The Royal Court
Young Writers Programme is a department of the Royal Court Theatre
which is committed to opening up theatre to the most exciting and
diverse range of new voices. We aim to develop and perform the best
in new writing for the theatre, encouraging writers from all
sections of society to address the problems and possibilities of our
times and to promote its work vigorously to new and existing
audiences. The YWP prides itself on
bridging the gap between high art and community arts by providing an
essential link that enables young people to make the journey from
the locality right through to the stage of the world famous Royal
Court Theatre. The Royal Court
Young Writers Programme is open to anyone between the ages of 13 and
25 who wants to create and experience contemporary drama and we are
committed to providing a service of the highest quality to young
people. We run playwriting
courses based at the theatre as well as playwriting projects in
schools, youth centres, colleges, prisons, chat rooms, girls groups,
refugee centres, the workplace... in fact we will run projects
pretty much anywhere.
