Excavate

16/09/2026

Andy's latest substack looks at an avowedly political community play and the challenge of linking class and community in a time of identity politics.

Chapter Six ('The rising and falling generation', 2018-2023) / Part Two

11/09/2026

Andy's latest substack looks at how the Arts Council's interest in place-based work and participation squeezed out the radical potential of the community play: https://thecommunityplaywright.substack.com/p/the-rising-and-falling-generation?r=77p1iw&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

09/09/2026

We're very much looking forwards to working with Bromley House next year on the creation of an audio trail through one of Nottingham's most interesting buildings. Along with our large scale community play project in Burntwood, a touring show in Sneinton and St. Anns, and a schools based project with ChalleNGe Nottingham, as well as potentially another run for Riot Act, we'll be as busy as we've been for many years.

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 ...