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Becoming a playwright is already daunting enough without having to fight for a stage, a problem that Cardiff theatre The Other Room<\/a> is addressing with its new scratch platform, SEEN.<\/p>\n

The Other Room already made headlines when it opened in 2014 as Wales first ever \u2018pub theatre\u2019. Two years later, it won the Stage award for best fringe theatre in the UK, becoming the first theatre outside of London to win the prize.<\/p>\n

Artistic director Dan Jones is very clear about what makes The Other Room so special.<\/p>\n

\u201cPub theatre is about producing thematically daring, practically ambitious plays in an intimate space,\u201d said the 26-year old.<\/p>\n

\"Dan

The new scheme, SEEN, is an event for budding playwrights to showcase their talent live on stage. All ideas are welcome, the more inventive the better.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a play made entirely out of song lyrics and titles spliced with dialogue,\u201d continued Dan. \u201cIt sounds bizarre, but when we actually went through the script, some of it read like it was straight out of Shakespeare.\u201d<\/p>\n

The play, named Horns, has already grown via SEEN from a short 10-minute piece to a full length play, to be performed at The Other Room on 13th<\/sup> November. The writer, Francois Pandolfo, was full of praise for the format.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout the trust and opportunities places like The Other Room offer then people like me would really struggle to be heard,\u201d said Francois. \u201cSEEN is a perfect platform for me to \u2018sick up\u2019 all these ideas and random thoughts and see if it works.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the long term aims of the project, Dan hopes The Other Room can continue to turn new ideas into touring productions.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cIn an ideal world, an autumn production would be a play from SEEN. That\u2019s what we\u2019re aiming for.\u201d<\/p>\n

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