Royal Court appoints 2021 Bursary recipient Beth Flintoff as Associate Playwright

Following an extensive national open call-out, the Royal Court Theatre has announced that 2021 MGCfutures Bursary recipient Beth Flintoff will complete the team of Associate Playwrights, announced earlier this year.

Beth Flintoff will take on the position of Associate Playwright & Young Writers Associate, joining Mike Bartlett, Ryan Calais Cameron, Ishy Din, Vinay Patel, Nina Segal as Associate Playwrights, and Gillian Greer as Associate Playwright & Dramaturg.

The Associate Playwrights work closely with the wider artistic leadership at the Royal Court, helping to develop the Royal Court’s mission, artistic programme and support of fellow writers, placing the writers’ theatre in the hands of playwrights. Beth Flintoff will spend two days a week at the theatre, working on a soon-to-be-announced programme for young people.

Beth received an MGCfutures Bursary in 2021 to develop her new play about cleaners and the other support staff who work behind the scenes. Her play The Ballad of Maria Marten is currently one of Nick Hern Books’ top 20 most performed plays around the world. Before becoming a freelance playwright, she was the Outreach Director at The Watermill Theatre in Newbury.