Winsome Pinnock’s play Leave Taking, about a Caribbean family living in North London, is as powerful today as it was when it was first performed in 1987. As a major new production opens at the Bush Theatre in London, the author reveals how she came to write it, and how it was inspired by her … Continue reading ‘Reaching out for life in a new country’: Winsome Pinnock on her play Leave Taking
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Spotlight: MOMENT
Deirdre Kinahan, Irish playwright and Artistic Director of Tall Tales Theatre company, reveals the inspiration behind her latest acclaimed play currently playing at the Bush Theatre, MOMENT. I feel I pick up plays from off the street, from the top seat of a bus or from a fragment of newspaper. Plays often present themselves in … Continue reading Spotlight: MOMENT
Going Public: What playwrights feel about their reviews
Playwright and tutor Steve Waters explains the power of the review, and offers advice on how to deal with them, whether they're good or bad. As I sat down to write this piece, I was waiting for reviews for two new plays of mine: Amphibians, a project I have developed with Offstage Theatre Company, and … Continue reading Going Public: What playwrights feel about their reviews
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