It's tough out there for women, says Victoria Sadler, who names and shames some of London's leading theatres for failing to programme female playwrights.
So, here we again. It’s my second (third?) annual review of the lot of female playwrights at the leading London theatres. But it’s September, I hear you cry! Fair point, readers, fair point. But the theatres have now announced their full roster of shows for 2017 so we have all the data we need.
And, frankly, the data makes for a depressing read when it comes to female playwrights.
So, here we again. It’s my second (third?) annual review of the lot of female playwrights at the leading London theatres. But it’s September, I hear you cry! Fair point, readers, fair point. But the theatres have now announced their full roster of shows for 2017 so we have all the data we need.
And, frankly, the data makes for a depressing read when it comes to female playwrights.
I’m finding this all very frustrating... Keep reading on Victoria Sadler