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'''Connections''' (also referred to as New Connections and formerly Shell Connections) is the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] in [[London]]'s annual youth theatre scheme.<ref>[http://microsites.nationaltheatre.org.uk/connections "Connections homepage"], ''National Theatre''. Retrieved 2013-04-06.</ref>
'''Connections''' (also referred to as New Connections and formerly Shell Connections and BT Connections) is the [[Royal National Theatre]] in [[London]]'s annual youth theatre festival.<ref>[http://microsites.nationaltheatre.org.uk/connections "Connections homepage"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206184840/http://microsites.nationaltheatre.org.uk/connections |date=2012-12-06 }}, ''National Theatre''. Retrieved 2013-04-06.</ref>
Originally founded in 1995 and sponsored by [[Royal Dutch Shell]] this changed in 2007 when the Bank of America took over the sponsorship. The plays are also published by the National Theatre each year.
It was founded in 1995 and sponsored by [[Royal Dutch Shell]] until 2007 when the Bank of America took over the sponsorship. The plays are also published by the National Theatre each year.


==Scheme==
==Scheme==
The National Theatre annually commissions ten plays from established playwrights which are performed by youth theatre groups across the UK. Groups are invited to perform at Connections Festivals held at a professional theatre in their area. A random performance group from each play is then performed at the end of the Festival at the National Theatre itself.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ntconnections.org.uk/overview |title=NT Connections : FAQs : What Is It? |accessdate=2008-04-25}}</ref>
The National Theatre annually commissions ten plays from established playwrights which are performed by youth theatre groups across the UK. Groups are invited to perform at Connections Festivals held at a professional theatre in their area. A random performance group from each play is then performed at the end of the Festival at the National Theatre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ntconnections.org.uk/overview |title=NT Connections : FAQs : What Is It? |accessdate=2008-04-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070803161737/http://www.ntconnections.org.uk/overview |archivedate=2007-08-03 }}</ref>


==Professional Productions==
==Professional productions==
Several of the specially commissioned Connection plays have been professionally produced at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]. In 1999 ''[[Sparkleshark]]'' was performed. In 2006 three were produced; ''Burn'' by Deborah Gearing, ''Chatroom'' by [[Enda Walsh]] and ''Citizenship'' by [[Mark Ravenhill]] were performed in 2006;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/BurnChatroomCitizenship+15703.twl |title=National Theatre : Productions : Burn/Chatroom/Citizenship |accessdate=2008-04-25}}</ref> the latter two were revived in 2007 when they also toured.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/cc/ |title=National Theatre: Chatroom / Citizenship |accessdate=2008-04-25}}</ref> In 2008 ''Baby Girl'' by [[Roy Williams (playwright)|Roy Williams]], ''DNA'' by [[Dennis Kelly]] and ''The Miracle'' by Lin Coghlan also received professional productions in the Cottesloe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/Baby%20Girl%2C%20DNA%2C%20The%20Miracle+31801.twl |title=National Theatre : Productions : Baby Girl, DNA, The Miracle |accessdate=2008-04-25}}</ref>
Several of the specially commissioned Connection plays have been professionally produced at the National Theatre. In 1999 ''[[Sparkleshark]]'' was performed. In 2006 three were produced; ''Burn'' by Deborah Gearing, ''Chatroom'' by [[Enda Walsh]] and ''Citizenship'' by [[Mark Ravenhill]] were performed in 2006;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/BurnChatroomCitizenship+15703.twl |title=National Theatre : Productions : Burn/Chatroom/Citizenship |accessdate=2008-04-25}}</ref> the latter two were revived in 2007 when they also toured.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/cc/ |title=National Theatre: Chatroom / Citizenship |accessdate=2008-04-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830010927/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/cc |archivedate=2008-08-30 }}</ref> In 2008 ''Baby Girl'' by [[Roy Williams (playwright)|Roy Williams]], ''DNA'' by [[Dennis Kelly]] and ''The Miracle'' by Lin Coghlan also received professional productions in the Cottesloe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/Baby%20Girl%2C%20DNA%2C%20The%20Miracle+31801.twl |title=National Theatre : Productions : Baby Girl, DNA, The Miracle |accessdate=2008-04-25}}</ref>

==Commissioned plays==
'''2023'''

* Orchestra by Charlie Josephine

===2022===

*Cable Street by Lisa Goldman
*Chat Back by David Judge
*Find a Partner! by Miriam Battye
*Hunt by Fionnuala Kennedy
*Like There's No Tomorrow, created by the Belgrade Young Company with Justine Themen, Claire Procter and Liz Mytton
*The Ramayana Reset by Ayeesha Menon, with choreography by Hofesh Shechter, in association with Hofesh Shechter Company
*Remote by Stef Smith
*Superglue by Tim Crouch
*Variations by Katie Hims
*You don't need to make a Big Song and Dance out of it by Abbey Wright, Shireen Mula and Matt Regan, in association with Tackroom Theatre

===2019===

*Ageless by [[Benjamin Kuffuor]]
*Chaos by [[Laura Lomas]]
*Class by [[Doc Brown (rapper)|Doc Brown]] & [[Lajuane Lincoln]]
*Flesh by [[Rob Drummond (playwright)|Rob Drummond]]
*Salt by [[Dawn King]]
*The Small Hours by [[Katherine Soper]]
*Stuff by [[Tom Wells (playwright)|Tom Wells]]
*terra/earth by [[Nell Leyshon]], with Choreography by [[Anthony Missen]]
*The Sad Club by [[Luke Barnes]], with Music by [[Adam Pleeth]]
*Variations by [[Katie Himms]]

Source - <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning/connections/connections-plays |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105195741/https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning/connections/connections-plays |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-01-05 |title=Connections Plays - National Theatre|accessdate=2020-01-05}}</ref>

===2018===
*BLANK by [[Alice Birch]]
*The Blue Electric Wind by [[Brad Birch]]
*The Changing Room by [[Chris Bush (playwright)|Chris Bush]]
*The Free-9 by [[In-Sook Chappell]]
*The Ceasefire Babies by [[Fiona Doyle (playwright)|Fiona Doyle]]
*These Bridges by [[Phoebe Eclair-Powell]]
*When They Go Low by [[Natalie Mitchell]]
*Want by [[Barney Norris]]
*The Sweetness of a Sting by [[Chinonyerem Odimba]]
*Dungeness by [[Chris Thompson (playwright)|Chris Thompson]]

Source - <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning/connections/connections-plays |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917220330/https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning/connections/connections-plays |url-status=dead |archive-date=2018-09-17 |title=Connections Plays - National Theatre|accessdate=2020-01-05}}</ref>

===2017===
*Three by [[Harriet Braun]]
*"#YOLO" by [[Matthew Bulgo]]
*FOMO by [[Suhayla El-Bushra]]
*Status Update by [[Tim Etchells]]
*Musical Differences by [[Robin French]]
*Extremism by [[Anders Lustgarten]]
*The School Film by [[Patrick Marber]]
*Zero for the Young Dudes! by [[Alistair McDowall]]
*The Snow Dragons by [[Lizzie Nunnery]]
*The Monstrum by [[Kellie Smith]]

===2016===
*Bassett by [[James Graham (playwright)|James Graham]]
*Bedbug by [[Snoo Wilson]], [[Gary Kemp]] & [[Guy Pratt]]
*Blackout by Davey Anderson
*Citizenship by [[Mark Ravenhill]]
*Children of Killers by [[Katori Hall]]
*Eclipse by [[Simon Armitage]]
*Gargantua by [[Carl Grose]]
*I'm Spilling My Heart Out Here by [[Stacey Gregg]]
*It Snows by [[Bryony Lavery]], [[Scott Graham (playwright)|Scott Graham]] & [[Steven Hoggett]] for [[Frantic Assembly]]
*The Musicians by [[Patrick Marber]]
*Take Away by [[Jackie Kay]]
*What Are They Like? By [[Lucinda Coxon]]

===2015===
*Drama, Baby by [[Jamie Brittain]]
*Hood by [[Katherine Chandler]]
*The Boy Preference by [[Elinor Cook]] and performed by Best Theatre Arts from St Albans, Hertfordshire
*The Edelweiss Pirates by [[Ayub Khan Din]]
*Follow, Follow by Katie Douglas and performed by The St Ives Youth Theatre from Cambridgeshire
*The Accordion Shop by [[Cush Jumbo]]
*Hacktivists by [[Ben Ockrent]]
*Hospital Food by [[Eugene O'Hare]]
*Remote by [[Stef Smith]]
*The Crazy Sexy Cool Girls' Fan Club by [[Sarah Solemani]]


==Commissioned Plays==
===2014===
===2014===
*A Letter to Lacey by [[Catherine Johnson (playwright)|Catherine Johnson]]
*A Letter to Lacey by [[Catherine Johnson (playwright)|Catherine Johnson]]
*Angels by [[Pauline McLynn]]
*Angels by [[Pauline McLynn]]
*A Shop Selling Speech by [[Sabrina Mahfouz]]
*A Shop Selling Speech by [[Sabrina Mahfouz]]
*Hearts by [[Luke Norris]]
*Hearts by [[Luke Norris (playwright)|Luke Norris]]
*Heritage by [[Dafydd James]]
*Heritage by [[Dafydd James (playwright)|Dafydd James]]
*Horizon by [[Matt Hartley]]
*Horizon by [[Matt Hartley]]
*Pronoun by [[Evan Placey]]
*Pronoun by [[Evan Placey]]
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*The Wardrobe by [[Sam Holcroft]]
*The Wardrobe by [[Sam Holcroft]]
*Tomorrow by [[Simon Vinnicombe]]
*Tomorrow by [[Simon Vinnicombe]]

===2013===
===2013===
*The Guffin by [[Howard Brenton]]
*The Guffin by [[Howard Brenton]]
*Mobile Phone Show by [[Jim Cartwright]]
*Mobile Phone Show by [[Jim Cartwright]]
*What Are They Like? by [[Lucinda Coxon]]
*What Are They Like? by [[Lucinda Coxon]]
*We Lost Elijah by [[Ryan Craig]]
*We Lost Elijah by [[Ryan Craig (playwright)|Ryan Craig]]
*I'm Spilling My Heart Out Here by [[Stacey Gregg]]
*I'm Spilling My Heart Out Here by [[Stacey Gregg]]
*Tomorrow I'll Be Happy by [[Jonathan Harvey (playwright)|Jonathan Harvey]]
*Tomorrow I'll Be Happy by [[Jonathan Harvey (playwright)|Jonathan Harvey]]
*Soundclash by [[Lenny Henry]]
*Soundclash by [[Lenny Henry]]
*Don't Feed the Animals by [[Jemma Kennedy]]
*Don't Feed the Animals by [[Jemma Kennedy]]
*Ailie and the Alien by [[Morna Pearson]]
*Ailie and the Alien by Morna Pearson
*Forty-Five Minutes by [[Anya Reiss]]
*Forty-Five Minutes by [[Anya Reiss]]

===2012===
===2012===
<ref>http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/65630/connections-plays-2012/plays-2012.html</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/65630/connections-plays-2012/plays-2012.html |title=Plays 2012 - Connections Plays 2012 - National Theatre |website=www.nationaltheatre.org.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826052851/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/65630/connections-plays-2012/plays-2012.html |archive-date=2011-08-26}}</ref>
*Victim Sidekick Boyfriend Me by [[Hilary Bell (writer)|Hilary Bell]]
*Victim Sidekick Boyfriend Me by [[Hilary Bell (writer)|Hilary Bell]]
*Socialism Is Great by [[Anders Lustgarten]]
*Socialism Is Great by [[Anders Lustgarten]]
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===2011===
===2011===
*Bassett by [[James Graham (playwright)|James Graham]]<ref>http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/58105/connections-plays/connections-plays-2011.html</ref>
*Bassett by [[James Graham (playwright)|James Graham]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/58105/connections-plays/connections-plays-2011.html |title=Connections Plays 2011 - Connections Plays - National Theatre |website=www.nationaltheatre.org.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129191907/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/58105/connections-plays/connections-plays-2011.html |archive-date=2010-11-29}}</ref>
*The Beauty Manifesto by [[Nell Leyshon]]
*The Beauty Manifesto by [[Nell Leyshon]]
*Children of Killers by [[Katori Hall]]
*Children of Killers by [[Katori Hall]]
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*Heartbreak Beautiful by Christopher William Hill
*Heartbreak Beautiful by Christopher William Hill
*The Heights by [[Lisa McGee]]
*The Heights by [[Lisa McGee]]
*Six Parties by [[William Boyd (playwright)|William Boyd]]
*Six Parties by [[William Boyd (writer)|William Boyd]]
*Success by [[Nick Drake]]
*Success by [[Nick Drake (poet)|Nick Drake]]
*The Seance by [[Anthony Neilson]]
*The Seance by [[Anthony Neilson]]
*The Things She Sees by [[Ben Power]]
*The Things She Sees by [[Ben Power]]
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*A Vampire Story by [[Moira Buffini]]
*A Vampire Story by [[Moira Buffini]]
*Theatre of Debate: Blackout by Davey Anderson inspired by the stories of a young person from [[Barnardo's]], [[Glasgow]]
*Theatre of Debate: Blackout by Davey Anderson inspired by the stories of a young person from [[Barnardo's]], [[Glasgow]]
*He’s Talking by [[Nicholas Wright (playwright)|Nicholas Wright]]
*He's Talking by [[Nicholas Wright (playwright)|Nicholas Wright]]
*My Face by [[Nigel Williams (author)|Nigel Williams]]
*My Face by [[Nigel Williams (author)|Nigel Williams]]
*Theatre of Debate: Big Hopes a verbatim play by [[Gary Owen (playwright)|Gary Owen]] inspired by an xl. group from The Princes Trust, [[Cardiff]] followed by Safe by Deborah Gearing inspired by Fairbridge Southampton
*Theatre of Debate: Big Hopes a verbatim play by [[Gary Owen (playwright)|Gary Owen]] inspired by an xl. group from The Princes Trust, [[Cardiff]] followed by Safe by Deborah Gearing inspired by Fairbridge Southampton
*Arden City by [[Timberlake Wertenbaker]]
*Arden City by [[Timberlake Wertenbaker]]
*The Peach Child by Anna Furse and [[Little Angel Theatre]] Theatre of Debate directed and devised by Jeremy Weller with young people from Fairbridge Centres in Kennington and Hackney.
*The Peach Child by Anna Furse and [[Little Angel Theatre]]
*Theatre of Debate directed and devised by Jeremy Weller with young people from Fairbridge Centres in Kennington and Hackney.
*The Book of Everything by Peter Tabern based on a novel by Guus Kuijer in the English translation by John Nieuwenhuizen
*The Book of Everything by Peter Tabern based on a novel by Guus Kuijer in the English translation by John Nieuwenhuizen
*Fugee by [[Abi Morgan]].
*Fugee by [[Abi Morgan]].
*It Snows by [[Bryony Lavery]] and Frantic Assembly
*It Snows by [[Bryony Lavery]] and Frantic Assembly
*Burying Your Brother in the Pavement by [[Jack Thorne (writer)|Jack Thorne]]
*Burying Your Brother in the Pavement by [[Jack Thorne (writer)|Jack Thorne]]
DNA


===2007===
===2007===
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*A Year and A Day by [[Christina Reid]]
*A Year and A Day by [[Christina Reid]]
*Baby Girl by [[Roy Williams (playwright)|Roy Williams]]
*Baby Girl by [[Roy Williams (playwright)|Roy Williams]]
*DeoxyriboNucleic Acid (aka DNA) by [[Dennis Kelly]]
*Red Sky by [[Bryony Lavery]]
*Red Sky by [[Bryony Lavery]]
*Ruckus in the Garden by [[David Farr (theatre director)|David Farr]]
*Ruckus in the Garden by [[David Farr (theatre director)|David Farr]]
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*Show and Tell by Laline Paull
*Show and Tell by Laline Paull
*Black Remote by [[Glyn Maxwell]]
*Black Remote by [[Glyn Maxwell]]
*DeoxyriboNucleic Acid (aka DNA) by [[Dennis Kelly]]


===2006===
===2006===
*Pass It On by Doug Lucie<ref>http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/27759/theatre-for-young-people/shell-connections-2006-new-plays-for-young-people.html</ref>
*Pass It On by Doug Lucie<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/27759/theatre-for-young-people/shell-connections-2006-new-plays-for-young-people.html |title=Shell Connections 2006: New Plays For Young People - Theatre for young people - National Theatre |website=www.nationaltheatre.org.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617071001/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/27759/theatre-for-young-people/shell-connections-2006-new-plays-for-young-people.html |archive-date=2011-06-17}}</ref>
*The Spider Men by Ursula Rani Sarma
*The Spider Men by Ursula Rani Sarma
*Broken Hallelujah by [[Sharman Macdonald]]
*Broken Hallelujah by [[Sharman Macdonald]]
*Pack Up Your Troubles by [[Snoo Wilson]]
*Pack Up Your Troubles by [[Snoo Wilson]]
*Shut Up by [[Andrew Payne]]
*Shut Up by [[Andrew Payne (playwright)|Andrew Payne]]
*Feather Boy by [[Nicky Singer]] and Peter Tabern with lyrics by [[Don Black (lyricist)|Don Black]] and music by [[Debbie Wiseman]]
*Feather Boy by [[Nicky Singer]] and Peter Tabern with lyrics by [[Don Black (lyricist)|Don Black]] and music by [[Debbie Wiseman]]
*The Shoemaker's Incredible Wife by [[Federico Garcia Lorca]]
*The Shoemaker's Incredible Wife by [[Federico García Lorca]]
*The Miracle by Lin Coghlan
*The Miracle by Lin Coghlan
*School Journey to the Centre of the Earth by [[Daisy Campbell]] with [[Ken Campbell]]
*School Journey to the Centre of the Earth by [[Daisy Eris Campbell|Daisy Campbell]] with [[Ken Campbell]]
*Liar by [[Gregory Burke]]
*Liar by [[Gregory Burke]]


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*Just by [[Ali Smith]]
*Just by [[Ali Smith]]
*Lunch In Venice by [[Nick Dear]]
*Lunch In Venice by [[Nick Dear]]
*Mugged by [[Andrew Payne]]
*Mugged by [[Andrew Payne (playwright)|Andrew Payne]]
*Samurai by [[Geoffrey Case]]
*Samurai by [[Geoffrey Case]]
*Through The Wire a musical by [[Catherine Johnson (playwright)|Catherine Johnson]]
*Through The Wire a musical by [[Catherine Johnson (playwright)|Catherine Johnson]]


===2004===
===2004===
*The Musicians by [[Patrick Marber]]<ref>http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/27730/theatre-for-young-people/shell-connections-2004.html</ref>
*''Bedbug: The Musical'' by [[Snoo Wilson]] with music by [[Gary Kemp]] and [[Guy Pratt]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/27730/theatre-for-young-people/shell-connections-2004.html |title=Shell Connections 2004 - Theatre for young people - National Theatre |website=www.nationaltheatre.org.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617071037/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/27730/theatre-for-young-people/shell-connections-2004.html |archive-date=2011-06-17}}</ref>
*Discontented Winter :House Remix by [[Bryony Lavery]]
*''Boat Memory'' by [[Laline Paull]]
*Dead End by [[Letizia (playwright)|Letizia]] (translated by [[Luca Scarlini]] and [[Aleks Sierz]])
*''Dead End'' by [[Letizia Russo]] (translated by [[Luca Scarlini]] and [[Aleks Sierz]])
*''Discontented Winter: House Remix'' by [[Bryony Lavery]]
*Headstrong by [[April de Angelis]]
*The Willow Pattern by [[Judith Johnson]]
*''Eclipse'' by [[Simon Armitage]]
*''Headstrong'' by [[April de Angelis]]
*[[The Storyteller Sequence#Moonfleece (2004)|Moonfleece]] by [[Philip Ridley]]
*''[[The Storyteller Sequence#Karamazoo (2004)|Karamazoo]]'' by [[Philip Ridley]] (Script not included in the ''Shell Connections 2004'' anthology book. Instead the first draft of the script was available to download for free from the NT Shell Connections website.<ref>[http://www.shellconnections.org/?lid=1216 Archived 'Karamazoo' webpage on the NT Shell Connections website]</ref> The script received a physical release in 2015 as part of Ridley's play collection ''[[The Storyteller Sequence]]''.)
*Eclipse by [[Simon Armitage]]
*''[[The Storyteller Sequence#Moonfleece (2004)|Moonfleece]]'' by Philip Ridley
*Where I Come From: Scenes From Abroad by [[Mike Williams (playwright)|Mike Williams]] and [[Richard Nelson (playwright)|Richard Nelson]]
*Boat Memory by [[Laline Paull]]
*''The Musicians'' by [[Patrick Marber]]
*''Where I Come From: Scenes From Abroad'' by [[Mike Williams (playwright)|Mike Williams]] and [[Richard Nelson (playwright)|Richard Nelson]]
*Bedbug:The Musical by [[Snoo Wilson]] with music by [[Gary Kemp]] and [[Guy Pratt]]
*''The Willow Pattern'' by [[Judith Johnson]]


===2003===
===2003===
*[[The Storyteller Sequence#Brokenville (2003)|Brokenville]] by [[Philip Ridley]]
*[[The Storyteller Sequence#Brokenville (2003)|Brokenville]] by [[Philip Ridley]]
*The Crossing Path by [[Maya Chowdhry]]
*The Crossing Path by [[Maya Chowdhry]]
*Dust by [[Sarah Daniels]]
*Dust by [[Sarah Daniels (playwright)|Sarah Daniels]]
*The Ice Palace by [[Lucinda Coxon]]
*The Ice Palace by [[Lucinda Coxon]]
*An Island Far From Here by [[Laura Ruohonen]]
*An Island Far From Here by [[Laura Ruohonen]]
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===2002===
===2002===
*[[Illyria (play)]] by [[Bryony Lavery]]
*[[Illyria (play)|Illyria]] by [[Bryony Lavery]]
*The Actor by [[Horton Foote]]
*The Actor by [[Horton Foote]]
*The Bear Table by [[Julian Garner]]
*The Bear Table by [[Julian Garner]]
*The Exam by [[Andy Hamilton]]
*The Exam by [[Andy Hamilton]]
*Gold by [[Timothy Mason,mel Marvin]]
*Gold by [[Timothy Mason (playwright)|Timothy Mason]], [[Mel Marvin]]
*Lady Cill, Lady Wad, Lady Lurve, Lady God by [[Kay Adshead]]
*Lady Cill, Lady Wad, Lady Lurve, Lady God by [[Kay Adshead]]
*Nuts by [[Fausto Paravidino]], Luca Scarlini and Zachery James Kinney
*Nuts by [[Fausto Paravidino]], Luca Scarlini and Zachery James Kinney
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===2001===
===2001===
* After Juliet by Sharman MacDonald
* After Juliet by Sharman Macdonald
* Electric Halos by Helen Adams
* Electric Halos by Helen Adams
* Emperors and Clowns by Chris Barton
* Emperors and Clowns by Chris Barton
* Happy Endings devised by Danny Parker and Nigel Williams
* Happy Endings devised by Danny Parker and Nigel Williams
* Human Puppets devised by Theatre Royal Bath Young People’s Theatre company
* Human Puppets devised by Theatre Royal Bath Young People's Theatre company
* Kids are from Mars devised by the London Bubble company
* Kids are from Mars devised by the London Bubble company
* Lagna by Jez Simons
* Lagna by Jez Simons
* Les Juifs de Salonique…
* Les Juifs de Salonique...
* A Peasant of El Salvador by Peter Gould, Stephen Stearns, adapted by Mick Fitzmaurice
* A Peasant of El Salvador by Peter Gould, Stephen Stearns, adapted by Mick Fitzmaurice
* Sunnyside by Neill Morton
* Sunnyside by Neill Morton
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===1999===
===1999===
*After Juliet by [[Sharman McDonald]]
*After Juliet by [[Sharman Macdonald]]
*Can You Keep a Secret? by [[Winsome Pinnock]]
*Can You Keep a Secret? by [[Winsome Pinnock]]
*Devil in Drag by [[Dario Fo]]
*Devil in Drag by [[Dario Fo]]
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*King of the Castle by [[Christina Reid]]
*King of the Castle by [[Christina Reid]]
*Pilgrimage by [[Paul Goetzee]]
*Pilgrimage by [[Paul Goetzee]]
*Taking Breath by [[Sarah Daniels]]
*Taking Breath by [[Sarah Daniels (playwright)|Sarah Daniels]]


===1998===
===1998===
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===1997===
===1997===
*Asleep Under The Dark Earth by [[Sian Evans]]<ref>http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/27736/theatre-for-young-people/new-connections-1997-new-plays-for-young-people.html</ref>
*Asleep Under The Dark Earth by [[Sian Evans (playwright)|Sian Evans]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/27736/theatre-for-young-people/new-connections-1997-new-plays-for-young-people.html |title=New Connections 1997: New Plays for young people - Theatre for young people - National Theatre |website=www.nationaltheatre.org.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919024801/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/27736/theatre-for-young-people/new-connections-1997-new-plays-for-young-people.html |archive-date=2010-09-19}}</ref>
*The Chysalids adapted by [[David Harrower]] from the novel by [[John Wyndham]]
*The Chysalids adapted by [[David Harrower]] from the novel by [[John Wyndham]]
*Cuba by [[Liz Lochhead]]
*Cuba by [[Liz Lochhead]]
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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[[Category:Youth theatre companies]]
[[Category:Youth theatre companies]]

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Connections (also referred to as New Connections and formerly Shell Connections and BT Connections) is the Royal National Theatre in London's annual youth theatre festival.[1] It was founded in 1995 and sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell until 2007 when the Bank of America took over the sponsorship. The plays are also published by the National Theatre each year.

Scheme

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The National Theatre annually commissions ten plays from established playwrights which are performed by youth theatre groups across the UK. Groups are invited to perform at Connections Festivals held at a professional theatre in their area. A random performance group from each play is then performed at the end of the Festival at the National Theatre.[2]

Professional productions

[edit]

Several of the specially commissioned Connection plays have been professionally produced at the National Theatre. In 1999 Sparkleshark was performed. In 2006 three were produced; Burn by Deborah Gearing, Chatroom by Enda Walsh and Citizenship by Mark Ravenhill were performed in 2006;[3] the latter two were revived in 2007 when they also toured.[4] In 2008 Baby Girl by Roy Williams, DNA by Dennis Kelly and The Miracle by Lin Coghlan also received professional productions in the Cottesloe.[5]

Commissioned plays

[edit]

2023

  • Orchestra by Charlie Josephine

2022

[edit]
  • Cable Street by Lisa Goldman
  • Chat Back by David Judge
  • Find a Partner! by Miriam Battye
  • Hunt by Fionnuala Kennedy
  • Like There's No Tomorrow, created by the Belgrade Young Company with Justine Themen, Claire Procter and Liz Mytton
  • The Ramayana Reset by Ayeesha Menon, with choreography by Hofesh Shechter, in association with Hofesh Shechter Company
  • Remote by Stef Smith
  • Superglue by Tim Crouch
  • Variations by Katie Hims
  • You don't need to make a Big Song and Dance out of it by Abbey Wright, Shireen Mula and Matt Regan, in association with Tackroom Theatre

2019

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Source - [6]

2018

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Source - [7]

2017

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2016

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2015

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2014

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2013

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2012

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2011

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2009

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2008

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  • Scenes From Family Life by Mark Ravenhill
  • A Vampire Story by Moira Buffini
  • Theatre of Debate: Blackout by Davey Anderson inspired by the stories of a young person from Barnardo's, Glasgow
  • He's Talking by Nicholas Wright
  • My Face by Nigel Williams
  • Theatre of Debate: Big Hopes a verbatim play by Gary Owen inspired by an xl. group from The Princes Trust, Cardiff followed by Safe by Deborah Gearing inspired by Fairbridge Southampton
  • Arden City by Timberlake Wertenbaker
  • The Peach Child by Anna Furse and Little Angel Theatre
  • Theatre of Debate directed and devised by Jeremy Weller with young people from Fairbridge Centres in Kennington and Hackney.
  • The Book of Everything by Peter Tabern based on a novel by Guus Kuijer in the English translation by John Nieuwenhuizen
  • Fugee by Abi Morgan.
  • It Snows by Bryony Lavery and Frantic Assembly
  • Burying Your Brother in the Pavement by Jack Thorne

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2007

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2006

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2005

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2004

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2003

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2002

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2001

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  • After Juliet by Sharman Macdonald
  • Electric Halos by Helen Adams
  • Emperors and Clowns by Chris Barton
  • Happy Endings devised by Danny Parker and Nigel Williams
  • Human Puppets devised by Theatre Royal Bath Young People's Theatre company
  • Kids are from Mars devised by the London Bubble company
  • Lagna by Jez Simons
  • Les Juifs de Salonique...
  • A Peasant of El Salvador by Peter Gould, Stephen Stearns, adapted by Mick Fitzmaurice
  • Sunnyside by Neill Morton
  • Ticking by Mari Binnie
  • Time on Fire by Timothy Mason
  • Too Too Tight devised by the Chichester Festival Youth Theatre Street Art Company

2000

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1999

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1998

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1997

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References

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  2. ^ "NT Connections : FAQs : What Is It?". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  3. ^ "National Theatre : Productions : Burn/Chatroom/Citizenship". Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  4. ^ "National Theatre: Chatroom / Citizenship". Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  5. ^ "National Theatre : Productions : Baby Girl, DNA, The Miracle". Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  6. ^ "Connections Plays - National Theatre". Archived from the original on 2020-01-05. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  7. ^ "Connections Plays - National Theatre". Archived from the original on 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  8. ^ "Plays 2012 - Connections Plays 2012 - National Theatre". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-08-26.
  9. ^ "Connections Plays 2011 - Connections Plays - National Theatre". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29.
  10. ^ "Shell Connections 2006: New Plays For Young People - Theatre for young people - National Theatre". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-06-17.
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