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APPLICATIONS FOR FRESHFEST 2027 AT OLD RED LION PLAYHOUSE ARE NOW OPEN
'28 PLAYS LATER'
Our annual festival of brand new theatre returns for a fifth year - this time with a twist 🍋
From 1st to 28th February next year we will be showcasing a new play EVERY SINGLE DAY of the month!
Open to writers & companies of ALL backgrounds and experience - whether this is your first script or your next major production, this is a fantastic opportunity to debut your work at our historic playhouse.
Successful applicants will be fully supported with script feedback, marketing & promotion, industry invites & technical coverage by festival producers.
AND there is a chance that your play could WIN a week long run at our theatre 30th March-3rd April '27 in conjunction with our resident company Medium Rare Productions
Submissions Close 21st September - application form found on the FreshFest & Proposals page
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INTERESTED IN REVIEWING HORROR?
LPT Magazine is looking for writers who would like to help cover Grim, Macabre and Gothic horror shows in London Pub Theatres this October.
Contact Editor Annie Power
e. lpthorrorseason@gmail.com
GOT A GRIM, MACABRE OR GOTHIC HORROR SHOW IN LONDON DURING OCTOBER? DO YOU WANT TO BE REVIEWED
If you have a minimum of two shows, please send your press release to Editor Annie Power e. lpthorrorseason@gmail.com
PERFORM AT CIRCLE AND STAR IN HAMPSTEAD
Our stage is looking for its next stories.Circle & Star is 55 seats in Hampstead — West End quality, salon scale. We’re opening the autumn to producers and performers with work made for a room this close.
One, two, three and four-handers. Talks and listening parties. Launches and salons. Music and spoken word evenings. The room does the rest. Sound tuned so every word and every breath lands. Lighting and projection built for detail, not distance. 55 seats, none more than a few feet from the stage. Hampstead — 30 seconds from the Tube.
Just off the Fringe? Bring your show down and continue the story here.
Tell us what you’re making. e. hello@circleandstar.com
📍 28 Heath Street, Hampstead NW3
Perform at the Old Red Lion Playhouse
Submissions are now open for our Winter Season (Nov 26-Jan 27) so please see below to find the link to the submissions form. We are particularly interested in challenging, new work and ambitious revivals of significant plays from the past, which reflect important new perspectives on our current society and that the UK stage may not have seen for some time.
FULL DETAILS ARE ON THE PROPOSALS PAGE HERE
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR CAMDEN HORROR FEST 2026 at ETCETERA THEATRE
Applications are now OPEN
This October, the Etcetera Theatre becomes a home for horror, suspense, dark comedy and the uncanny.
Etcetera Theatre, Camden
1 October – 31 October 2026
Shows daily at 1pm · 3pm · 5pm · 7pm · 9pm
WHY APPLY?
🩸 Keep 90–95% of your box office
🩸 Projector, screen, mics, JESTER 24 desk, LED lighting system + halogen
🩸 Full box office & front-of-house management included
🩸 Online listing + marketing resources and support (35K followers across social media)
🩸 42-seat award-winning pub theatre
🩸 Ideal for new work, solo shows, short runs & longer horror arcs
Tickets sold via Etcetera Theatre & Citizen Ticket
Tech, PA, mics included | projector & piano available
Renovated lighting rig |
Slots are first come, first served
Longer runs & Sunday performances are prioritised to support fair earnings for artists.
To apply, email admin@etceteratheatre.com
SUBSIDISED REHEARSAL SPACE AT GOLDEN GOOSE THEATRE, CAMBERWELL
Need some rehearsal space? We’ve got two spaces at seriously reduced rates!
From £70 per day
Level access and disabled facilities
Natural light
Get in touch to enquire via hire@goldengoosetheatre.co.uk
REGULARS
Opportunities for WRITERS at THE SCENE PODCAST, with live showings at BREAD & ROSES and TABARD THEATRE
Since its formation in 2004 Get Over It Productions has always been a safe space for marginalised voices to take the stand. Starting life 16 years ago, touring all-female Shakespeare across the UK Fringe Festivals, these days the stories of all key identity groups are nurtured here. With London residencies at the Bread and Roses Theatre (Clapham) and Theatre at the Tabard (Chiswick) this tenacious collective is driven to create opportunities for new narratives to be heard and is always planning their next step. Follow them on X for updates on their next submission date @getoveritpro
BURNT ORANGE THEATRE runs SCRATCH NIGHTS at BARONS COURT THEATRE designed for young artists 16 - 25 years every few months
Submit here Sunday Sessions Launch Night | Burnt Orange Theatre Company
SCRATCH AT THE JACK is back, SUBMISSIONS are open regularly
Join us for our Scratch nights of new theatre and performance at the Jack Studio. Every two months we host a 75-minute show of five to six performances.
We are looking for pieces that are exciting, innovative and engaging. We are strong advocates of diversity in theatre and are open to all. The audience will give feedback after the event which we will send to you. Are you ready to surprise us?
Full details and how to submit Scratch at the Jack Studio • Jack Studio Theatre (brockleyjack.co.uk)
Opportunities to be part of Hatch & Scratch 2024 at Golden Goose Theatre
Want to take part as an actor, director or writer in our Hatch & Scratch outings this year? We're always looking to meet new faces
Catch us on scratch@pathwaytheatre.co.uk
The Sunday Fix at BARONS COURT THEATRE
Submissions deadline 15th of every month
You're invited to our monthly scratch night with a difference!
Get your creative fix in an evening that's part Q&A, part scratch night and a whole lot of fun.
Are you a writer with 10 minutes of a new play that you'd like feedback on?
Maybe you're a director or actor who loves new writing and wants more experience?
Or a theatre lover who's curious about the theatre making process?
Come along to the Sunday Fix and join our growing network of emerging artists getting creative together.
The Sunday Fix | Barons Court Theatre
Playwriting Opportunities at BREAD AND ROSES THEATRE
We run the monthly Bread & Roses Playwrights Circle, a friendly and supportive group in which playwrights can share their work and work-in-progress, as well as a biennial Playwriting Award for full-length plays and a biannual scratch night The Platform for short plays. We also publish selected plays from our theatre programme.
PAID SCRIPTWRITING OPPORTUNTIES AT NEWSREVUE, CANAL CAFE THEATRE
Deadline: Rolling
NewsRevue is the world’s longest running live comedy show at it's home in Canal Cafe Theatre, Little Venice, Edinburgh Fringe and the West End. This current affairs parody song and sketch show is acknowledged as a “rite of passage for all comedy newcomers” (Chortle).
NewsRevue is always in need of good scripts and writers are invited to submit their work. It’s important to see the show first (complimentary tickets are available from the venue to see the show). mail@CanalCafeTheatre.com
DATABASE FOR STAGE MANAGERS AND THEATRE TECHNICIANS
Since the pandemic there has been a shortage of Stage Managers and Theatre Technicians in London. Bridge House Theatre is compiling a database which they will share with other off west end and independent theatres.
If you would like to add your details to the Bridge House Theatre database please click here
