Image: Black Watch / Photographer: Manuel Harlan
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Black Watch
Photographer: Manuel Harlan
Every other year the British Council invites over 200 international promoters and producers to a showcase of new British drama held during the Edinburgh Fringe and International festivals. We are currently calling for expressions of interest from companies and artists.
To find out more about the Edinburgh Showcase 2009 please click here. Colombian director, Gabriel Zapata, scooped first prize at our new International Young Performing Arts Entrepreneur Award at an industry-wide ceremony in Edinburgh on 6 August, beating competition from eight other countries around the world.
To find out more about the award programme please click here.
Contemporary UK drama is more vibrant than ever before. With everything from new writing and live art to classical texts and physical theatre testing the boundaries of the theatrical form, the drama scene is thriving. And here’s where to find out all about it …
We work across all forms of drama – from live art and physical/visual theatre to classic and text-based drama. We work with our overseas network of arts managers and partners to plan, resource, deliver and evaluate high-impact arts projects involving professional artists and organisations from the UK. We aim to promote new images of the UK, to establish long-term partnerships abroad and to attract younger audiences. Bare Feet Theatre Company British Council International Playwriting Competition 2009 logo.
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International Radio Playwriting Competition logo.
Check out Performance In Profile, our directory of UK drama, dance, live art and outdoor work.
Read about the project that is bringing together international youth theatre groups to create brand new pieces of cutting-edge theatre.
Want to get your play broadcast on BBC World Service? Read more about our competition for budding international writers.
We are a cultural relations agency not a funding body. Want to know more about
how we work? Looking for information about other drama organisations in the UK?
Every year we support a huge range of different drama projects around the world.
Find out more about some recent and forthcoming projects.
Hungry for information about the UK drama scene? Here's where you can access British Council publications and check out links to interesting UK magazines and websites.
We work across all theatrical genres including new writing, live art, classical/text based drama, physical and visual theatre, circus, live comedy, music theatre, sci-art and street arts.
This is our annual directory of UK companies that have drama, dance, live art and outdoor work suitable for overseas touring. It features contact details, company policy and available shows.
We do offer some specialist information about drama education in the UK, but for the most comprehensive information on studying in the UK, including performing arts, see the main British Council education site at
EducationUK.
Check out our guide to this year's key dance/drama festivals, conferences and events.
Every other year the British Council invites over two hundred international promoters and producers to a showcase of new British drama held during the Edinburgh Fringe and International festivals. Find out about the details for the 2009 Edinburgh Showcase here.
