Excavate

14/10/2026

Andy's 37th and final post in this long series examining the history and writing of the community play - https://thecommunityplaywright.substack.com/p/a-community-play-typology?r=77p1iw

09/10/2026

Andy's penultimate post about the history and writing of the community play gives an overview of where it started, what it has done, and where it has arrived - https://thecommunityplaywright.substack.com/p/the-story-of-the-community-play-text?r=77p1iw

05/10/2026

Andy's Substack on the history and writing of the community play has reached its concluding posts, starting here - https://thecommunityplaywright.substack.com/p/a-short-introduction-to-a-longer?r=77p1iw

29/09/2026

The Colwick Woods Audio Guide is now also available on Amazon Music.

A story-telling audio guide exploring the social and ecological history of Nottingham’s largest nature reserve and most important green space. Accompanying map available at excavate.org.uk/the-colwick-woods-audio-guide

28/09/2026

Andy's latest Substack looks at the 2023 Dorchester Community Play as an example of the power of a large cast play to re-present and interrogate what it means to live in a place-based community - https://thecommunityplaywright.substack.com/p/dorchester-keeps-going-spinning-the

25/09/2026

Andy's latest substack looks at a hugely exciting community play project for London, that sadly never quite made it - https://thecommunityplaywright.substack.com/p/and-the-old-generation-falls-away

21/09/2026

We're looking for 3 community performers to join the cast of a storytelling show for Sneinton in December (possibly January) based on memories and stories from Colwick Woods. Please email [email protected] if you want to know more.

17/09/2026

Really interesting meeting with partners in the UK and India as we all try and find a way of making a big new project happen. Fingers crossed!

16/09/2026

Andy's latest substack looks at an avowedly political community play and the challenge of linking class and community in a time of identity politics.

Chapter Six ('The rising and falling generation', 2018-2023) / Part Two