I met with a group of teenagers yesterday. One of their teachers had suggested that I talk to them about career paths because they're all anxious about exams, university choices and future work. Instead of talking to them, I listened, and the actual problem was very different.

I keep thinking about the “what next?” The writing to MSPs, petitions, protests… and that fact that the entire sector is already burnt out. It’s so cruel to do this right now.

The withdrawal of the opportunity to apply for direct funding through the Creative Scotland Open Fund for Individuals will deprive the majority of playwrights in Scotland the means to work and destroys any sense that their work is valued by those who fund our culture.

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Many thanks to all those who attended our Live Theatre Needs Living Playwrights events yesterday and today. We’ll be communicating with attendees and more widely about the conversations and the actions coming out of these meetings: stay tuned.

Thank you to Playwrights' Studio, Scotland for organising and to all those working hard to challenge the closure of the open fund for individuals. #livetheatreneedslivingplaywrights #noartwithoutartists

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