Towards Fairer Contractual Practices for Freelance Dramaturgs: A Conversation Facilitated by Catriona Craig

The Theatre Times: On 21 June 2021, the Dramaturgs Network (a volunteer arts organization by and for dramaturgs working in the United Kingdom) held an online roundtable discussion to mark the launch of the d’n Dramaturgs’ Contract Package, a set of recommended practice documents designed to help dramaturgs and producers create fairer and better-informed employment contracts. The creation of this package was a six-year-long process that drew on the expertise of a wide range of employment and theatre professionals. At the heart of the work is a desire to enhance the visibility of the dramaturg’s work by identifying the many concrete tasks that the role embraces.