THEATRE503  ANNOUNCES RECRUITMENT FOR A NEW CHAIR TO SUCCEED ERICA WHYMAN

Closing date: Sunday 30th June 2024.

Theatre503 is now recruiting for a new Chair to lead this exceptional Board, to succeed Erica Whyman who is stepping down from the role after 10 years.

Erica Whyman on the role of Theatre503 Chair: ‘I have loved being Chair of Theatre503. It has been a privilege and a pleasure. Serving as Chair has kept me close to and inspired by artists at the very beginning of their career and able to engage in a wide-ranging and courageous dialogue about the future of playwriting, about how we become a truly inclusive industry, and about how we imagine new business models and new ways of working so that theatre can thrive. I can guarantee that my successor as Chair will be inspired, nourished and stretched by this youthful, ambitious and daring team. I encourage anyone interested in applying – you could make a real difference.’

Details are on the Theatre503 website Theatre503 | Work With Us

SUBMISSIONS for GRIMFEST at OLD RED LION open soon

Horror Theatre

GrimFest is a fringe festival in London celebrating spooky, horror-themed theatre! This covers anything on stage from drama to cabaret to stand-up and beyond! The festival will be taking place at Islington's Old Red Lion theatre during the spookiest month of the year, October!

Who Can Take Part?

If you love creating dark, twisted, macabre stories for the stage, then GrimFest is for you! We're looking for the best, original takes on the horror genre, whether it's blood-curdling and gore infested or deeply psychological and chilling we want to hear about it!

When?

GrimFest 2024 will take place between 1st - 31st October at the wonderfully atmospheric Old Red Lion Theatre in Angel, Islington. Submissions for the festival will be open around May but if you want to try something out before then, check out our scratch nights and networking events below.

DETAILS here GRIMFEST 2024 (pitherproductions.com)

A new FESTIVAL opens in SE London to promote and celebrate NEW WRITING 

Applications close 7 June

The SEFest is a new festival hosted by Brockley Jack Theatre in Crofton Park and Bridge House Theatre in Penge, two award-winning theatres with a reputation for supporting and presenting new work. The festival will run from Tuesday 3rd – Saturday 14th September 2024 and programme 24 performances in total. SE Fest 2024 gives companies the unique opportunity to perform at both venues during the festival fortnight.

SE Fest is passionate about presenting plays that engage with how we live today and the festival aims to present productions that are socially conscious and that they provide opportunities for, or representation of underrepresented groups. These may include (but not limited to): Working class artists, Artists from the Global Majority, Non-binary or gender fluid artists, LGBTQ+ Artists.

Companies who are interested in applying to take part can find the full details here

LION & UNICORN is now PROGRAMMING for September 2024 - March 2025

For information visit this page

SUBMISSIONS — LION & UNICORN THEATRE (thelionandunicorntheatre.com)

ETCETERA THEATRE is looking for Comedians to Host a monthly comedy night/open mic night

Comedians wanted to host a monthly comedy night/open mic night, no hire fee. It would be in the spirit of "Kill Tony" where different comedians get 5/8 minutes each to try out new material in front of an audience free of charge.  Get in touch:  admin@etceteratheatre.com

GOLDEN GOOSE is looking for a monthly stand-up comedy act or improvised comedy show

Golden Goose theatre in Camberwell invites applications for a stand-up comedy show or improvised comedy show to perform monthly.  Contact info@goldengoosetheatre.co.uk for details.

Call for proposals for VOILA! THEATRE FESTIVAL 2024 which includes pub theatre venues

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

CONNECTING BORDER-BUSTING THEATRE TO CITIZENS OF EVERYWHERE

4 – 24 NOVEMBER 2024

at The Cockpit, Applecarts Arts, Barons Court Theatre, Theatre Deli, The Questors Theatre – Studio, The Space Theatre, Upstairs at the Gatehouse & Camden People’s Theatre & Playground Theatre

VOILA! THEATRE FESTIVAL IS BACK! After celebrating 10 years at The Cockpit in 2022, we took a short break last year in order to relaunch with a new festival model. We are delighted to announce that we are joining forces with a host of new venues to showcase even more panlingual theatre across London this November! The festival is produced by The Cockpit and expanded thanks to support from Arts Council England.

Voila! Theatre Festival is a place for artists to create, to connect, and to celebrate collaboration. We support individuals and companies to make a daring leap: presenting a new piece of work, touring to a new audience, or translating a play into a new language. Our previous programmes have included cross-cultural mash-ups, adaptations, bilingual comedies, devised theatre, solo performance, puppetry, clowning, circus, dance, music, stand-up, family shows, and more.

We embrace an entrepreneurial fringe model in order to platform emergent theatre: contemporary artist-led work that responds to our world with a sense of urgency. We support and mentor theatre makers to take the next steps in self-producing their work, bypassing institutional gatekeepers. Voila! creates a home for artists to speak in their own voice, in their own accent, and in their own language.

If you are an artist or company making genre-defying, multilingual, border-busting theatre, we want to hear from you!

Applications open on 11 March and close on 22 April via Eventotron. All applicants will be notified by 7 June 2024. 

Before applying read HERE

APPLICATIONS are now open to take part in THE LAMBETH FRINGE

Welcome to the first edition of The Lambeth Fringe (formerly The Clapham Fringe), which runs 19 September - 20 October 2024.   Venues taking part include Bread and Roses Theatre (who are curating the festival), Golden Goose Theatre,  Golden Goose (in Camberwell), The Railway, The Two Brewers and Central Film School. Information about the festival is on LPT news page here  For updates follow the festival on twitter here

APPLICATIONS to take part in the festival are NOW OPEN via http://eventotron.com