National Theatre Connections 2023

Simon Longman is a playwright from the West Midlands.Lisa McGee, an award-winning screenwriter and playwright from Derry, is the creator, writer and executive producer of the acclaimed Derry Girls.Leo Butler is an award-winning playwright.Jordan Tannahill is a novelist, playwright, and director of film and theatre.Avaes Mohammad's scripts have chronicled post 9/11 multicultural Britain and represented the challenges of young people in the UK.Jon Brittain is a playwright, television writer and director.Molly Taylor is a writer & theatre-maker from Liverpool.Shamser Sinha writes about people at the wrong end of money, fortune and the wars we fight.Ed Harris is an award-winning, dyslexic playwright, poet and comedy writer based in Brighton.Alison Carr is a playwright and radio dramatist.

Whether you are looking to stage a full production, explore different styles of text and performance in a lesson or find some starting points for textual analysis and discussion, this folio has a resource that could prove useful.

• Connections Producer Introduction Introduction by Ola AnimashawunConnections 2023 Synopses(Circle Dreams Around) The Terrible, Terrible Past by Simon LongmanCast size: flexible, with a suggested minimum cast size of eight; Recommended for ages 14+Innocent Creatures by Leo ButlerCast size: minimum of eight; Recommended for ages 15+Is My Microphone On? by Jordan TannahillCast size: minimum of seven, no maximum; Recommended for ages 13+Is This Good Enough? by Avaes MohammadCast size: Flexible cast size, with 30 named characters; Recommended for ages 13+Model Behaviour by Jon BrittainCast size: nine; Suitable for all agesOld Times by Molly TaylorCast size: 14; Recommended for ages 14+Samphire by Shamser SinhaCast size: twenty-one characters, recommended minimum cast size of twelve; Recommended for ages 16+Strangers Like Me by Ed HarrisCast size: minimum of 15; Recommended for ages 14+The Heights by Lisa McGeeCast size: 14 named characters, minimum cast size of eight; Recommended for ages 13+Tuesday by Alison CarrCast size: 9 – 50, any gender; Suitable for all ages.