Vibrant 2012
by Craig Adams. Bekah Brunstetter. Pamela Carter. Chris Dunkley. Dawn King. Anders Lustgarten. Colleen Murphy. Matt Roberts. Nona Shepphard. Chris Thompson. Simon Vinnicombe. Joy Wilkinson. Alexandra Wood.
by Craig Adams. Bekah Brunstetter. Pamela Carter. Chris Dunkley. Dawn King. Anders Lustgarten. Colleen Murphy. Matt Roberts. Nona Shepphard. Chris Thompson. Simon Vinnicombe. Joy Wilkinson. Alexandra Wood.
Vibrant 2012 – A Festival of Finborough Playwrights showcases twelve staged readings of new works by emerging playwrights from the UK and international theatre scene.
About The Play
About The Play
Craig Adams
Bekah Brunstetter
Pamela Carter
Chris Dunkley
Dawn King
Anders Lustgarten
Colleen Murphy
Matt Roberts
Nona Shepphard
Chris Thompson
Simon Vinnicombe
Joy Wilkinson
Alexandra Wood
Directed by Justin Audibert. Sarah Bedi. Robert Hastie. Louise Hill. Stephen Keyworth. Alex Marker. Blanche McIntyre. David Mercatali. Donnacadh O’Briain. Max Pappenheim. Amelia Sears. Nona Shepphard.
The multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre presents Vibrant 2012 – A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, its annual festival of Finborough Playwrights, running between 4–22 November 2012. The festival features twelve staged readings of twelve new works for the stage by twelve UK and international playwrights, discovered, developed or championed by the Finborough Theatre.
Following the hugely successful Vibrant – A Festival of Finborough Playwrights in October 2009, Vibrant – An Anniversary Festival of Finborough Playwrights in 2010 which saw 30 Finborough playwrights present 30 new works in 30 days and Vibrant – A Festival of Finborough Playwrights in July 2011, we return for the fourth year to introduce you to some of the fascinating, diverse and vibrant voices we have nurtured.
Vibrant – A Festival of Finborough Playwrights is another great opportunity to see the fruits of the work that happens behind the scenes at the Finborough Theatre as we continue to discover and develop a new generation of theatre makers through our acclaimed Literary Department, our internship programme, our Resident Assistant Director Programme, and our partnership with the National Theatre Studio through their Bursary for Emerging Directors.
Despite remaining completely unfunded, the Finborough Theatre has an unparalleled track record of discovering new playwrights who go on to become leading voices in British theatre. Under Artistic Director Neil McPherson, it has discovered some of the UK’s most exciting new playwrights including Laura Wade, James Graham, Mike Bartlett, Sarah Grochala, Jack Thorne, Joy Wilkinson, Simon Vinnicombe, Alexandra Wood, Al Smith, Nicholas de Jongh and Anders Lustgarten. It is the only theatre without public funding to be awarded the prestigious Pearson Playwriting Award bursary for writers Chris Lee in 2000, Laura Wade in 2005 (who also went on to win the Critics’ Circle Theatre Award for Most Promising Playwright, the George Devine Award and an Olivier Award nomination), James Graham in 2006, Al Smith in 2007, Anders Lustgarten in 2009 (also winner of the inaugural Harold Pinter Award), Simon Vinnicombe in 2010 and Dawn King in 2011. Three bursary holders (Laura Wade, James Graham and Anders Lustgarten) have also won the Catherine Johnson Award for Best Play written by a bursary holder. Artistic Director Neil McPherson won The Writers’ Guild Award for the Encouragement of New Writing in 2010 and has twice won the OffWestEnd Award for Best Artistic Director.