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The toughest creative challenge in town

Some of the UK’s most exciting talent has one week to respond to the most important news story of the moment.

A group of playwrights, directors, film-makers, poets, musicians and more convenes to select the most momentous story on the news agenda. They each have seven days to create a piece of work that responds to the story they choose before it is performed for you the public - exactly one week after they began.

Throughout the week you can follow the artists' progress on the Present : Tense blog.


Past : Tense

Present : Tense / One (Old Red Lion, October 2005)
Present : Tense / Two (Old Red Lion, February 2006)
Present : Tense / Three (Trafalgar Studios, October 2006)
Present : Tense / Four (Trafalgar Studios, March 2007)
Present : Tense / Five (Trafalgar Studios, June 2007)

Present : Tense / Six (Southwark Playhouse, April 2008)