This month NHB publishes Lou Ramsden’s Hundreds and Thousands, the follow-up play to her critically acclaimed debut Breed (2010), for which she was shortlisted for the Critics' Circle Most Promising Playwright Award. Here, exclusively for the NHB blog, Lou spills the beans on what it's like for a playwright in those final days leading up … Continue reading Spotlight: HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS at Soho Theatre
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Spotlight: CHARGED at Soho Theatre
For over thirty years, Clean Break have used theatre for personal and political change, working with women whose lives have been affected by the criminal justice system. Last year, the company commissioned six of the most exciting female voices in British theatre to write about these women, and presented the plays at Soho Theatre under … Continue reading Spotlight: CHARGED at Soho Theatre
PART 5: Bruntwood Playwriting Competition 2011
Andrew Sheridan is a joint-winner of the 2008 Bruntwood Playwriting Competition for his play Winterlong – 'a dazzling debut' Guardian. Set in Manchester, the play explores what happens when a baby is discarded a few nights before Christmas. Sheridan is also an actor, and has appeared in award-winning TV, film and theatre. How would you … Continue reading PART 5: Bruntwood Playwriting Competition 2011
The Prompt Book 