New Year, New Scripts

About New Year, New Scripts

The inaugural New Year, New Scripts features dramatised readings of three plays by Alia Alkaff, Benedict Lim, and Melizarani T. Selva, three independent playwrights responding to the theme of ‘Softer Systems’.

Over a 4 month journey, these three playwrights would have developed their drafts alongside a roundtable of peers, who will journey together to see their drafts come to life from conception to fruition. The plays will be presented in a dramatised reading on 25 January 2026 to an audience of directors, producers, and friends. Each reading is followed by a roundtable to discuss the work, and explore the further potential for collaboration and development.

The event is supported by The Second Breakfast Company and presented as part of the Comma Creative Arts Festival organised by *SCAPE.