Where will modern classics come from without a nationwide new-writing strategy?
A scene from Cleansed at the National Theatre in 2016, a bold choice when it was first staged at London's Royal Court in 1998. Photo: Stephen Cummiskey
Providing an infrastructure for new voices empowers writers and allows their work to connect with audiences. If theatre simply plays it safe, where will the defining works of the future come from?
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