Introduction
The Palace commissions, develops and produces original contemporary plays for our Edwardian proscenium arch theatre. We aim to develop inclusive, accessible plays about the way we live, with the depth and ambition to attract excellent actors, and the potential to change the way we look at things.
We invest time, skill and resources in the development of scripts, and hope to create work of lasting quality which may have a life beyond our stage. For instance our production of Gary Owen's We That Are Left, directed by Artistic Director Brigid Larmour, was invited to Theatr Clwyd, the National Theatre of Gary's native Wales.
Gary Owen, who is writing a new play, is a Creative Associate, with a voice in the company. We also have a young writer in residence, Stacey Gregg, whose career we are helping to develop.
Our Creative Learning and Participation department organise a number of master classes to help develop the potential of writers and writing from Watford and the Eastern region.
We have a close association with nabokov, with whom we work to help nurture and develop new writing.
Click here for a list of past new writing productions at Watford Palace