The BBC have announced the selected writers for the BBC Writersroom 10, an initiative that partners writers with theatres who will support them during the year-long development scheme, and gives them a £1000 seed commission to develop a new work.
The selected writers are:
- Alice Birch – West Yorkshire Playhouse
- Carol Vine – Brockley Jack
- Ellie Stewart – Traverse Theatre
- Frank McCabe – Greyscale
- Matilda Ibini – Soho Theatre
- Ian Townsend – Bolton Octagon
- Joe White – Birmingham Rep
- Lisa Jen Brown – National Theatre Wales
- Mufaro Makubika – Nottingham Playhouse
- Samuel E Taylor – Bristol Old Vic
Congratulations, all!
Source: BBC Writersroom Blog