Creating Legislative Theatre

Creating Legislative Theatre is coming to the Norton Park Conference Centre on Friday 23 October, a one-day workshop that puts the theatre and the law in the same room. If you've never come across the idea, legislative theatre is exactly what it sounds like: theatre used as a way to develop and refine actual laws. It's not about putting on a play for an audience to watch, but about using performance to work through policy and legislation in a way that's more hands-on than a committee meeting.

That's the core of the whole day. The workshop is built around that process, so you'll be doing it rather than just hearing about it. The session runs at the Norton Park Conference Centre in Edinburgh, and it's a full-day thing, not a quick drop-in. If you're into the intersection of performance and politics, or if you've spent any time thinking about how law gets made and want to see a different way of doing it, this is exactly where you'll want to be.

It's a practical session, so come prepared to get involved. You won't be sitting back and taking notes; the whole point is to work through the material as a group. It's a good fit if you're coming from a theatre background and want to see where it can lead, or if you're more on the policy side and fancy seeing how a bit of performance can change the way you approach a piece of legislation. Either way, you'll be doing the work alongside people from both worlds.

The workshop starts at 10:00 on Friday 23 October at the Norton Park Conference Centre, and tickets start from £80.