Links

Useful Weblinks
Some links to other sites you might find useful:

 Theatres 

  • Fluellen Theatre Company

    Based at the Grand Theatre, Swansea, an innvoative company producing new writing and classics under the impressive direction of Peter Richards.

  • Hamstead Theatre
    Pride themselves on championing new writing and transferring more plays to the West End than any other.

  • Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
    Compelling theatre, new writing and performance in the heart of Cardiff.

  • Bootleg Theatre Company
    The South of England's hard-hitting, new writing Theatre Company.

  • Ignition
    Theatre company producing 'Call Me Dusty' - new play about Dusty Springfield, celebrating the 50th anniversary of her first hit single - toured in 2013; The Railway Children Lady about children's author, Edith Nesbit, which toured in 2016 and The Invisible Man which toured in 2018.

  • Crime Writers Association  The CWA was founded in 1953 by John Creasey – that’s over sixty years of support, promotion and celebration of this most durable, adaptable and successful of genres.  Derwk Webb is a member of the CWA

Publishers

  • Stagescripts
    A great site with easy search facility for finding 1-act and full length plays
  • Samuel French
    One of the largest publishers of plays in the world.
  • Josef Weinberger
    Huge publishing company offering a very wide range of plays, musicals, books and much more.

 Useful Resources

  • DramaGroups.com
    Drama Groups - The central site for Amateur Dramatic Groups and Societies. Swap ideas; advertise shows and auditions; look for props and costumes; find or advertise a script. A central source of information for any aspect of the art of Amateur Dramatics.
  • Doollee
    The free online guide to modern playwrights and theatre plays which have been written, or translated, into English since the production of Look Back in Anger in 1956.
  • NewPlays.org.uk
    Established in 2004, NewPlays.org.uk showcases the best new plays, playwrights, theatre companies and writing festivals.
  • Scottish Community Drama Association Edinburgh District
    Acts as a point of contact for drama clubs and individuals within Edinburgh District, offering them advice, encouragement and practical support, inlcuding an excellent library of playscripts.
  • Costumes/Fashion/Historical dress
  • Lulus.com website. Use the search facility to look for examples of costume and fashion.

Competitions

  • Pint-sized plays
    Annual competition to find 5-10 minute plays which are subsequently performed in pubs.

'Is' website

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This article was updated on 14 March 2024