Headline Acts

Anyone with an idea for a 10-15 minute play they’d love to put up on stage.

In the spirit of keeping things current and responsive, yes! But there’s no restriction on what that headline is, and you can be as creative as you want with your take on it. Use the prompt as a provocation, a call to arms, an ironic counter-point– anything goes!

These are pieces that use the building blocks of drama in some shape or form: character, dialogue, narrative, space… Spoken word pieces are certainly welcome, but if you already have access to spoken word spaces, we do ask that you consider if this is the best platform to present that work.

No. Each participant will be given a token sum of money to cover some costs, e.g. honoraria for collaborators. It’s worth bearing in mind that the spirit of this event is to keep the production light and no frills. What matters is the writing! We welcome script-in-hand performances, though certainly if you’d rather perform off-book that’d be great.

There are no limitations as such, and if you can find creative ways to present several voices, that’s amazing. And yes, you can definitely perform your own work.

We’d much prefer if you created something specially for the event, but if something you’ve already written happens to be a super electric response to something in the news, we’d be happy to hear it.

January 2023. Look out for our open call closer to the date!