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Saturday 4th Oct;

10.00am–5.00pm
Duration: 1 day

Cost: €60/€50 Members

 

Mindshift: From Page to Stage with Industry Professionals

Learn the dos and don’ts of preparing your play for submission from the Abbey Theatre’s Literary Reader, Jessica Traynor. Hear from Karl Shiels (Theatre Upstairs), Anthony Fox (The New Theatre), Sarah Ling (Project Arts Centre) and Kris Nelson (Dublin Fringe Festival) as they present on the opportunities available to emerging playwrights.

Literary Managers Aideen Howard (Abbey Theatre), Gavin Kostick (Fishamble) and Maureen White (Rough Magic) discuss the kind of work they’re interested in receiving and what makes a good play. Ireland’s leading playwrights Michael West and Deirdre Kinahan will share their experiences of getting produced. All sessions will be followed by Q&A from the audience.

 

 

Provisional Running Order
9.45–10.00 | Registration

10.00 – 11.00 | Jessica Traynor – Submitting your Play: Advice on revising your work and the dos and don’ts of submitting to theatres.

11.10 – 12.40 | Karl Shiels (Theatre Upstairs), Anthony Fox (The New Theatre), Sarah Ling (Project Arts Centre) and Kris Nelson (Dublin Fringe Festival). The artistic directors and producers of Dublin's most dynamic new writing theatres and festivals talk directly about what they can offer emerging playwrights.

12.40 – 1.30 | Lunch

1.30 – 3.00 | Literary Manager Panel – Literary Managers from the Abbey Theatre, Fishamble and Rough Magic discuss discuss the kind of work they’re interested in receiving and what makes a good play with Q&A.

3.10 – 4.10 | interviews with Michael West and Deirdre Kinahan as they discuss the experience of having their work produced.

4.15 – 5.00 | Networking, event summary and open discussion.

Price
Booking information:

Members and Non-Members can secure a place on the course using their visa debit or credit card by clicking the Buy Now button above. Alternatively, you can call us on 01-8721302 to book over the phone. You can also drop into the centre to pay by cash.

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Arts Council Funding
Irish Writers' Centre, 19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1. Tel: +353 1 8721302
Email: info@writerscentre.ie

Charity Number: 19738