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The Penny Dreadful is not dead
Share Exclusively on WritingRaw.com, there is a new adventure in storytelling. The project is called “really BAD Shakespeare” and it is a modern day bi-monthly penny dreadful (a penny dreadful was a type of British fiction published in the nineteenth century that usually featured lurid serialized stories that ran over a number of weeks, months,... »
Bridgend to premiere suicide play
Share A play based around teenage suicide in the Welsh county of Bridgend is to be staged in the area next year by the newly formed National Theatre Wales. It is being written by playwright Gary Owen, who said he suffered “suicidal thoughts” as a teen in Bridgend. “This will be from someone who has been through... »
Ayckbourn marks theatre milestone
Playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn is marking his 50th year in theatre by reviving one of his most celebrated plays, Man Of The Moment. »
Indian playwright Tanvir is dead
Veteran Indian playwright and theatre director Habib Tanvir dies aged 85 after a brief illness, his family says. »
Bennett is UK’s ‘last monarchist’
Playwright Alan Bennett said he was the last monarchist in the country - despite his refusal to accept a knighthood. »
No honour for Black Watch writer
Playwright Gregory Burke turns down an honorary degree from Stirling University after a row over an assault. »
Playwright degree honour defended
A university defends its decision to award Gregory Burke an honorary degree after he was banned from the campus. »
Original Bard portrait unveiled
A portrait of William Shakespeare thought to be the only picture made of the playwright during his lifetime is unveiled in London. »





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