Momentum


On Friday evening, Radio 4 presented a Front Row special about the supposed gender bias in new writing for theatre. It reminded me of a few of the conversations some of this years Momentum writers were involved in during the first lot of read-throughs at Nottingham Playhouse. It’s only a half hour programme, so check it out and see what you think.

Momentum 2008 is a festival with a tradition of promoting new writing for theatre. This year, we’ve selected eight plays to be developed into productions to be showcased at Momentum on 12 and 13 September at Lakeside Arts Centre. You’ll be able to track the progress of our nine writers here, as they start to develop their original scripts. With only seven weeks to go, the pressure is on…

Check out last year’s Momentum festival.