We work closely with our partner theatres on new plays for their programmes, and throughout the year provide dramaturgical support on a number of commissions.
There are a number of routes through which we ourselves, and the theatres come to commission writers.
TWP’s projects and productions are currently project-funded, and each event is a unique collaboration, which will be planned over several months as we raise the money to deliver the work.
Meanwhile, the theatres are able to commission work at varying levels (this is dependant on their funding level and new writing policy).
On the positive side, there is a huge increase in the volume of work under commission today than at the time TWP was first launched, which is a testament to the success of the project.
In all cases writers are commissioned because we have a special enthusiasm for their work. In the case of TWP we are very committed to writers living and/or working in the East Midlands region, and early-career playwrights in particular. Through our initiatives, playwriting courses, workshops and mentoring we discover and build the creative relationships, which feed our ongoing productions and activities.