Guest Blog: Andrew Muir

Mark Sands and myself wanted to create an opportunity for these 'outsiders' to access industry professionals through various workshops held in London as well as a fully paid opportunity to perform in a new play, written specifically for them and produced at the Soho Theatre. We both felt that these young people deserved an equal opportunity, and this is how we view the ARDENT8 – providing an equal opportunity for those young people who perhaps otherwise would never have had the chance to access an industry that can often overlook some of the regions around the UK.