Masterclass 2025
Roots asked four of the North West's leading theatre makers, a writer, producer, dramaturg and director, to share their advice on how to start careers and to get work staged.
Nathan Powell
Nathan Powell (he/him), Creative Director of Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres, shares his advice on approaches to writing and staging new theatre work.
Laura Collier
Laura Collier (she/her), independent Creative Director and Executive Producer, and Associate Artist at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, shares her advice on how to get work produced as an emerging theatre maker.
Luke Barnes
Luke Barnes (he/him), an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and theatre-maker who uses live performance and film to tell stories and make a good night out, shares his advice on how to get started as a writer, how to work in the rehearsal room and with an agent, and how to sustain a career.
Tommo Fowler
Tommo Fowler (he/him), New Works Associate at Liverpool Everyman Playhouse, and previously Literary Associate of the Women's Prize for Playwriting, talks about managing commissions, and working with agents.
