Examination of resources for writing for performance

A report into the development of writing for performance across Australia.

Script development is a process whereby writers are assisted by a dramaturg and/or director and actors to scrutinise and improve a script intended for theatre production.

Aresearch project was commissioned by the Theatre Board of the Australia Council to examine script development organisations and survey programs in Australia theatre in 2005.

The project aimed to:

• Survey the resources currently available for the development of writing for perforamnce
• Assess the strengths of these services and identify gaps
• Examine best practice models in this area, both local and international, with particular focus on the institutional structures that support them
• Make recommendations on how the Theatre Board's funds can best support the development of scripts for performance over the next five to ten years