Hugh Dichmont is an award-winning playwright and scriptwriter based in Nottingham. He is the founder of artist support organisation Script East Midlands
The gulf between schemes for new writers and commissions for big names, has left experienced regional playwrights feeling disregarded, say Hugh Dichmont
Written and directed by Adam Penford, Nottingham Playhouse’s panto, featuring vocal cameos from Ian McKellen and Julie Hesmondhalgh, is a shameless crowd-pleaser of a family pantomime