Nottingham Playhouse offers mentorship scheme for future playwrights


Aspiring playwrights are being encouraged to come forward to be selected for a mentorship and development program at Nottingham Playhouse.
The scheme, which includes mentorship from East Midlands playwright Nathan Ellis, will provide guidance and support to emerging writers over nine months, culminating in a project showcase likely in October 2024.
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Hide AdEmerging writers or just creatives with ideas for plays may now apply for the scheme, which has been relaunched after a successful program that ran in 2021-22. The course is part of the Nottingham Playhouse’s Amplify Associated initiative, a network for creatives with an interest in theatre launched this year.
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Applicants have until January 8th to register their interest in the scheme, which will run from early February until the end of October next year.
Those wishing to be considered will need to provide three to five pages of writing for theatrical performance, in the form of dialogue or a monologue, and either a written or video submission introducing themselves and their vision.
Successful applicants will be invited to join a nine-month mentoring schedule requiring a commitment to the program, including attendance of two meetings per week.
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They will receive mentorship from Nathan Ellis, author of numerous plays including Verity Bargate Award-nominated SUPER HIGH RESOLUTION. Ellis is a member of the BBC Writersroom Drama Room and the Nottingham Playhouse Amplify network.
His play Work.txt, featured at this year’s Amplify Festival, held in October. Ellis’ work appeared alongside plays Batman (aka Naomi’s Death Show) by Naomi Westerman and Yeah, No, Fine. by Emma Gray and Grace Carter.
Amplify Producer Beccy D'Souza said: "It's really exciting to have Nathan running this extended programme. Playwrights can find it hard to get practical advice and experience, and it's hugely beneficial to be part of a community of writers when developing new work and trying to forge a career in writing for the stage.
“Through this collaboration, we're able to offer a longer-term intervention through which we are able to provide professional and peer to peer connections and support."
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Hide AdDuring the course members of the new writers’ community will be offered travel expenses, access requirements, and childcare for those needing it. They will also gain access to press night viewings of productions at the Playhouse during the nine months.
The nine month mentorship will lead up to the Amplify Festival, scheduled for October next year, during which those accepted onto the 2024 program will take place in a writers showcase to talk about their experiences.
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