South African Next Wave is a new project from theatre director Rob Drummer, funded through the Artists’ International Development Fund and supported by Arts Council England and the British Council.
The project seeks to discover, develop and produce the exceptional unheard voices of South African new writing and is the beginning of a wider project to introduce UK audiences to bold, contemporary new plays from playwrights in South Africa.
From August through to October 2012, Rob will be working remotely with, and during a three week trip to Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, directly engaging on new plays as well as developing their writers.
The Market Theatre in Johannesburg and Baxter Theatre in Cape Town are generously hosting workshops and assisting in reaching a wide range of playwrights and their plays.
This project is funded through the Artists’ International Development Fund and supported by Arts Council England and the British Council.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Rob Drummer, freelance Director and Producer is visiting South Africa this Spring to work with emerging playwrights across South Africa with a view to discovering bold, contemporary new plays for production in the UK. Working out of the Market Theatre and Baxter Theatre and spending time in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, Rob is looking for diverse new writing to champion both in South Africa and the UK.
Rob has already started collaborations across South Africa and this project is supported by the UK Arts Council and British Council and is intended to stimulate international collaboration. Whilst in South Africa, Rob is keen to meet with playwrights and theatre makers, directors and academics who can contribute to the contemporary moment in South Africa and who are keen to have their writing or work produced internationally.
As a director, Rob has championed countless playwrights and their plays and has had work produced all over the UK. He is especially keen to contact emerging writers, who may have not had full productions but are keen to develop their writing. There is an exciting opportunity for several plays to be produced in the UK and in South Africa.
If you have a new play or would like to know more about this call for submissions please email Rob directly.
What am I looking for? I am keen to produce bold, provocative plays that tell a contemporary story about South Africa, the multiple voices, the multiple realities and context of the South African experience. I will be looking to programme these plays in the UK in 2013 and want to promote these playwrights in the UK as the most exciting unheard voices coming out of South Africa, now.
How will I work with the writers? I am keen to start a creative and collaborative dialogue with every playwright I produce and will welcome the playwright to any production in 2013 as well as carrying out development over distance from the point of programming through to the production. I am looking for plays that have potential but may need work, and I am looking to introduce these plays to a wide audience and network of theatre makers in the UK.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: robert.a.drummer@gmail.com
Website: http://southafricannextwave.tumblr.com/
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