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Series aims to follow original in tackling ‘thornier issues’, and to support talent from lower-income backgrounds

Price rise to three times original budget is a blow to government’s reservoir expansion plans

We are delighted to introduce our cast for the Christmas shows we’re taking on tour across the UK later this year with our friends from Wrongsemble. Our brand-new dark comedy, A Proper Merry Christmes...

The best night of short theatre in West Yorkshire is back. Making a much-anticipated return, Slung Low Shorts returns with five new plays from both established and first-time writers along with a tale...

A burnt out call-centre advisor reaches her moment of reckoning

If the UK has become such a hot spot for Hollywood and home to Avengers and Harry Potter, why are so many film and TV industry workers out of a job?

Scott Z. Burns tried to use AI to write a sequel to 'Contagion' in the illuminating new Audible podcast 'What Could Go Wrong?'

Now in its fifteenth year, Channel 4 today announces the twelve talented writers who have won coveted places on the drama screenwriting course, 4Screenwriting. From over 2000 scripts entered, Channel ...

It’s back for a fifth year—bigger, better, and brainier than ever! Join us for this year’s Book Quiz, hosted by

The Phoenix Theatre is proud to announce a new playwriting competition for 2025-26. We are inviting playwrights from the UK to submit their scripts to our 2025 Playwriting Competition for...

The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them.

I've watched hundreds of talented writers try to break in. Surprisingly, the difference between those who break in and those who don't often isn't talent or work ethic, but friendships. A ...