Category: Writers

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News: Women’s Prize for Playwriting shortlist announced

The inaugural Women’s Prize for Playwriting has announced the 35 shortlisted scripts that will compete for its…

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News: the Bridge Theatre plots an autumn season of monologues

The Bridge Theatre has announce a repertoire of twelve one-person plays during September and October, using the theatre’s…

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News: Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Olivia Colman launch theatre support fund

With a long list of major founding donors, including Danny Boyle, Emilia Clarke, Tom Hiddleston, James McAvoy,…

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News: Tristram Kenton’s stage archive in pictures

Not really news, more a heads-up to this brilliant piece in the Guardian which covers the 30-odd…

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72nd Primetime Emmy Awards nominees

Outstanding Comedy Series Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Dead to Me (Netflix) The Good Place (NBC) Insecure (HBO)…

Posted in Bunker Theatre Bush Theatre Digital Rachel De-lahay Royal Court Theatre

News: My White Best Friend goes online via the Royal Court

Writer Rachel De-Lahay and director Milli Bhatia have commissioned ten writers to pen letters that say the unsaid, for a new,…

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TV Review: Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads

“Her mother was blind but made beautiful pastry” Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads gets remade and added to…

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TV Review: Sinbad Series 1

Despite Elliot Cowan’s biceps, and what biceps!, the first series of Sky family drama Sinbad shows why…

Posted in Inua Ellams News

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