Next Act: The Past and Future of New Writing for Theatre (2010)

Next Act: The Past and Future of New Writing for Theatre
Hosted by North West Playwrights, the British Theatre Consortium and Manchester Metropolitan University
Saturday 13th November 2010, 10.30 – 5.30

This was a one-day conference, following on from BTC’s Writ Large report, examining recent achievements and emerging challenges. We reflected on the successes and the problems for new writing over the past decade and look at the challenges faced by the playwright in the changed environment in which we find ourselves.
Topics included:
  • Achievements
  • Still in the Wings? Women writing for the stage
  • Script Development – support or interference?
  • Life Support Systems – How to survive the storm
  • Where do we go from here?

Speakers included:

David Edgar, April de Angelis, Giles Croft, Sarah Frankcom, Tanika Gupta  Amanda Whittington, Steve Waters & David Eldridge

LOCATION: Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Building,   Manchester (directly opposite the BBC, 5 minutes south of Oxford Road train station)