Bush Theatre to host all received scripts online
West London’s Bush Theatre has this week launched a pioneering social networking website which allows playwrights to post their work online for producers and directors to read and commission.
Bush Green currently features more than 170 plays and around 500 test users, but these numbers are expected to increase dramatically following the site going live early this week. Users of the site, who sign up for free, can preview the first 20% of a play for no charge, but will have to pay £2.58 to download the full work or £1.38 if it is a short play.
The playwrights will earn £1 from the £2.58, while £1 will go back into the upkeep of the site. The remainder is an administration fee paid to PayPal, which oversees the transaction. The initiative has been supported with a £60,000 grant from the Jerwood Charitable Foundation, although the Bush is currently looking for long-term sponsors for the site.
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AFAICT you’ve coeevrd all the bases with this answer!
We need some way to preserve the tnoentiin of the Arts in our society. We cannot continue to choose funding guns and welfare while cutting the throats of our Artists with every budget slashing.