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Nationwide Voices

Nationwide Voices is a mid-scale talent development programme for playwrights from across the country.

The programme aims to connect writers with mid-scale theatres and support them through the crucial career transition onto main stages, while also enabling theatres nationwide to platform fresh and imaginative voices with a connection to their local area. 

2020 is the inaugural year of the project, led by ETT in collaboration with Kiln Theatre, Leeds PlayhouseRifco Theatre Company, Sheffield Theatres, and Theatr Clwyd, with each venue or company offering a year-long attachment for each chosen playwright.

This year the playwrights are Adam Hughes (Leeds Playhouse), Matilda Ibini (ETT), Sonia Jalaly (Kiln Theatre), Asif Khan (Rifco Theatre Company), John Rwothomack (Sheffield Theatres) and Emily White (Theatr Clwyd). 

These six writers will broaden and develop their craft through regular workshop sessions led by the award-winning playwright Chris Bush and featuring several guest speakers. They will also receive an initial seed commission, and the work they create during Nationwide Voices will be shared at a festival of staged readings in spring 2021, with ETT and partners working towards further commissioning, co-producing and touring of the plays in the future. 

Nationwide Voices is made possible thanks to the John Ellerman Foundation, who have generously funded ETT to run this programme for the next three years, with additional funds from The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust.

While the inaugural year for Nationwide Voices is already well underway, we will post any news about the next year of the programme (2021/2022) here.