Sky Arts to broadcast new single dramas by playwrights

An exclusive by Matthew Hemley in the Stage:

Sky Arts is set to follow its acclaimed Theatre Live! series with a brand-new show that is being viewed as a modern successor to the BBC’s Play for Today strand, The Stage can reveal.

Sandi Toksvig, who was the founder and artistic director of Theatre Live!, is again working with the broadcaster on the new programme, which will feature dramas screened live that have been written by established playwrights.

Theatre Live!, broadcast last summer, featured work by writers new to playwriting.