Jane Woddis has worked professionally in the arts for many years and is an Associate Fellow in the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies, University of Warwick, UK. She is co-editor of Artists' Narratives in Cultural Policy and Management Research, a special issue of the Journal of Cultural Management and Cultural Policy (2022).

• Introduction: Spear-carriers or Speaking Parts?.- Chapter 1: Arts Practitioners in Cultural Policy Research.- Chapter 2: A Brief History of Arts Practitioners in the Policy Process in Britain.- Chapter 3: A Framework for Participation: the Concept of Civil Society.- Chapter 4: Theatre Writing Policy in England Since 1945.- Chapter 5: Playwrights and Theatre Companies: New Playwriting Practice and Policy.- Chapter 6: New Playwriting: Networks of Policy and Practice.- Chapter 7: Conclusion: Putting Theatre Practitioners in the Spotlight

Jane Woddis has worked professionally in the arts for many years and is an Associate Fellow in the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies, University of Warwick, UK. She is co-editor of Artists' Narratives in Cultural Policy and Management Research, a special issue of the Journal of Cultural Management and Cultural Policy (2022).

• Introduction: Spear-carriers or Speaking Parts?.- Chapter 1: Arts Practitioners in Cultural Policy Research.- Chapter 2: A Brief History of Arts Practitioners in the Policy Process in Britain.- Chapter 3: A Framework for Participation: the Concept of Civil Society.- Chapter 4: Theatre Writing Policy in England Since 1945.- Chapter 5: Playwrights and Theatre Companies: New Playwriting Practice and Policy.- Chapter 6: New Playwriting: Networks of Policy and Practice.- Chapter 7: Conclusion: Putting Theatre Practitioners in the Spotlight

Jane Woddis has worked professionally in the arts for many years and is an Associate Fellow in the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies, University of Warwick, UK. She is co-editor of Artists' Narratives in Cultural Policy and Management Research, a special issue of the Journal of Cultural Management and Cultural Policy (2022).

• Introduction: Spear-carriers or Speaking Parts?.- Chapter 1: Arts Practitioners in Cultural Policy Research.- Chapter 2: A Brief History of Arts Practitioners in the Policy Process in Britain.- Chapter 3: A Framework for Participation: the Concept of Civil Society.- Chapter 4: Theatre Writing Policy in England Since 1945.- Chapter 5: Playwrights and Theatre Companies: New Playwriting Practice and Policy.- Chapter 6: New Playwriting: Networks of Policy and Practice.- Chapter 7: Conclusion: Putting Theatre Practitioners in the Spotlight