New Writing and Writers
New writing is the life blood of theatre and creating new work is central to Graeae’s artistic mandate. Graeae has a long track record of working with new writing and new writers. The company has an approach to theatre making which is to adopt an aesthetic of accessibility. This can include on stage sign language interpreters, use of video or sound, spoken descriptive narratives, captioning, power point images or audio description.
Unsolicited Scripts
Graeae is reviewing and revising the script submission process. We will be launching a new programme in 2009 for unsolicited scripts. Unfortunately, until that time, we will not be accepting unsolicited scripts. Please watch the website for updated information.
Graeae’s remit of new writing includes:
Original commissioned new plays
Plays adapted from existing work (this can be from a wide spectrum of original forms including books, fairy tales or legends, poetry, film and non-fiction)
Radical adaptations of existing play texts exploring the Graeae aesthetic within the stage directions, narrative or dialogue work with established non disabled and disabled writers and will seek to develop new disabled writers.
Key artistic aims in the next five years are to:
Increase the number of disabled people writing for Graeae through a series of initiatives and schemes and support networks
Actively seek writers of interest to the artistic team and invite proposals from writers/artists unknown to the company
Increase the number of producible new scripts to give the artistic director greater choice in the planning and production of new work
To be an innovator of new work that explores new approaches to playmaking with a commitment to strong story telling which includes the integration of Graeae’s “accessible aesthetic” in the creation of new work or adaptations
Increase the profile, status and success of Graeae’s development of new work through a series of forum’s and workshops which examine writing and developing work with an accessible narrative
Develop the relationship between Graeae’s new writing activity and the educational activity connected to touring productions of new work.
Develop young people’s writing projects with the education department to encourage young disabled people to tell their stories through play/drama.
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