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British Council calls for new playwrights
27 Mar 2013 at 07:15hrs | Views
The British Council is calling for emerging playwrights to submit applications under the banner "New Writing Project - Zimbabwe."
In a statement, the council said the initiative will help young and budding artistes to realise their full potential.
"The British Council has been working on new writing projects all over the world. For many years, one of the great strengths of the UK performing arts practice is the development of contemporary writers and the support they receive in accessing audiences.
"One of the leading theatres working in this field is the Royal Court in London.
"The Royal Court runs long-term play development projects in many different countries, helping to stimulate new writing and bringing many of these writers and plays to London for further work and sometimes productions.
"The British Council has been a key collaborator and supporter of many of the Royal Court International programmes and is delighted to be in a position to extend this work to playwrights from South Africa and Zimbabwe.
"We are looking to access emerging playwrights who have some experience of writing plays and you will need to show evidence of your track record of writing plays but you do not have to demonstrate that these plays have been published or performed," reads the statement.
In a statement, the council said the initiative will help young and budding artistes to realise their full potential.
"The British Council has been working on new writing projects all over the world. For many years, one of the great strengths of the UK performing arts practice is the development of contemporary writers and the support they receive in accessing audiences.
"One of the leading theatres working in this field is the Royal Court in London.
"The Royal Court runs long-term play development projects in many different countries, helping to stimulate new writing and bringing many of these writers and plays to London for further work and sometimes productions.
"The British Council has been a key collaborator and supporter of many of the Royal Court International programmes and is delighted to be in a position to extend this work to playwrights from South Africa and Zimbabwe.
"We are looking to access emerging playwrights who have some experience of writing plays and you will need to show evidence of your track record of writing plays but you do not have to demonstrate that these plays have been published or performed," reads the statement.
Source - TH
