We’re delighted to announce that the Hear Us Out festival of online performances, readings and workshops, by, for and with the older LGBTQ+ community, will be held over the weekend of 26th – 29th November. Artistic Director Dinos Aristidou and the community cast have been rehearsing via Zoom with amazing results and we are eagerly anticipating the Hear […]
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New Writing South, in partnership with Brighton Fringe, runs the Best New Play Award. This award is presented to a playwright in recognition of an outstanding, original theatre script produced at Brighton Fringe. The winner of the New Writing South Best New Play Award receives a cheque for £250 and free registration to next year’s
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It’s been quite the year for New Writing South’s Celebrating our Stories project. Led by Artistic Director Dinos Aristidou and supported by Arts Council England and The Baring Foundation’s Celebrating Age initiative, we have been collecting the stories of older LGBTQ+ people throughout 2019 to turn into a brand new verbatim theatre festival Hear Us Out in 2020.
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Looking for LGBTQ+ community performers – any age and no previous experience required!
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New Writing South, in partnership with Brighton Fringe, is delighted to announce the winner of the New Writing South Best New Play Award 2019. This award is presented to a playwright in recognition of an outstanding, original theatre script produced at Brighton Fringe. We received 68 entries this year and 11 plays were shortlisted. Each
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Whether it’s life drawing hen parties, impromptu street performances, or an artistically overpriced pint, Brighton offers plenty of opportunities to be creative. But despite the abundance of creative spaces and inspiration around the city all year round, there is still something special about being given the opportunity to sit in a theatre when the stage
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New Writing South, in partnership with Brighton Fringe, is delighted to announce the shortlist for the Best New Play Award 2019. This award is presented to a playwright in recognition of an outstanding, original theatre script produced at Brighton Fringe. We received 68 entries this year and 11 plays have been shortlisted. These are: After
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LAST CHANCE to apply for a place on Theatre Royal Brighton Young Playwrights 2019. This group offers a great start for any young person (16 -25) wishing to explore a career in writing for the stage, with a unique opportunity to have their work performed for an audience in one of the South’s most prestigious
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Warm congratulations to Rosy Carrick who scooped the New Writing South Best New Play award for Passionate Machine at the Brighton Fringe Awards last month. Rosy Carrick’s solo performance combines video, music, photographs, a host of familiar characters (from David Bowie to Rocky Balboa) and a fantastically inventive time-travelling script. “Refreshing, emotional and wonderfully crafted – it was transfixing”
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