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Dateline: 17th July, 2009
Twitter for 24 Hours Ths year's The 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Voices on Sunday 26th July at the Old Vic at 7.30pm will be continuously documented online. Text-based content will be posted through Twitter, audio updates through AudioBoo, images through Twitpic and videos through Vimeo and YouTube. Visual, audio and text-based content will be linked together using the Old Vic's Twitter account - www.twitter.com/24HourPlays - as a central access point for all. With updates at least once every ten minutes throughout the 24 hours, this will allow anyone to be with the company every step of the way before setting off to the theatre in the evening to attend the actual performance in person. This will be the first time any production in a West End theatre has committed to opening its doors to an online community to such a concentrated extent. A company of fifty-seven 18-25 year old aspiring professionals will write, rehearse and present - in front of an audience of industry leaders, family, friends and the paying public - seven new plays in just 24 hours. Commenting on the project, now in its fourth year, Kevin Spacey said, "The 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Voices acts as a powerful talent showcase, launching and supporting the careers of over 150 young practitioners to date and it has proven to be a terrific springboard for those who participate." Old Vic New Voices supports young and emerging talent, sources and develops new work for production on The Old Vic stage, and opens up the building to new and diverse audiences. Each Old Vic production is accompanied by a comprehensive series of Creative Learning events, backstage tours and ticket offers for 8 to 25 year olds. Old Vic New Voices' Education work also takes tailor-made projects into schools across London and brings thousands of students into The Old Vic for workshops and performances every year. Creative Community initiatives introduce hundreds of local people to productions on the main stage with reduced price tickets and dedicated community events. The New Voices Club offers an ongoing professional development programme for 18-25 year old actors, writers, directors and producers. Anyone aged 18-25 can become an Associate member of the club - which gives practitioners access to club events and resources - by signing up on www.ideastap.com. Old Vic New Voices also sources, commissions and develops new work. Special emphasis is placed on innovative projects which have the scope and ambition to fill The Old Vic stage. As part of the focus on new work, Old Vic New Voices also runs the New Voices Network in New York which supports US emerging practitioners.
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