Interplay Europe

Interplay Europe is one of the most important festivals for young playwrights in Europe. It is organized by Interplay; an international, not-for-profit arts organisation for the furtherance of young playwrights aged 18 to 26. It was founded in Sydney in 1985. Every two years Interplay organises the largest and most prestigious festival of its kind, World Interplay, in Australia. Every other year a European country hosts Interplay Europe. The first Interplay Europe was held in 1995 in Mainz organized by the playwrights Antje Rávic Strubel and Tobias Rausch and Interplay Europe e.V became official in 1998, which was also in Berlin. Participants from all over Europe discuss their plays for two inspiring, practical and creative weeks in classes, workshops, forums and events with experienced international tutors. Through workshops and small-scale productions, they have the opportunity to improve their work. Interplay also supports international youth exchange and seeks to contribute to better understanding between nations.

Interplay Festivals are held in order to:

• celebrate the creative richness of young playwrights
• provide an international meeting place where their work can be discussed, workshopped and performed
• provide an international forum for the ideas of young playwrights
• offer the general public access to the works of young writers
• contribute to regional, national and international cultural development.

Alumni[]

Many highly respected and international award-winning European playwrights started their career with Interplay. For example: and Tena Stivicic from Croatia, and from Germany, Ali Taylor and Sarah Kane from the UK, and from the Netherlands, and from Hungary, and from Switzerland or and Antonio Rojano from Spain.

Interplay festival 2006.[]

Date: 18 June-25 June

Town: Schaan

Country: Liechtenstein

DELEGATIONS

Bulgaria:

Croatia: (tutor),

England: (tutor), , , Hannah Dee

Germany: Henning Fangauf (tutor), (tutor), , ,

Hungary: (tutor),

Latvia: (tutor), , ,

Liechtenstein: (tutor), ,

Netherlands: (tutor), (tutor), , , ,

Norway:

Scotland: Alan Wilkins (playwright) (tutor), ,

Slovakia: (tutor), ,

Slovenia: (tutor),

Spain: Antonio Rojano,

Switzerland: (tutor), ,

Turkey: (tutor),

Interplay festival 2008.[]

Date: 5 July-13 July

Town: Utrecht

Country: Netherlands

DELEGATIONS

Australia: (tutor), (tutor),

Croatia: Ivor Martinić

Denmark: (tutor), , , , , ,

England: , ,

France: ,

Germany: Henning Fangauf (tutor), (tutor), ,

Greece: (tutor), ,

Hungary: (tutor),

Iceland: (tutor), Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson

Latvia: (tutor), ,

Netherlands: (tutor), (tutor), (tutor), , , , , , , , ,

Poland: (tutor), ,

Russia: (tutor), ,

Scotland: Alan Wilkins (tutor), ,

Spain:

Sweden:

Switzerland: (tutor),

Turkey: (tutor), ,

Interplay festival 2012.[]

Date: 2 July-7 July

Town: Madrid

Country: Spain

DELEGATIONS

Austria: (tutor), ,

Bulgaria:

Germany: Henning Fangauf (tutor), ,

Greece:

Hungary:

Latvia: ,

Netherlands: (tutor), , ,

Poland: (tutor), ,

Spain: (tutor), José Cruz (tutor), (tutor), (tutor), , , ,

Sweden: Anna Berg (tutor), ,

Turkey: (tutor), ,

Host towns[]

External links and References[]

• World Interplay website
• Interplay Europe website
• Interplay Europe 2008
• Interplay Europe 2014
• Interplay Europe 2016