The Bush Theatre and Kudos are delighted to announce the launch of the 2013 Kudos/ Bush Initiative as part of their ongoing partnership and commitment to developing emerging writing talent.
After a hugely successful first year the Initiative will again take writers from across the UK and challenge the way they approach storytelling through workshops, discussion sessions and mentoring from some of the leading lights in the industry.
Applications for the Kudos/ Bush Initiative 2013 are open now and close on the 1 August 2013. The Initiative will take place in the week of the 28 October 2013. Applicants should submit a CV along with 100 words on why they should be considered via their agent to Kudosbush@kudos.co.uk.
For further information, please contact: Kate Morley / Alex Turner
07970 465 648 / kate@katemorleypr.com / 07896 890 780 / alex@katemorleypr.com
Kudos is the award winning production company behind The Hour, Utopia and Broadchurch. Since its inception in 1992 it has grown to become the UK’s most successful and original producer of popular quality scripted television. Committed to supporting and nurturing new and emerging talent through its work with the Bush Theatre, Kudos is also thrilled to be supporting the BushÂ’s literary programme for a second year and allowing the theatre to expand and develop its respected talent development programme.
The Bush Theatre is a world-famous home for new plays and an internationally renowned champion of playwrights. The theatre discovers, nurtures and produces the best new playwrights from the widest range of backgrounds, and present their work to the highest possible standards. They look for exciting new voices that tell contemporary stories with wit, style and passion and champion work that is both provocative and entertaining.
The participants of the Kudos/ Bush Initiative 2012 included Julius Amedume, Malcolm McGonigle, Luke Barnes, Thom Fell, Steve Searle, Evan Placey, Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan, Vickie Donoghue, Lou Ramsden, Freddy Syborn and Prasanna Puwanarajah.
In October 2012 Kudos and The Bush ran their first Kudos/ Bush Initiative as part of a new relationship between the two companies. Last year they challenged eleven writers to think about the ways in which they told stories. Then asked them, in groups, to write a pitch for an online scripted drama. Four ideas came out of that session, one of which is being actively pitched for television and two of which were made into pilots to be posted online.
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