In addition to our own projects, we also support the dramaturgy of some of the new plays in development at our partner theatres.
Over the last five years the new commissions we have supported include: Bollywood Jane, by Amanda Whittington, The Palace of Fear, by Philip Osment, The Illustrious Corpse, by Tariq Ali, The Fortune Club, by Dolly Dhingra (for Leicester Haymarket Theatre); Satin ‘n’ Steel, by Amanda Whittington, Mother Courage and her Children adapted by Dipo Agboluaje (for Nottingham Playhouse); The Scarlet Bus, by Amanda Whittington (for Nottingham Playhouse); The Summer Book, by Tove Jansson, adapted by Emma Rosoman (for Nottingham Playhouse); The Retirement of Tom Stevens, by William Ivory (for Lakeside Arts Centre); Natural Breaks and Rhythms, by Julius Ayodeji (commissioned by TWP); Earl of Mo’Bay, by Leah Chillery (commissioned by TWP).