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Stephanie Bain: Demystifying the Literary Department

Creative Conversation

Date

11 September 2025

Time

11.00am - 12.30pm

Venue

Jermyn Street Theatre, 16B Jermyn St, London SW1Y 6ST

Join Stephanie Bain, Head of Programming and Literary at the Almeida Theatre, for a Creative Conversation on reading, commissioning, and programming new work. 

 In the first half of the session, Stephanie will share insights into: 

  • How she approaches reading plays – and what she looks for in a script 
  • The art of programming a season, from concept to curation 
  • Building and sustaining relationships with writers 
  • Demystifying the commissioning process 

  The second half of the session will be dedicated to your questions – an open, interactive space to explore any aspect of programming, commissioning, being commissioned and literary process that interests you 🔥

This is a limited capacity session, so book early to avoid disappointment, and come ready to join the conversation 💬

We have reached capacity for this session, please complete the form HERE to be added to the waitlist.