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“The Everyman is back producing the next generation of Liverpool playwrights” (The Guardian)
At the beating heart of the theatre’s renaissance is our work with writers; since it is our passionate belief that an investment in new writing is an investment in our theatrical future. Our mission is to nurture and develop the playwrights who will represent the city’s talent, its voice and its unique energy.
“The Everyman in Liverpool is living up to its name. Thanks to a new play, it is doing what theatres all over the country dream of: pulling in scores of first time theatre goers alongside loyal subscribers… blazes with energetic intelligence… this will change people’s minds and in unexpected ways” (The Observer on Unprotected)
In just over two years, the theatres will have produced ten world premieres of plays developed and nurtured in Liverpool – most recently including Intemperance by Lizzie Nunnery, The May Queen by Stephen Sharkey, The Electric Hills by Michael McLean, The Flint Street Nativity by Tim Firth, The Way Home by Chloe Moss, Paradise Bound by Jonathan Larkin and Unprotected by Esther Wilson, John Fay, Tony Green and Lizzie Nunnery, which transferred to the Edinburgh Festival where it won the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award.
“A remarkable renaissance” (Liverpool Daily Post)
Other highly acclaimed productions have included the European premiere of Yellowman by Dael Orlandersmith, which transferred to Hampstead Theatre and successfully toured nationally, and regional premieres of Conor McPherson’s Port Authority, Simon Block’s Chimps and Gregory Burke’s On Tour – a co-production with London’s RoyalCourtTheatre.
As we prepare to celebrate European Capital of Culture in 2008, the Theatres have a variety of exciting projects in development which grow on the foundations of recent work.
“The Everyman’s new writing programme has unearthed a talent worth celebrating” ***** The Guardian on Lizzie Nunnery’s Intemperance)
Around the main production programme, the theatres run a range of projects and activities to create opportunities and endeavour to support writers at every career stage. Our Playwright Support offers an invaluable network of contacts and access to like-minded people, informing playwrights of up-coming events and opportunities. For all budding playwrights, we also run an open Script Submissions scheme that currently receives over 500 unsolicited scripts per year, all of which we aim to respond to within 3 months.
The Young Playwrights Programme is a year-long programme working alongside experienced practitioners, which nurtures and develops exciting new voices to create a new generation of Liverpool writers. An annual new writing festival, Everyword, offers a busy and popular week of seminars, sofa talks and work-in-progress readings.
“A rare play that captures the essence of Liverpool and its people without plunging into the usual clichés” (Liverpool Daily Post on Paradise Bound) |
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