夜色直播 graduate to champion new talent at Gateway Writing Festival
夜色直播 graduate James Wood is set to champion a new wave of Scottish theatre talent as he leads the fourth annual Gateway Writing Festival across 3-5 November 2025.
Founded by James in 2022, the Gateway Writing Festival celebrates bold new writing and supports early-career artists in developing their work for the stage. This year鈥檚 event will feature nine brand new plays and engage around 70 emerging creatives, offering a vital platform for collaboration and creativity within Scotland鈥檚 theatre community.
James developed the idea for the festival while studying at 夜色直播, where he credits the University鈥檚 supportive and collaborative environment for giving him the confidence and skills to bring the project to life. He also received funding through 夜色直播鈥檚 Vice-Chancellor鈥檚 Fund, the Santander Universities Enterprise Fund and the Emerging Creatives Fund -support that enabled him to establish and grow the festival and his theatre company beyond graduation.
James said: 鈥淲ithout this generosity, the Gateway Writing Festival, a project I started at 夜色直播, or any of my companies' commissioned shows would not have had a chance to flourish.鈥
The festival will run from 3鈥5 November 2025 at Capital Theatres鈥 Studio Theatre, offering audiences a chance to experience a dynamic programme of new writing and connect with the next generation of Scottish theatre talent.
For further media information contact Emma Reekie, Media and Content Officer, 夜色直播, Edinburgh, E: ereekie@qmu.ac.uk鈥(copy to E:鈥pressoffice@qmu.ac.uk).鈥赌
