What a thrill to be part of an audience of all ages gripped by Sophie Treadwell’s Machinal at the Old Vic tonight. If you have a chance, go.

Not entirely convinced by its arguments but a thought provoking read and already a historical document (2018)

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It's dropped! I just wrote 'Exercise 8' in my 101 Exercises for Playwrights. Follow link to read and subsribe. buttondown.email/MarkRavenhill/…

It's dropped! I just wrote 'Exercise 8' in my 101 Exercises for Playwrights. Follow link to read and subsribe. buttondown.email/MarkRavenhill/…

Img ! Joe’s book is free for a couple of days. It’s a great account of being a working actor. Read it while it’s FREE

Exercise 8 in my 101 Exercises for Playwrights drops for subscribers tomorrow

Between sessions working with current Central students, I had lunch today with the mighty Sue Lefton and Jane Gibson who first met as Central students in 1964 ! they went on to be heads of movement at the RSC and National Theatre.

I was delighted to mentor Joe Ward Munrow in lockdown. There are few genuinely innovative plays but this is one. Lucky Liverpool. Bring it to London!The Legend of Ned Ludd, Liverpool Everyman review — arresting drama of man, machine and revolution ft.com/content/cface7… via @ft

Stranger to me yesterday : ‘ I remember you. You had a play on the fringe in the 1990s. What have you been doing since then? Still writing?’. Oh yes. Still hanging on.

Actors ! Come to my class ! All the dates in June sold out so they’ve added four more in July ! One for actors who want more experience of collaborating with a writer or who are actor/writers tickettailor.com/events/runatit…

Actors ! Come to my class ! All the dates in June sold out so they’ve added four more in July ! One for actors who want more experience of collaborating with a writer or who are actor/writers tickettailor.com/events/runatit…

I met my first IRL 101 Exercises for Playwrights subscriber today. Somebody I’ve never met before told me they do my exercises in their lunch break. I am chuffed beyond chuffness.

I’m looking forward to seeing this on Friday evening. Who else will be there ?

I met my first IRL 101 Exercises for Playwrights subscriber today. Somebody I’ve never met before told me they do my exercises in their lunch break. I am chuffed beyond chuffness.

After Brexit and lockdown, my international gigs had dropped off. Happy to report that in the last fortnight I’ve been invited to join the juries of international competitions for films and new plays and have been taking to theatres in India about a collab. And breathe !

It's good to go to subscribers to my FREE 101 Exercises for Playwrights! Follow link to read and join the 2,300 subscribers. 'Exercise 7'. buttondown.email/MarkRavenhill/…

Standby subscribers! The next of my 101 Exercises for Playwrights drops in your boxes at lunchtime

Great resource here, playwrights: