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"The event invoked in me a large feeling of hope and pride that it still exists. Despite all of these years of becoming corporate slaves and demons to the mighty pound/dollar we have come through and are now able to come up with something that inspires and sparks emotion in others."

Deb Williams

On the 7th March 2003 The Red Room invited interested and curious parties to Go Public and engage in a day of provocative performed debate exploring new theatre writing as a public form.
Over 30 companies, practitioners and theatre writers contributed to a dynamic collage, with time for spontaneous participation and discussion. This unique event included live debate in the auditorium, videos of public theatre experiments in the cinema, workshops for writers in the creative space and surprises in the spaces in between.

Going Public; a day for artists, audiences and policy makers across different communities of new theatre writing to share ideas and break down walls. Curated by Lisa Goldman, artistic director of The Red Room and MC’ed by Lemn Sissay.

“In facing up to the problems of our time we are also attempting to solve our own theatrical problems both technological and ideological.  By doing this we are ensuring the future of the theatre, a future which will not be born in the genteel atmosphere of retirement and seclusion but rather in the clash and turmoil of the battles between the oppressors and the oppressed” -  Joan Littlewood 1936

CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDED: Apples and Snakes, Arcola Theatre, Artists Against The War, Artists in Exile, The Blue Elephant Theatre, Cardboard Citizens, Clean Break, Context Theatre, Insight Arts, Kali Theatre, Kushite Theatre, LIFT, Outside Edge, Man Mela, Meeting Ground Theatre, Soho Theatre, The Bush Theatre, The RSC, Yellow Earth, Writernet, Y Touring.
Going Public was held at The Tricycle Theatre