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‘I want people shaken up,’ David Harrower on his play Blackbird, August’s playwright #12newplaywrightsin12months

Posted on September 18, 2015 by lucyaverywrites

Harrower’s two hander Blackbird was an unexpected winner of an Olivier Award. It’s a concisely written piece that plays out over real time and explores what happens when a couple reunite after about 15 years. This is no ordinary couple … Continue reading →

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A masterclass in active dialogue: Duncan Macmillan’s Lungs, July’s playwright #12newplaywrightsin12months

Posted on September 8, 2015 by lucyaverywrites

‘Theatre is often tedious, irrelevant, ridiculous and smug. At its best, though, it cuts through the noise of everything else that’s competing for our attention and gives our empathy and imagination a workout.’ From an interview with Duncan Macmillan here. … Continue reading →

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‘That’s as cinematic as you could get on stage.’ -Martin McDonagh, June’s Playwright #12newplaywrightsin12months

Posted on July 8, 2015 by lucyaverywrites

Now known more for his films In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths Martin McDonagh started as a playwright. Performed in 2003 although written in the mid 90s The Pillowman won an Olivier for Best New Play amongst other awards and is by his … Continue reading →

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Who is Daisy Scarlet? Update #triptychchallenge

Posted on June 28, 2015 by lucyaverywrites

It took us all a little longer than we’d hoped but we have all written a scene or collection of scenes in response to our stimulus and eerily there are some connections between the work other than our restrictions (see … Continue reading →

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‘In the olden days they used to think of writing as more like witchcraft and there’s something in that.’ -Marina Carr, May’s Playwright #12newplaywrightsin12months

Posted on June 24, 2015 by lucyaverywrites

This quote is from an interview with one of Ireland’s most prominent playwrights Marina Carr whose 2 brilliant plays Portia Coughlan and By The Bog of Cats I read this month. There’s definitely something magical about these pieces and if I didn’t need to move … Continue reading →

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April’s playwright: Danai Gurira #Eclipsed @gatetheatre #12newplaywrightsin12months

Posted on May 20, 2015 by lucyaverywrites

‘The characters are compilations of people, every story is a compilation’ -Danai Gurira as interviewed in McCarter Theatre Centre Blog This month I saw the brilliant play Eclipsed by Danai Gurira in its London premiere at the Gate Theatre in … Continue reading →

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March’s playwright: Kwame Kwei-Armah #12newplaywrightsin12months

Posted on April 18, 2015 by lucyaverywrites

‘The best work is that which comes from the specific, but becomes universal.’ -Kwame Kwei-Armah interviewed by Whats On Stage.com As I mentioned in my previous post in this series #12newplaywrightsin12months I found my copy of Kwame Kwei-Armah’s Elmina’s Kitchen whilst … Continue reading →

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4 STARS for #GODLESSMONSTERS on it’s first night in front of an audience!

Posted on April 7, 2015 by lucyaverywrites

I’ve never had a proper review before and I didn’t realise that reviewers had been invited as we were only showing the play at the New Diorama Theatre for 2 nights. But one reviewer came along from The Public Reviews … Continue reading →

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This play is a time bomb #godlessmonsters #rehearsaldiaryday1

Posted on March 23, 2015 by lucyaverywrites

‘My play is no different to any other play: it’s a time bomb that starts to tick from the moment the first action is initiated, from the moment that desires are heightened, characters cross and explode as they flounder to make sense of their … Continue reading →

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February’s playwright: Jennifer Haley #12newplaywrightsin12months

Posted on March 14, 2015 by lucyaverywrites

Jennifer Haley isn’t a playwright I’d heard of before, but with the rave reviews of her play The Nether that’s transferred from the Royal Court to the West End I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to see what I could … Continue reading →

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