidelines for theatre writers
David Edgar introduces two new booklets from the Writers' Guild The Working Playwright - Agreements and Contracts (pdf) The Working Playwright - Engaging with Theatres (pdf) In the old days, getting a...
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A most curious detour
Alistair Rutherford (pictured) on adapting a biography for the stage, with support from the Stroke Association In 2005 Edinburgh-born Stuart Hepburn suffered an extensive brain stem stroke which left...
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Winds of change
Writer and producer Ade Solanke on the African new wave It’s made Afrobeats a global sensation and Nollywood the second largest film business in the world. Now the vitality and verve of Nigerian...
View ArticleIn defence of The Working Playwright
The editors of two new Writers' Guild booklets for working playwrights have defended the publications from criticism that 'they advocate a way of working in which the writer holds the lion’s share of...
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Return of the epic
Robin Soans on the benefits for playwrights of working with drama schools (The RADA production of Craig Murray's One Turbulent Ambassador - photo by John Haynes, courtesy LAMDA Ltd) One Turbulent...
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Theatre Encouragement Awards 2012
The Theatre Committee of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain presented its annual awards for the encouragement of new writing at a lunch ceremony at the Royal Court Theatre Bar at the end of November....
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Carry On (Writing) Regardless
Richard Bevan (below) on how aspiring playwrights should approach tough economic times These are tough times. Arts cuts, corporate money down the pan and theatres that nurture writers increasingly...
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Plays of Innocence & Experience
Richard Pinner reports on the first ever venture supported by the new Writers Foundation (UK) Photo: Writer Kerry Hood (left) and her director, Sophie Lifschutz The Theatre Committee of the Writers’...
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The Plays of Innocence & Experience, experience
By Jan Harris (pictured, below) Read Richard Pinner's introduction to the Plays of Innocence & Experience scheme The first time I read about The Writers’ Guild’s Plays of Innocence & Experience...
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Are you experienced?
By Michael Ross Read Richard Pinner's introduction to the Plays of Innocence & Experience scheme Photo: Michael Ross (foreground)with Chipo Chung (director) and Kerry Hood In October I was one of...
View ArticleReport counts cost of theatre cuts
Fin Kennedy's snapshot of new play development issues a challenge to Culture Minister Ed Vaizey A shocking exposé of the devastating effect of spending cuts on live theatre has been published by...
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Writing The Tailor's Last Stand
Ian Buckley on why he felt compelled to put his Communist father's story on the stage Being the son of a Savile Row tailor, and visiting his small Soho workshop over many years (including stairwell...
View ArticleObituary: Robert (Bob) Adams
By Alannah O’Sullivan Robert Adams OBE was an extraordinary man. A paratrooper in WW2, he was also a first-rate runner who coached Ghana’s first athletics team and brought them to Britain after the...
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My Theatre Matters! campaign
Show your support for local theatres A major campaign, My Theatre Matters!, has been launched by Equity, The Stage and the Theatrical Management Association. The campaign has grown out of concern about...
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Getting the Minister's attention
Leading writers back campaign against theatre funding cuts Over 60 of the UK's best-known writers and other theatrical professionals – including Sir Tom Stoppard, Michael Frayn, Caryl Churchill, Mike...
View ArticleTheatre Centre Awards open for submissions
Theatre Centre invites applications to its two key prizes, the Brian Way Award for Best New Play and the Adrienne Benham Award. Brian Way Award 2013 Prize: £6,000 Deadline: 31 May 2013 at 12 noon To...
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