Devising
Also called devised theatre, devised work
Devising is when a company creates a new piece of performance together, usually without a finished script to start from.
The material comes from improvising and exploring a theme, an image, a real story or a period of history, rather than from a written play.
Last updated 4 Oct 2026
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