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Fin Kennedy: January 2014
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Playwrighting, Teaching and the Politics of both. Monday, January 20, 2014. In Battalions Delphi study: a press release. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 20 January 2014. In Battalions' report authors secure Parliamentary launch for Delphi study follow up. Performers' Alliance All-Party Parliamentary Group to host launch of expert consultation on ways to protect risk-taking on new work in British theatre. The authors of the influential In. Delphi study, which will be available for free download online, aims to cap...
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Fin Kennedy: Operation Mobilise: A pause in the fighting
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Playwrighting, Teaching and the Politics of both. Monday, March 30, 2015. Operation Mobilise: A pause in the fighting. So, the big date is here at last. 30 March has always been our deadline for In Battalions: Operation Mobilise. I say paused because there will be a Part Two, but we'll get to that in a moment. But for now, let's enjoy the lull in the fighting, relax, have a drink and look back on what we've achieved. Let's all have a pint and watch the election. For an idea which was born in a pub. Horns...
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Fin Kennedy: July 2014
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Playwrighting, Teaching and the Politics of both. Monday, July 28, 2014. The Domino Effect and other shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. For the first time in 5 years, I've got a new show on at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In 2010, four of our plays were published in a volume. By Nick Hern Books. Mulberry has since had their own theatre built on site, and been the hosts of Schoolwrights. The UK's first playwrights-in-schools training scheme. You can read more about my work with Mulberry here. I've ...
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Fin Kennedy: June 2013
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Playwrighting, Teaching and the Politics of both. Friday, June 28, 2013. In the fourth of his speaker profiles from the 2013 Theatres Trust Conference. Thriving Theatres, Conference Reporter Fin Kennedy hears from Ian Pratt of Kings Theatre Southsea. About a community-led restoration effort which saved the town's Frank Matcham designed Edwardian Theatre - and the continuing efforts to open the building up even further to its local people. And as such aren't completely. Community engagement or involvement...
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Fin Kennedy: October 2014
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Playwrighting, Teaching and the Politics of both. Saturday, October 18, 2014. In Battalions open meeting, 7.30pm on Weds 26 Nov 2014. The Perseverance Pub, 63 Lamb's Conduit St, London WC1N 3NB (tube: Russell Square) www.the-perseverance.moonfruit.com. Received broadsheet coverage and had questions tabled in Parliament. There have also been several pub meetings, an open letter. To Ed Vaizey signed by Helen Mirren and Tom Stoppard (among 70 others), and the In Battalions Festival. There is a general elect...
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Fin Kennedy: February 2015
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Playwrighting, Teaching and the Politics of both. Wednesday, February 18, 2015. In Battalions: Operation Mobilise. The 2015 General Election is almost upon us. Parliament will be dissolved on Monday 30 March, after which campaigning begins in earnest across all UK constituencies. Those of you who have been paying attention will have noticed that I held an open meeting. Late last year to discuss whether or not my In Battalions. The answer was a most resounding: YES (to the second bit). Made quite a splash.
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Fin Kennedy: July 2013
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Playwrighting, Teaching and the Politics of both. Friday, July 26, 2013. Preparing the next generation. I've been appointed a '50th Anniversary Master' on the new MA Dramatic Writing. Degree at the Drama Centre, part of Central St Martin's. There are six of us, all industry professionals, and I'm pleased to say I am in very esteemed company! Anyway, last night was the launch and I wrote a speech for it which I thought I would reproduce here. I’ve spoken at length. Now the money isn’t. Large amounts of th...
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Fin Kennedy: August 2013
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Playwrighting, Teaching and the Politics of both. Monday, August 19, 2013. Today I'm at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to launch Phase Two of my Delphi study. The next stage of my In Battalions. If you happen to be at the Fringe today (Monday 19 August) I will be giving a talk about the campaign so far and introducing the Survey Monkey voting system. From 3-4pm as part of a Writers' Guild event. On and off from 11am-2.30pm today. Which takes place online. You don't have to have submitted an idea for the l...