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This episode is with the legend that is Chris Sonnex, the artistic director of Bunker Theatre. For everything that Chris mentions, see below:     The Bunker: https://www.bunkertheatre.com   Hamish Pirie: https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2017/goats-director-hamish-pirie-im-drawn-plays-messy-odd-weird/   Danny Brown: https://royalcourttheatre.com/cast/danny-brown/   debbie tucker green: http://theagency.co.uk/the-clients/debbie-tucker-green/   Vicky Featherstone: https://royalcourttheatre.com/cast/vicky-featherstone/   Ola Animashawun: https://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/en/articles/art20150505120216805   Phil McCormack: http://phil-mccormack.com   The Albany: https://www.thealbany.org.uk   National Theatre of Scotland: https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com   Platform in Glasgow: http://www.platform-online.co.uk   Royal Court Writers' Programme: https://royalcourttheatre.com/playwriting/   Soho Writers' Lab: https://sohotheatre.com/project/writers-lab/   Anna Jordan: https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/anna-jordan   Tickets to Pint-Sized: October-Fest are still available - https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/pint-sized-october-fest. Once you’re on the booking page, type in the code PSPODS18 to get your discounted £8.50 ticket to the show.   If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe, share and give us a rating! We'd also love to hear your feedback so please tweet us here: @Pint_Sized_ or Facebook us here: www.facebook.com/pintsizedtheatre. Music by Teleman. Produced by Olly Jacques.

This episode is with the excellent Imogen Sarre, literary agent at Casarotto. For everything that Imogen mentions, see below:     Casarotto: https://www.casarotto.co.uk     Mel Kenyon: https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2016/mel-kenyon-literary-agent-its-like-a-marriage-i-need-to-fall-in-love-with-a-writers-work/     Chloe Moss: https://www.casarotto.co.uk/clients/chloe-moss     The Children by Lucy Kirkwood: https://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/the-children/     Here We Go by Caryl Churchill: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/nov/29/here-we-go-review-a-chilling-reminder-of-our-own-mortality     Gig Theatre: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/could-playwrights-save-pop-album-rise-gig-theatre/     Christopher Hampton: https://www.casarotto.co.uk/clients/christopher-hampton     Dennis Kelly: https://www.casarotto.co.uk/clients/dennis-kelly     Simon Stephens: https://www.casarotto.co.uk/clients/simon-stephens     David Hare: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hare_(playwright)     Linda McLean: https://www.casarotto.co.uk/clients/linda-mclean     Tickets to Pint-Sized: October-Fest are available now - https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/pint-sized-october-fest. Once you’re on the booking page, type in the code PSPODS18 to get your discounted £8.50 ticket to the show and two workshops of your choice.    If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe, share and give us a rating! We'd also love to hear your feedback so please tweet us here: @Pint_Sized_ or Facebook us here: www.facebook.com/pintsizedtheatre.   Music by Teleman.   Produced by Olly Jacques.

This episode is with the superb James Grieve, the joint artistic director of Paines Plough. For everything that James mentions, see below:     Paines Plough: https://painesplough.com     Gig Theatre: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/could-playwrights-save-pop-album-rise-gig-theatre/     nabakov: https://www.nabokov-online.com     All We Ever Wanted Was Everything by Luke Barnes/James Frewer: https://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/event/all-we-ever-wanted-was-everything/     Luke Barnes: https://www.lukeedwardbarnes.com     Kate Tempest:    https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/apr/30/kate-tempest-i-engage-with-all-of-myself     Wasted: http://www.painesplough.com/play/wasted     Come To Where I'm From: http://www.painesplough.com/project/come-where-im     Elinor Cook:     http://theagency.co.uk/the-clients/elinor-cook/     Out of Love: https://www.painesplough.com/play/out-love     Mike Bartlett: http://theagency.co.uk/the-clients/mike-bartlett/     Love, Love, Love: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/may/04/love-love-love-review     Bull: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/feb/13/bull-review     Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan: https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/every-brilliant-thing     The Big Room: https://painesplough.com/project/big-room     Tickets to Pint-Sized: October-Fest are available now - https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/pint-sized-october-fest. Once you’re on the booking page, type in the code PSPODS18 to get your discounted £8.50 ticket to the show and two workshops of your choice.    If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe, share and give us a rating! We'd also love to hear your feedback so please tweet us here: @Pint_Sized_ or Facebook us here: www.facebook.com/pintsizedtheatre.   Music by Teleman.   Produced by Olly Jacques.

This episode is with the fabulous Zoe Robinson, freelance producer and co-founder of RIVE Productions. For everything that Zoe mentions, see below:     RIVE Productions: https://www.riveproductions.com     Polka: https://polkatheatre.com     Punchdrunk: https://www.punchdrunk.org.uk     On The Button:  http://onthebuttontheatre.org     Isley Lynn:      - http://www.isleylynn.com     - Skin a Cat: http://www.isleylynn.com/skin-a-cat/     Don't Panic! It's Challenge Anneka by Sophie Winter: https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/dont-panic-its-challenge-anneka     The Dog the Night and the Knife by Marius Von Mayenburg: https://www.arcolatheatre.com/event/the-dog-the-night-and-the-knife/      Klippies by Jessica Sian: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/archive2015/klippies/     Vault Festival: https://vaultfestival.com     Harold Pinter: http://www.haroldpinter.org/home/index.shtml     Tickets to Pint-Sized: October-Fest are available now - https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/pint-sized-october-fest. Once you’re on the booking page, type in the code PSPODS18 to get your discounted £8.50 ticket to the show and two workshops of your choice.    If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe, share and give us a rating! We'd also love to hear your feedback so please tweet us here: @Pint_Sized_ or Facebook us here: www.facebook.com/pintsizedtheatre.   Music by Teleman.   Produced by Olly Jacques.

This episode is with the incredible Lisa Spirling, artistic director of Theatre503. For everything that Lisa mentions, see below...     Theatre503: https://theatre503.com     2018 Theatre503 Playwriting Award: https://theatre503.com/writers/award2018/     Paul Robinson: https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/paul-robinson     Tim Roseman: http://www.ayoungertheatre.com/in-turn-being-the-artistic-directors-of-theatre-503/     JMK Award: http://www.jmktrust.org     Jake Orr: https://www.jakeorr.co.uk     Steve Harper: https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2017/literary-manager-steve-harper-try-oversee-theatres-relationships-engagements-writers/     Papatango New Writing Prize: http://papatango.co.uk     Brentwood Prize for Playwriting: https://www.writeaplay.co.uk     503Five: https://theatre503.com/writers/503five/     Rapid Write Response: https://theatre503.com/writers/rapid-write-response/     The Acedian Pirates by Jay Taylor: https://mytheatremates.com/interview-spotlight-on-acedian-pirates-writer-jay-taylor/     In Event of Moone Disaster by Andrew Thompson: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/oct/13/in-event-of-moone-disaster-review-theatre-503-london     Punts by Sarah Page: https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/punts-theatre503-sarah-page_43785.html     Br'er Cotton by Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/mar/13/brer-cotton-review-theatre-503-london-tearrance-arvelle-chisholm     Sleeping Trees: http://www.sleepingtreestheatre.co.uk     The Carne Trust: https://twitter.com/bucklefordust     Buckle For Dust: https://twitter.com/bucklefordust     The Relentless Award: http://www.americanplaywritingfoundation.org/the-relentless-award.html     Camden Fringe: https://camdenfringe.com     Vault Festival: https://vaultfestival.com     Further Than The Furthest Thing by Zinnie Harris: https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/further-than-the-furthest-thing-7434871.html     Kneehigh: http://www.kneehigh.co.uk     Tickets to Pint-Sized: October-Fest are available now - https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/pint-sized-october-fest. Once you’re on the booking page, type in the code PSPODS18 to get your discounted £8.50 ticket to the show and two workshops of your choice.    If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe, share and give us a rating! We'd also love to hear your feedback so please tweet us here: @Pint_Sized_ or Facebook us here: www.facebook.com/pintsizedtheatre.   Music by Teleman.   Produced by Olly Jacques.

This episode is with the brilliant George Warren of Metal Rabbit. For links to everything that George mentions, see below: Metal Rabbit: http://www.metalrabbitproductions.com Theatre of the Damned: https://www.facebook.com/totdamned/ Cuckoo by Lisa Carroll: https://sohotheatre.com/shows/cuckoo/ Radiant Vermin by Phillip Ridley: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/mar/12/radiant-vermin-review-philip-ridley-soho-theatre-london Stewart Pringle: http://theagency.co.uk/the-clients/stewart-pringle/ David Mamet: http://theagency.co.uk/the-clients/david-mamet/ The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_Also_Rises James Graham: https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/james-graham This House by James Graham: https://thishouseplay.com Ink by James Graham: https://almeida.co.uk/james-graham-on-writing-ink Comedians by Trevor Griffiths: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/feb/20/comedians-trevor-griffiths-racist-sexist-standup-comedy-40th-anniversary Tickets to Pint-Sized: October-Fest are available now - https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/pint-sized-october-fest. Once you’re on the booking page, type in the code PSPODS18 to get your discounted £9 ticket to the show and two workshops of your choice.  If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe, share and give us a rating! We'd also love to hear your feedback so please tweet us here: @Pint_Sized_ or Facebook us here: www.facebook.com/pintsizedtheatre. Music by Teleman. Produced by Olly Jacques.

This episode is with the wonderful Steven Atkinson and Francesca Clark of HighTide. For links to everything that they mention, see below: - HighTide: Aldeburgh Festival: https://www.hightide.org.uk/aldeburgh-festival-2018 Walthamstow Festival: https://www.hightide.org.uk/walthamstow-festival-2018 Sparks: https://www.hightide.org.uk/get-involved/playwriting/sparks First Commissions: https://www.hightide.org.uk/get-involved/playwriting/creative-opportunities - Stovepipe by Adam Brace: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/charles-spencer/4967495/Stovepipe-at-the-West-12-Shepherds-Bush-review.html http://www.unitedagents.co.uk/adam-brace - James Graham: https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/james-graham - Edinburgh Fringe Festival - https://www.edfringe.com   Tickets to Pint-Sized: October-Fest are available now - https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/pint-sized-october-fest. Once you’re on the booking page, type in the code PSPODS18 to get your discounted £9 ticket to the show and two workshops of your choice.  If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe, share and give us a rating! We'd also love to hear your feedback so please tweet us here: @Pint_Sized_ or Facebook us here: www.facebook.com/pintsizedtheatre. Music by Teleman. Produced by Olly Jacques.

This episode is with the superb Janet Fillingham, literary agent at Janet Fillingham Associates. For links to everything that Janet mentions, see below: - Janet Fillingham Associates submissions policy: http://www.janetfillingham.com/submissions/ - BBC Writers' Room: http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom - Pop-up theatre: https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/2017/pop-venues-rewriting-theatres-rules/ - Dublin Fringe Festival: http://www.fringefest.com https://www.irishtimes.com/news/moving-from-the-fringe-to-centre-stage-1.1158271  - Brighton Fringe Festival - https://www.brightonfringe.org  - Edinburgh Fringe Festival - https://www.edfringe.com  - Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth (an example Janet used where theatre is embracing modern-day issues): https://www.theguardian.com/stage/theatreblog/2011/oct/25/why-i-love-butterworths-jerusalem  - Soho Writers' Alumni Group - http://secure.sohotheatre.com/young-people/soho-young-company/writers-alumni-group/  - The BFI Network: https://network.bfi.org.uk/funding-finder  - The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cherry_Orchard  - Mouther Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Courage_and_Her_Children  - People Places and Things by Duncan MacMillan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People,_Places_and_Things  http://www.casarotto.co.uk/client/duncan-macmillan-14214 - Nell Gwynn by Jessica Swale: http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/discovery-space/previous-productions/nell-gwynn  http://www.mlrep.com/client.php?id=46 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time adapted by Simon Stephens: http://www.curiousonstage.com http://www.casarotto.co.uk/client/simon-stephens-11518 - The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby adapted by David Edgar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_and_Adventures_of_Nicholas_Nickleby_(play)  https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2004/mar/20/theatre.politicaltheatre If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe, share and give us a rating! We'd also love to hear your feedback so please tweet us here: @Pint_Sized_ or Facebook us here: www.facebook.com/pintsizedtheatre. This podcast is supported by Line-Up: https://lineupnow.com Music by Teleman. Produced by Olly Jacques.

This episode is with the fantastic Deirdre O’Halloran, literary associate at The Soho Theatre. For links to everything that Deirdre mentions, see below: - The Soho Writers' Lab - https://sohotheatre.com/project/writers-lab/  - The Tony Craze Award - awarded to the best piece of writing from a member of the Soho Writers Lab: https://sohotheatre.com/artists/writers/tony-craze-award/ - The Verity Bargate Award - the prize of which is £7000 commission for The Soho Theatre to produce the winning play: https://sohotheatre.com/artists/writers/verity-bargate-award/ - To check out the brilliant and diverse artists Deirdre mentions, see below: Kim Noble - http://mrkimnoble.com/ Bryony Kimmings - http://www.bryonykimmings.com/ Yolanda Mercy - http://www.yolandamercy.com/ Lucy Mccormick - https://twitter.com/lucy_muck?lang=en Natasha Marshall - https://twitter.com/marshalltash?lang=en Denim - http://www.denim-uk.com/ Phoebe Eclair-Powell - https://www.independenttalent.com/writers/phoebe-eclair-powell/ - Deirdre read out the opening stage directions from First Love Is A Revolution by Rita Kalnejais, which was first performed at The Soho in October 2015 and was directed by Steve Marmion:  https://sohotheatre.com/shows/first-love-is-the-revolution/ If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe, share and give us a rating! We'd also love to hear your feedback so please tweet us here: @Pint_Sized_ or Facebook us here: www.facebook.com/pintsizedtheatre. This podcast is supported by Line-Up: https://lineupnow.com Music by Teleman. Produced by Olly Jacques.

Hello and welcome to the first episode of the Pint Sized Playwriting Podast.  This episode is with the brilliant Stewart Pringle, associate dramaturg at The Bush Theatre and recently announced as the new dramaturg at the National Theatre. Stewart talks about the submissions process at the Bush, ways to get your play heard and what a play needs to have to get noticed.  If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe and share! We'd also love to hear your feedback so please tweet us here: @Pint_Sized_ or Facebook us here: www.facebook.com/pintsizedtheatre. Music by Teleman. Produced by Olly Jacques.

 Pint-Sized get behind the scenes to speak to artistic directors, literary agents and producers asking how to get your foot in the door and navigate the industry as a writer.  This is a special teaser episode which features the brilliant Stewart Pringle, associate dramaturg at The Bush Theatre.  It is the first of 4 episodes released weekly over the next month so if you enjoy it please subscribe and share! We'd also love to hear your feedback so please tweet us here: @Pint_Sized_ or Facebook us here: www.facebook.com/pintsizedtheatre.  Music by Teleman.