The National Theatre are delighted to announce the New Connections 2009 Partner Theatre’s and their provisional regional festivals dates. Please check web sites for updates and further information.
Brewery Arts Centre 30 April – 3 May www.breweryarts.co.uk
Chichester Festival Theatre 16 – 18 March TBC www.cft.org.uk
Hampstead Theatre 22 April – 3 May www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Norwich Playhouse 27 – 30 April www.norwichplayhouse.co.uk
The Garage w/c 27 April www.thegarage.org.uk
Rose Theatre Kingston 5 – 11 April www.rosetheatrekingston.org
Royal and Derngate 20 – 25 April www.royalandderngate.co.uk
Royal Lyceum Theatre 9 – 13 June www.lyceum.org.uk
Stephen Joseph Theatre 21 – 25 April www.sjt.org.uk
The Lowry 5 – 9 May www.thelowry.com
Wales Millennium Centre 6 – 9 April www.wmc.org.uk
Theatre Royal Bath 1 – 4 May www.theatreroyal.org.uk
Theatre Royal Plymouth 6 – 8 May www.theatreroyal.com
Watford Palace Theatre 12 – 16 May www.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk
West Yorkshire Playhouse w/c 18 May www.wyp.org.uk
About New Connection
The National commissions established playwrights to write their next new play, the only proviso is that teenagers will be performing them. Whether through comedy, tragedy or thriller, physical theatre, verbatim or musical, these plays inspire debate and stimulate teenage minds.
Taking part in New Connections gives young companies nationwide the chance to take on a new script, workshop with the writer, perform in their home venue, present the production to an NT Staff Director, and perform it at a New Connections Partner Theatre.
One production of each script in the portfolio will be selected to showcase as part of the National Theatre's festival of new writing for young people at the NT on the South Bank.
New Connections website: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/newconnections
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