Playwrights Industry Day

Schedule

Sat Sep 21 2024 at 09:30 am to 06:00 pm

Location

BN1 1UD Brighton, United Kingdom | Brighton, EN

Join us for our Playwrights Industry Day! Tickets on sale now.
Our Playwrights Industry Day brings together some of the most exciting people in theatre to offer you invaluable insights into the industry.
Whether you’re an emerging writer or have been at it for years, this day is a must for playwrights. The day will begin with a keynote speech from former Royal Court Artistic Director, Vicky Featherstone, followed by discussions and debates with theatre professionals from venues including Chichester Festival Theatre, The Belgrade, Royal and Derngate, and the Almeida Theatre. Theatre and Literary Agents will discuss how they work with playwrights and other topics covered will include collaborative theatre-making, ethical practices and how to work with venues. The day will conclude with tips from professional playwrights, including Tim Crouch and Testament on making a successful career.
See the full lineup at https://www.newwritingsouth.com/theatreday/
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9.30 – 10.00am
Registration with tea and coffee
10 – 10.30am
Opening Keynote from Vicky Featherstone, former Artistic Director at Royal Court.
10.30- 11.30am
The role of literary managers and theatre agents:
This is a chance to hear how literary managers and theatre agents work with playwrights. From how to make an initial approach to a theatre agent, to the role a literary manager plays within a venue, this panel hopes to be enlightening and informative. Come prepared with questions you might like to ask of the panel!
Panelists:
Hannah Joss – Associate Literary Director, Chichester Festival Theatre
Jessi Stewart – Theatre Agent at Independent Talent Group
Gurnesha Bola – Freelance reader, dramaturg and script editor. Previously worked in Royal Court’s Literary Department.
Chaired by Chris James – Senior Producer at The Lyric Theatre.
11.30-12pm
Break (tea and coffee available)
12-1pm
How to get your work out there – working with venues and programmers:
Hear from some of the most influential decision makers and programmers in theatre, giving practical tips and hints on how playwrights can work with venues. Whether it’s understanding how different programmers curate a season to support venues give to emerging playwrights, this panel will equip you with the tools you need to understand how venues, programmers and writers can work together.
Panelists:
Vicky Featherstone – former Artistic Director at the Royal Court.
Corey Campbell – Creative Director at The Belgrade Theatre
Holly Gladwell – Deputy CEO (Producing & Programming), Royal and Derngate
Stephanie Bain – Head of Programming and Literary, The Almeida
Chaired by Rebekah Jones, Producer
1-2pm
Break for lunch.
2-3pm
Co-creating theatre – writing with communities, ethical practice and different models of delivery:
Join these fantastic theatre makers and organisations as they discuss how they make high quality theatre with and for the communities they serve, what is meant by ‘ethical theatre’ and what you need to consider when representing others’ stories on stage. This panel looks at what it is to be a theatre maker today, creating relevant, necessary work.
Panelists:
Chinonyerem Odimba – Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Tiata Fahodzi
Emma Rees – Executive Director and CEO of Theatre Centre
Charlie Josephine – Playwright
Jack Parris – Artistic Director of Brighton People’s Theatre
Chaired by Inroads Director, Sara Clifford.
3-3.30pm
Break (tea and coffee available)
3.30-4.30pm
How to make it work as a professional
Have you ever wondered how you can make a sustainable living from playwrighting? What does a ‘portfolio career’ look like when a playwright is in between commissions and how do they get their commissions in the first place? At what point does a playwright call themselves a professional and do they still get imposter syndrome? Come prepared with questions to ask our fantastic panellists, Tim Crouch, Suhayla El-Bushra, Rabiah Hussain and Testament as they talk about the reality of working in the industry, find out how and why they do it! Chaired by producer Faith Dodkins.
Panelists:
Tim Crouch
Rabiah Hussain
Suhayla El-Bushra
Testament
Chaired by producer Faith Dodkins.
Close with performance by Testament.
The event will finish with a short performance by playwright and spoken word artist, Testament.
4.45- 6pm
Drinks at Theatre Royal’s Colonnade Bar.
Come and join us for a drink and a chat at the theatre pub over the road. The first drink is on us.

Where is it happening?

BN1 1UD Brighton, United Kingdom, Brighton, United Kingdom

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Host or Publisher New Writing South

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