After the busiest proposals meeting in living memory, we are thrilled to announce this season’s plays. Eighteen plays were proposed for just nine slots, but with some canny double-billing the Committee managed to squeeze in eleven Major Productions (six of them new writing), a New Writing Festival, the annual Stars in Their Eyes Fundraiser, a Postgrad Project production (during Undergrad exams) and a 24hr play!

To find out about the productions that you can get involved with, come along to the AGM on Wednesday 23rd February at 2pm in the New Theatre. There are LOADS of really good roles available, so it’s only going to work if you turn up on Wednesday and audition audition audition…

Thanks so much to everyone who proposed a play, and commiserations to those who didn’t get accepted. The quality of all the proposals was really high, and the Committee spent a fraught few hours after the meeting programming the season. Our focus was on new writing and new blood (a lot of the ‘established’ directors are leaving after this season, so we thought it was important to nurture new talent).

We can also announce that The Curse of the Devil’s Verse, by Nic Harvey is going up for one night only on Friday 1st February. Nic is a member of a local theatre youth group, The Television Workshop. A lyrical look at male/female communication and the grisly nature of change, the play was first presented by The Television Workshop in Nottingham on 3^rd July 2007. After a brief trip to Leeds, the production returns to Nottingham for its final performance, and we are thrilled to be hosting it. For tickets please ring 07815 566165 and for more details about the show, please visit Current Productions. All profit that the New Theatre makes from External Productions goes towards paying off the Edinburgh Fringe Deficit, currently standing at around £6, 000.

Anyway, make sure you all come to the meeting on Wednesday at 2pm. The foyer has a lovely new roof, the auditorium has a spanking new carpet and everything’s shaping up to be the best season ever.

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