Genesis Almeida New Playwrights
Made possible with the support of the Genesis Foundation, the Genesis Almeida New Playwrights, Big Plays Programme supported emerging and mid-career writers to develop new plays for larger stages, giving them the space and time to experiment with form and scale. Each writer on the programme was commissioned to develop one new play, and was given dramaturgical support from the Almeida’s Artistic team.
After working with three cohorts of outstanding writers, this programme has now come to an end – please sign up to our e-newsletter to be the first to hear about upcoming opportunities here>
Previous Almeida Genesis Writers
The Almeida Genesis Writers 2023/25 were: Georgia Bruce, Shahid Iqbal Khan, Martha Loader, Nikhil Parmar, Eoghan Quinn and Kirsty Rider.
The Almeida Genesis Writers 2021/22 were: Josh Elliott, Eno Mfon, Uma Nada-Rajah, Michael John O’Neill, Ava Pickett, Sid Sagar and Molly Taylor.
The Almeida Genesis Writers 2019/2020 were: Kendall Feaver, Sami Ibrahim, Charley Miles, Amy Ng, Iman Qureshi, Sam Steiner and Ross Willis.
The Genesis Foundation was founded by John Studzinski and has supported thousands of artists in their careers since 2001. Through its partnership model, it provides opportunities for talented artists, principally in theatre and music.
The Foundation’s focus is on partnerships with leading arts organisations such as the Almeida Theatre, National Theatre, Young Vic and The Sixteen, and on training initiatives – such as the Genesis Theatre Design programme, and the Genesis Future Curators programme at the Royal Academy of Arts – that equip emerging artists for life as a creative professional.