English theaters are committed to new plays in dangerous times for the arts

“It’s really terrible for playwrights right now,” says Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder, co-artistic director of new writing company Box of Tricks. Amid declining commissions and threatened literary departments, there has been a spate of gloomy statements about playwriting, with much of the discussion focused on London. Outside the capital, however, smaller companies are finding creative ways to … Read more