Look Me In The Eye When We’re Dancing by D.A. Nixon will be given a rehearsed reading at Soho Theatre on 9 February 2018 at 4pm. Nixon is the first winner of the WiT Award, the prize created to discover and nurture new writers working in the theatre industry. Colleagues from the industry are invited to the reading on 9 February.
The reading, directed by Out of Joint associate director Tim Hoare, comes at the end of a week-long workshop on the play: part of the dramaturgical relationship with Out of Joint awarded to the winner in addition to an £8000 commission.
Nixon was selected from 220 entries. A former Associate Literary Agent at Blake Friedmann, he has also worked on projects with organisations including Hampstead Theatre and the Lyric Theatre, Belfast.
Look Me In The Eye When We’re Dancing follows two young men with dreams of being a successful DJ duo. Spanning nearly two decades it explores the pursuit and abandonment of dreams, love and authenticity within a diverging friendship. Vivid characters in their own right, Nat and Rowan come to represent the complex clash between rave culture and urban regeneration.
A submission period for the next WiT Award will open in the Spring. Details will be announced at the reading on 9 February.
