The second of Iris Theatre new writing evenings will be a night of new dramatic verse writing. This open air event will be a night of textual invention and experimentation; a platform for poets, playwrights and slam artists to explore the widest variety of themes. We will promenade around the gardens of St Paul's exploring new verse theatre in a site specific way.

We are presenting works that ask the question; what is modern 'dramatic verse'? Is it defined by William Shakespeare, T.S. Eliot, Tony Harrison or Sarah Kane? What happens in the space where poetry meets character and story-telling?

We have had over 250 submissions from award winning playwrights and poets from across the country, and further afield, and will be presenting sections of what we feel to be the freshest and most originial pieces. Many for the very first time in public.

This is the start of Iris Theatre's summer season and is a first chance to glimpse some of the spaces in which we will be performing A Midummer Night's Dream in July.