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		WRITERS GROUP

Red Room Writers Group is comprised (at present) of the writers with whom we have the closest working relationship and with whom we are in constant dialogue about ideas for commission.

The Red Room has always been important to writers because it enables them to take risks that they cannot take elsewhere. These may be political or emotional risks or risks involving form or process.

We use our writers group to forum ideas. Writers are often isolated from the process of theatre-making unless they have a show in production, yet their perspectives are often far more radical theatrically than the "literary" managers who develop their work. We do not believe that theatre is a literary medium and we want to offer writers greater access to the range of theatrical techniques and processes that exist. There are risks people wish to take with their writing. For writers with a proven track record, this opportunity is perhaps even more precious than those writers starting out, since reputation makes public risk-taking even more difficult.

Red Room Writers: Kay Adshead; Parv Bancil; Gurpreet Bhatti; Neela Dolezalova; Amy Evans; Jennifer Farmer; Dennis Kelly; Fin Kennedy, Amber Lone, Anthony Neilson; Drew Pautz; Yvonne Smith; Liz Tomlin; Judy Upton; Sheela White, Polly Wiseman, Rob Young.