The Old Vic

In 2006, we relaunched the programme to take into account the formation of the New Voices Club - The Old Vic's professional development programme for young and emerging talent. This resulted in a group of young practitioners travelling to New York in 2007 to meet with representatives of the city's best new writing theatres and to work with a company of American practitioners to showcase two new works at Theatre Row. Joel Horwood's piece Stoopud F*cken Animals subsequently premiered at the Traverse, Edinburgh.

This year, we formed a partnership with the Public Theater in New York to source an American writer and director to travel to London to develop new work with New Voices Club practitioners at The Old Vic. New Voices writer, Jon Cooper is working with American director Colette Robert to develop his piece on the devastating effects of Alzheimer's - For Once I Was In Names and Numbers; and American writer David Myers is working with New Voices director Rachel Briscoe to develop his searing examination of roots and identity, 1800 Acres.

Exchange Readings

2007:NY
Stoopud F*cken Animals by Joel Horwood, directed by Ari Edelson later produced at the Traverse Theatre/Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Going After Alice by Megan Mostyn Brown, directed by Lucy Kerbel

2006:London
Harriet Jacobs: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, directed by Toby Frow later produced by Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago
Novel by Anna Ziegler, directed by Ari Edelson later produced at Summer Play Festival, NY

2005:London
Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage, directed by Paulette Randall
The Clean House by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Samuel West later produced by Sheffield Crucible Theatre
World Thrown Tizzy by Joe Hortua, directed by Ari Edelson
Measure for Pleasure by David Grimm, directed by Angus Jackson later produced by The Public Theatre, NY

2004:NY
People Next Door by Henry Adam, directed by Ari Edelson later produced in separate productions at Brits Off Broadway and at Yale Repertory Theatre, CT
People Are Friendly by Michael Wynne, directed by Tyler Merchant (with Primary Stages, NY)
Fallout by Roy Williams, directed by Neil Pepe (with Atlantic Theatre Company, NY)
Born Bad by Debbie Tucker Green, directed by Leah Gardner (with The New Group, NY) later developed in the US by Soho Rep NY.

2004:London
Mystery Play by Roberto Aguire Sacasa, directed by Ari Edelson later produced by 2nd Stage, NY
Boy by Julia Jordan, directed by Angus Jackson later produced Off Broadway by Primary Stages, NY.
The Wooden Breeks by Glen Berger, directed by Wilson Milam later went on to full production at MCC Off Broadway. Glen is currently writing the book to the musical Spiderman, with music by U2.
The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow by Rolin Jones, directed by Jennie Darnell later produced by the Atlantic Theatre Company, NY

2003:NY
The Mentalists by Richard Bean, directed by Ari Edelson (with The New Group, NY)
Drowned World by Gary Owen, directed by Tyler Merchant (with Primary Stages, NY)
Port by Simon Stephens, directed by (with Atlantic Theatre Co, NY)
A Listening Heaven by Torben Betts, directed by Erica Schmidt (with the Vineyard Theatre, NY), later developed by Manhattan Theater Club, New York

2002:London
Father Joy by Sheri Wilner (US), directed by Arlette George later went on to full production at American Theatre festival and Summer Flay Festival
Carol Mulroney by Stephen Belber (US), directed by Ari Edelson later went on to full production at Huntington Stage Co (Boston) and Stephen's play TAPE was subsequently produced by Soho Theatre.
The Credeaux Canvas by Keith Bunin (US), directed by Angus Jackson later optioned by Sonia Friedman Productions and developed
In Walks Ed by Keith Glover, directed by Che Walker