Who has commissioned or co-produced some of the potentially most interesting new theatre that is taking place over the next couple of weeks? The answer may be surprising – it’s not theatres but drama schools” – Lyn Gardner, The Guardian
As the cast and production teams for the NEW season – our festival of new writing – take four new plays to The Gate Theatre in Notting Hill, here are a selection of images from the Cardiff leg of the festival.
The main picture is from VS09, a collaboration with the Royal Court, written by Hayley Squires and directed by Darren Lawrence.
Writing like this is good to see” – review of VS09
Pomona, a collaboration with the Royal Court. Written by Alistair McDowall and directed by Ned Bennett.
A Q&A session with Simon Stephens, Olivier Award winning playwright and Artistic Associate at the Lyric Hammersmith.
Blister – in collaboration with Paines Plough – written by Laura Lomas and directed by Stef O’Driscoll.
Dennis Kelly – writer of Matilda the Musical and Channel 4’s Utopia – appeared alongside Rachel De-Lahay, whose debut play The Westbridge won the Writers’ Guild Award for Best Theatre Play.
Spring Awakening – a Royal Welsh College commission from 2010 by Gary Owen. The play is directed by Ellen McDougall.
A sad tale beautifully told and interestingly staged” – review of Spring Awakening
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