Interplay Europe

The tradition & historical record

Interplay Europe is a festival 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: ¹

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. ¹

Many highly respected and international award-winning European playwrights started their career with Interplay. For example: Ivana Sajko and Tena Stivicic from Croatia, Katharina Schlender and Kristo Šagor from Germany, Ali Taylor and Sarah Kane from the United Kingdom, Enver Husicic and Esther Gerritsen from the Netherlands, Vera Filo and Anna Haraszti from Hungary, Darja Stocker and Simon Froehling from Switzerland and Ignacio Pajón Leyra and Antonio Rojano from Spain. ¹

Date: 18–25 June Town: Schaan Country: Liechtenstein DELEGATIONS Bulgaria: Ana Vaseva Croatia: Nora Krstulovic (tutor), Maja Sviben England: Ola Animashawun (tutor), Daniel Stathis Barker, Tinuke Asher Craig, Hannah Dee Germany: Henning Fangauf (tutor), Kristo Šagor (tutor), Martin Kordic, Frauke Scheffler, Agnes Gerstenberg Hungary: Judit Cziraki (tutor), Marianna Koncz Latvia: Inta Bernova (tutor), Gunita Grosa, Eliza Sternberga, Daina Tabuna Liechtenstein: Patrick Boltshauser (tutor), Peter Beck, Caroline Herfert Netherlands: Jurrie Kwant (tutor), Hubert Roza (tutor), Enver Husicic, Maaike Johanna Bergstra, Radna Diels, Florian Pieter van Kuijk Norway: Kim Atle Hansen Scotland: Alan Wilkins (playwright) (tutor), Rachel Lynn Brody, Lewis Hetherington Slovakia: Vanda Feriacova (tutor), Diana Kacarova, Pavol Kohut Slovenia: Dragica Potocnjak (tutor), Sasa Rakef Spain: Antonio Rojano, Ignacio Pajón Leyra Switzerland: Miriam Ehlers (tutor), Anna Papst, Laura de Weck Turkey: Hasan Erkek (tutor), Fatma Kandemir ¹

Date: 5 July-13 July Town: Utrecht Country: Netherlands DELEGATIONS Australia:Lachlan Philpot (tutor), Adam Mitchell (tutor), Anna Barnes Croatia: Ivor Martinić Denmark: Janicke Branth (tutor), Kristin Auestad Danielsen, Julie Maj Jacobsen, Caroline Cecilie Malling Joergensen, Katrine Hald Troensegaard, Brian Wind-Hansen, Thomas Markmann England: Phil G. Davies, Rosa Connor, Issy McCann France: Adeline Picault, Alban Ketelbuters Germany: Henning Fangauf (tutor), Kristo Sagor (tutor), Azar Mortazavi-Manesh, Roman Senkl Greece: Chara Bakonikola (tutor), Paraskevi Pouli, Marina Danezi Hungary: Upor Laszlo (tutor), Márton Kiss Iceland: Thordis Elva Thorvaldsdottir (tutor), Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson Latvia: Lauris Gundars (tutor), Elvijs Cakans, Inga Liepa Netherlands: Jurrie Kwant (tutor), Don Duyns (tutor), Gijsje Kooter (tutor), Jannemieke Caspers, Michiel Lieuwma, Malou De Roy van Zuydewijn, Babiche Ronday, Jelmer Soes, Anna Maria Versloot, Milou Brockhus, Esther Duysker, Timen Jan Veenstra Poland: Aneta Wróbel-Wojtyszko (tutor), Ewa Wikiel, Sylwia Wojas Russia: Benjamin Slivkin (tutor), Yulia Yakovleva, Dmitry Egorov Scotland: Alan Wilkins (tutor), Joanne Toner, Jonathan Whiteside Spain: Ignacio Pajón Leyra Sweden: Dag Thelander Switzerland: Simon Froehling (tutor), Noo Steffen Turkey: Hasan Erkek (tutor), Cigdem Yildirem, Huseyin Gucumen ¹

Date: 2 July-7 July Town: Madrid Country: Spain DELEGATIONS Austria: Holger Schober (tutor), Kevin Oseanu, Bulgaria: Stefan Prohorov Germany: Henning Fangauf (tutor), Fine Riebner, Claudia Brueggemann Greece: Nikolas Marmaras Hungary: David Adam Latvia: Rasa Bugavituçe, Edgars Nicklason Netherlands: Maud Lazaroms (tutor), Rineke Roosenboom, Eva Gouda, Helena Hoogenkamp Poland: Adam Biernacki (tutor), Paulina Danecka, Joanna Tyszka Spain: Ignacio Pajón Leyra (tutor), José Cruz (tutor), Jorge Padín (tutor), Diana I. Luque (tutor), Manuel Benito, José Aurelio Martín, Nieves Rodríguez, Sweden: Anna Berg (tutor), Johanna Svalbake, Gunnar Ericcson Turkey: Hasan Erkek (tutor), Cagil Tekten, Ali Birkan Teke ¹

World Interplay website Interplay Europe website Interplay Europe 2008 Interplay Europe 2014 Archived 2021-10-19 at the Wayback Machine Interplay Europe 2016 ¹

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