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Here's to what's to come!

As you might know by now, here at Scripts HQ, we love theatre! We love it, we love it and we love it some more! New, Live, Theatre is our...

We can't wait to get started... here's a sneak peek

Every summer the Scripts festival team is delighted to bring a number of talented artists from around the nation to Birr! We’re thrilled...

Looking for actors to join an exciting project

Our festival as always been on a mission to bring theatre to the heart of our community and in so doing to nurture new projects and...

“I dreamed a dream…” how Scripts and Youth Theatre Ireland came to develop the George B Miller Award

collaboration noun (WORKING WITH) the situation of two or more people working together to create or achieve the same thing. (Cambridge...

Tips and Tricks For Writing a Youth Play!

So, you have an idea, but you don't quite know how to get started with it? Writing for 11-14 year olds is a little different than...

Why write plays for young performers & audiences?

The impulse to ‘act’ must go back a very long way: earliest manifestation some kind of primal proto-word, “Ug!” accompanied by dramatic...

All you need is an idea!

When Angela, Emma, and I are working on Scripts, one of the most common phrases that comes up in planning sessions is, “I have an idea!” ...

Why George?

A few weeks ago, we were delighted to announce our partnership with Youth Theatre Ireland on a new project that is very close to our...

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