Playwright Luke Gilfedder, 22, of Wilmslow has received the exciting news that his writing has been selected for performance by The Royal Exchange Manchester this November - just seven months after his last commission at the venue.
The piece 'What Art Means In 2015' - a speech discussing youth culture, politics and the future of art in the current economic situation - was a winning response to a call-out from The Royal Exchange for 'thought-provoking talks and creative provocations from young people' and will be premiered in the Royal Exchange's Great Hall on November 9th.
Since turning down a place for English at University College London in 2011 to try his hand as a playwright, Luke established 'Finn Youth Productions' and has with them achieved a string of successes including 'Trash' on London's West End, shows at the Lyric Hammersmith in London and a previous show at the Royal Exchange in 2012 entitled 'That's Jam'.
Luke Gilfedder said 'It's great news to be back at the Royal Exchange so soon after the last success this year.
"I'm really proud the Royal Exchange have accepted this speech, the message for the event is that creativity must become more (not less!) important for young people as times get harder – as a generation we can only make culture develop if we challenge ourselves to ask more serious questions of the times than what we see in our media, and the challenge alone of doing this can make us all more optimistic for the future!
"Finn Youth has been going from strength to strength for over four years now – I hope this can be a sign to other local writers that grass-roots organizations can succeed with hard work."
The speech will being delivered on the 9th November by Manchester model Danielle Roseler, a member of Luke's theatre group.
Photo: Luke Gilfedder and Danielle Roseler.
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