Quote: simon wright @ November 30 2009, 1:48 PM GMTGetting commissioned is the only prize that matters.
We've been asked to do a workshop in Newcastle. Delighted to go provided we can make it pay. Leeds was a brilliant experience-we uncovered at least one script, and met some very, very talented actors-but with only 5 writers there it just about covered our fares.
Which made me think.
I've just Googled 'Conurbations by population' and discovered that in descending size they are: London. Birmingham. Manchester. Leeds. Glasgow. Newcastle. Liverpool. Sheffield. Bristol. Soon we'll have done a workshop in the top 4, but how about the rest?
If you are a writer in (say) Birmingham and you can get 9 fellow writers and a venue together we'll come.
Any takers?
Simon
Why don't you try for a government grant? They used to do up to 30k for this type of theatre stuff etc, don't know if they still do.