Excavate

07/09/2026

Andy's final post on the impact of heritage funding on the community play looks at the ongoing obsession with the idea of adding to the archive - https://thecommunityplaywright.substack.com/p/the-power-of-the-archive?r=77p1iw

03/09/2026

Andy's latest Substack on the history of the community play looks at the remarkable Mark Beeson and MED's rich body of work in Dartmoor - https://thecommunityplaywright.substack.com/p/in-the-midst-of-wild-moorland-mark

29/08/2026

Andy's latest substack digs into more of the important work that community plays do.

Chapter Five ('‘This bit is the art, and that bit is the heritage’, 2007-2020) / Part Four

17/08/2026

Andy's latest substack looks at the financial importance (and challenges) of heritage funding for the community play - https://thecommunityplaywright.substack.com/p/if-we-call-it-heritage-will-you-give?r=77p1iw

14/08/2026

Andy's latest substack looks at the moment that heritage funding began to be of fundamental importance to the community play - https://thecommunityplaywright.substack.com/p/here-comes-the-heritage-fund?r=77p1iw

13/08/2026

We have four new projects about to start, running through into 2028 ...

12/08/2026

We've just received a small grant from the Nottingham City Council Cultural Investment Fund Grant to adapt our Colwick Woods audio guide (see below) into a storytelling show to take out to residential homes and community centres in Sneinton and St. Ann's for those who can no longer get over to the woods. And the city council have also agreed to fund and install some good quality signage for the guide, which is excellent news.

A story-telling audio guide exploring the social and ecological history of Nottingham’s largest nature reserve and most important green space.

10/08/2026

Andy's latest Substack looks at the power of Jon Oram's soundings process in his play 'Something in Common' -https://thecommunityplaywright.substack.com/.../jon-orams...

07/08/2026

Andy's latest Substack looks at the work of the remarkable Jon Oram - https://thecommunityplaywright.substack.com/p/the-soundings-of-jon-oram?r=77p1iw

05/08/2026

Yesterday we had our first meeting at the Garrick theatre in Lichfield as we prepare to start work later this year on a community play for Creative Burntwood in 2028. It's been some time since we've had the privilege to work in and with a community for such an extended period (in this instance four different communities that make up Burntwood) and we're really looking forward to meeting everyone and making something spectacular together.

Lichfield Garrick Theatre Secures Arts Council England Funding to Launch Exciting Three-Year Cultural Project in BurntwoodBringing Creativity, Confidence a