The New Writing South Statement 2020
Welcoming Kit de Waal to Brighton Festival for the New Writing South Statement 2020!
Welcoming Kit de Waal to Brighton Festival for the New Writing South Statement 2020!
We are looking for LGBTQ+ community performers of all ages and abilities to perform in our Hear Us Out LGBTQ+ verbatim theatre festival later this year. Over the last year we’ve collected around 40 stories from older LGBTQ+ people across the South East of England which will be turned into a series of performances. These …
In this interview, the fifth in a series of interviews with SPOTLIGHT authors, we speak to tara Gould, whose story The Haunting of Strawberry Water is published by Myriad Editions.
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 …
In this interview, the fourth in a series of interviews with SPOTLIGHT authors, we speak to Sarah Windebank, whose collection Memories of a Swedish Grandmother is published by Myriad Editions.
In this interview, the third in a series of interviews with SPOTLIGHT authors, we speak to Ana Tewson-Bozic, whose story Crumbs is published by Myriad Editions.
In this interview, the second in a series of interviews with SPOTLIGHT authors, we speak to Jacqueline Haskell, whose poetry collection Stroking Cerberus is published by Myriad Editions.
In this interview, the first in a new series on SPOTLIGHT authors, we speak to Elizabeth Ridout, whose poetry collection Summon is published by Myriad Editions.
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.
As the end of the decade approaches and we roll into the 2020s, we’re looking back at a big year of development for New Writing South. There’s a great deal of new writing to be proud of, and so many writers to be excited by. Ten of our highlights are beneath! 1. Writers’ Days With …