Conference Reports
In this section we will publish the reports from conferences run by The Dramaturgs’ Network starting with the Pro-Sessional conference which took place at the SOHO Theatre November 2007.
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Noticeboard
This is an open noticeboard for anyone to post a notice, a comment, an event or a query relevant to dramaturgs and dramaturgy.
To leave a notice, please click on comments below the line.
The editors of the website will delete any inappropriate notices.
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Articles
In order for it to be easier to browse the articles which we have published through our newsletter we have separated out the most interesting ones.
They cover many different topics but as we are a network focussing on theatre practice most of the articles are reflecting on different types of practice in which the dramaturg is engaged.We are always interested to hear your thoughts on existing articles and if you have something you would like to submit to our newsletter please contact us on
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Resources
This is one of the most exciting parts of the website and we hope it will continue to grow.
Here you can find The dramaturgs’network Tool Kit for directors working with a dramaturg for the first time, a booklist with recommended readings, a list of courses and other resources for working dramaturgs.We have taken the decision to share our knowledge and resources openly and welcome anyone else who would like to recommend or produce material which can be helpful to colleagues and students of dramaturgy.
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UK Dramaturgs
In this section we will focus on the specific information for those who wish to enter the profession, those who want to employ a dramaturg and those who are practitioners.
We have put together a list of suggested fees for the services of a dramaturg, provided a sample contract and a list of what UK dramaturgs might do as well as a list of courses which has some elements of dramaturgy within the curriculum.There may be further information and arguments about the role and practice of the dramaturg in the UK within some of the articles which you can find elsewhere on this site.
There is also some advice on how to contact a dramaturg through the network.
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Dramaturgy
We are often asked to define the role of the dramaturg and dramaturgy. Here we have gathered several different definitions from ourselves and other organisations.
Please feel free to contribute to this continual exploration!
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About the network
dramaturgs’network
The Dramaturgs’ Network is an organisation for UK theatre practitioners committed to developing dramaturgy and supporting practitioners development in the field. We are an informal network run by volunteer members of professionals committed to the role of the dramaturg being a production-based activity as well as a literary role in the UK.
We aim to provide support for theatre practitioners functioning in the role of dramaturg and literary manager and to share ideas, knowledge and resources. We explore and promote the role, function and contributions by dramaturgs and literary managers through practice, debate and collaborations.
Below you can find out more about the organisation, its members and how to join.
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Welcome to the dramaturgs’network
Welcome to the home of the dramaturgs’network where you can find out about who we are and what dramaturgs do. You can read our newsletter, comment on our articles and join in debate and much more!
The Dramaturgs’ Network is an organisation for UK theatre practitioners committed to developing dramaturgy and supporting practitioners development in the field. We are an informal network run by volunteer members of professionals committed to the role of the dramaturg being a production-based activity as well as a literary role in the UK.
We aim to provide support for theatre practitioners functioning in the role of dramaturg and literary manager and to share ideas, knowledge and resources. We explore and promote the role, function and contributions by dramaturgs and literary managers through practice, debate and collaborations.
If you cannot find what you are looking for please contact us at
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Navigate this site
How to find your way through this site:
dramaturgs’network - Information about the network, how to contact our members if you need a dramaturg and how to become a member.
Dramaturgy - Definitions of dramaturgy and the role of the dramaturg and other related information.
UK Dramaturgs - Information about studying or working as a dramaturg in the UK.
Conference Reports - Reports and images from Pro-Sessional 2007
Resources - Recommendations, contracts and recommended fees for dramaturgyservices.
Articles- Browse articles on dramaturgy and theatre practice.
Newsletters - Full newsletters in chronological order.
Noticeboard - Where you can post a comment, a query or information about an event.
Links - To other sites and organisations of interest.
This site is interactive in several ways: you can add your comment after articles and some other posts and we have a discussion forum which is open to all. If you are a member of the network you can also communicate with other members through the forum.
If you have any problems finding your way through this site please let us know. Dramaturg the dramaturgs!
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The dramaturgs’network Newsletter
We have sent out our newsletter since 2002. It contains news and articles and also function as a chronicle over the network’s activities and growth.
We aim to produce it quarterly but with our other work committments that can sometimes be difficult.
We keep the back issues here in pdf format but you can also browse some of the articles individually under the link articlesIf you would like to recieve our news letter please contact us at
If you would like to send an article to be considered for inclusion please send it toThe Editors
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NEW WRITING: HOW DO WE DEVELOP NEW PLAYS?
Panel discussion hosted by the Dramaturgs’ Network in association with Literary Mangers and Dramaturgs of the Americas
at the Albery Theatre, London on the 15th October 2004
Present: Hanna Slättne (literary manager, Tinderbox Theatre, Northern-Ireland), Sara Clifford (playwright), Toby Clarke (student, CSSD), Katalin Trencsényi (freelance dramaturg), Elyssa Livergrant (lecturer in dramaturgy, CSSD) Ken Bentley (freelance director), Matthew Crampton (Old Vic New Voices), Christine Paris (Writers Guild), Susannah White (student), Lucy Linger (director), Richard Shannon (director of new writing, Polka Theatre), Abigail Gonda (freelance script worker), Liz Engleman (president of LMDA, USA), Brian Quirt (Director of Nightswimming, Canada), John Keefe (lecturer in dramaturgy and performance, Queens University ISC, Kingston University), Lyndsay Allison (freelance dramaturg), Ashmeed Sohoye (New Writing Manager, Theatre Royal Stratford East), Frances Stirk, (Literary Manager, Hampstead Theatre), Stephen Castell.
Panel:
Liz Engleman, Abigail Gonda, Brian Quirt, Ashmeed Sohoye
Chair: Hanna Slättne
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A DIRECTOR’S DIAGNOSIS
A Director’s Diagnosis
Thoughts on the discussion at the Albery with the LMDA
By Ken Bentley
I’m a big fan of American writing. It’s my opinion that, currently, the Americans are writing more good new plays than we are in the UK. There, I’ve said it.
I don’t have a patriotic axe to grind. It’s just that the Americans are telling great stories and they’re telling them well. They’ve learnt to create vivid works of fiction and mythology based on their own contemporary culture and society. But why, right now, are they capable of doing this more consistently than we are? What is it about the development process in the USA that fosters so much good new work? What do writers have in the US that they don’t have in the UK? These are questions I’m always searching for answers to and, when the Dramaturgs’ Network announced a panel discussion on new writing in association with the LMDA, I was there with bells on.
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A DRAMATURG’S DEDUCTION
A DRAMATURG’S DEDUCTION
Thoughts on the discussion at the Albery with the LMDA
By John Keefe
As so often in a ‘seminar-discussion’ situation there are many points and ideas that are raised but not picked up in the subsequent exchanges; the outstanding ‘baton’ that was not grasped was the issue of ‘audience’ and yet this was circled around many times. Thus not only should the question be ‘why is this being written?’ but also ‘for whom’? These are the kind of hard questions that theatre seems so often to avoid.
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A PLAYWRIGHTS’S PERSPECTIVE
A PLAYWRIGHT’S PERSPECTIVE
Thoughts on the discussion at the Albery with the LMDA
By Sara Clifford
I was asked to attend the discussion on new writing at the Albery Theatre by Hanna Slättne from the Dramaturgs’ Network, now working as Literary Manager for Tinderbox Theatre Company in Belfast, and Chair for the event. It was only about halfway through the morning, that I realised that, although I have written around twelve produced plays, I have rarely worked with a dramaturg – usually I work with the director, and have been lucky to have directors who also have these dramaturgical skills. On the couple of occasions that I have had dramaturgical input, I have been fascinated both by the role of the dramaturg within the company – Advocate? Critic? Friend? (sad, we writers, we don’t get out much, get our friends where we can…) – and also the dramaturgical input itself, which is independent of production and, presumably, aimed at facilitating the writer to write the best play s/he can. Whether the play will then be produced is, of course, another matter, with many a Jolly Good Play being consigned to a bottom drawer, as the theatres, with their over-commissioning policies, may only choose one (or even none) of their commissions to actually produce – and you try selling a play that the Soho has turned down. Talk about soiled goods!
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Autumn-Winter 2005
In this double issue of the dramaturgs’ network newsletter we have some articles that summarise a dramaturg’s experience. Frauke Franz, keynote speaker on the Dramaturgy Day at the Birmingham Rep: gives a short summary of the conference. Martine Dennewald, dramaturg: reflects on festival dramaturgy, based on her experiences in London and Budapest, with a particular emphasis on the discursive element of dramaturgical work. John Keefe, lecturer-dramaturg: gives a dramaturgical view of the nature of collaboration and complicity in total theatre. Katalin Trencsényi, dramaturg: gives a personal account of her five years’ experience as a freelance dramaturg.
pdf-version for download
dramaturgs_newsletter_winter/autumn_2005.pdf
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