CANAL CAFE in LITTLE VENICE is PROGRAMMING for January and February

Want to kick off 2025 by putting your work on the CCT stage? Perfect for everything from cabaret and scratch nights, to comedy and new writing.

We still have some programming slots available in January and February, so if you're looking to put on work in early 2025, get in touch now!

Email us at mail@canalcafetheatre.com with a little bit about what show you'd be bringing to us and any dates you have in mind.

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER at BREAD AND ROSES THEATRE in Clapham 

Deadline 24 Nov
The Bread & Roses Theatre is an innovative and award-winning fringe pub theatre in Clapham, South London, founded in 2014, which has since quickly established itself on the London fringe theatre scene. Artistic quality, equality and diversity are at the forefront of the theatre's programming, which features visiting companies as well as in-house productions, with a focus on new writing, underrepresented voices and distinctive work. The theatre is run by a small part-time team, which since 2015 is supported by an associate producer. This is a part-time commitment, recompensed on a project-by-project basis. 

See details and apply here

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN for THE SIDE HUSTLE at LION AND UNICORN THEATRE

New writing callout, brand new work from writers and theatre makers responding to the theme 'the end of the world'.  10 minutes maximum with 1 - 3 actors.

Details here

ACTS WANTED FOR 2025 COMEDY FESTIVAL AT BREAD AND ROSES THEATRE

Scratch 'n' Sniff Sign-Up!

We (The Defectors) are looking for some amazing acts to kick up a stink at our upcoming Scratch 'n' Sniff shows! 

Our semi-regular comedy-oriented variety night welcomes any performers who want to try out new material, blow the dust off old material, and/or plug a show/project they're doing (be it stand-up, music, sketches, monologues or anything else...) in front of a fun and friendly audience in a great community-led fringe theatre (The Bread & Roses, Clapham). 

If you have around 10 minutes worth of exciting material you're dying to waft into the world, then this is the night for you. Not everything has to be purely funny of course, but it's worth bearing in mind that most of the content will be! Don't worry about something being too 'out there' - we are very open minded (and nostriled). Our aim is simply to give our audiences a whiff of the incredible local talent that's been hiding right under their nose, which could be YOU! 

Finally, at our shows we encourage donations from our audiences on the door, and anything donated here will be split equally between all the performers. 

If you would be interested in performing, please could you tell us a little more about yourself and your act, and we will get in touch ASAP to see if we can get a slot sorted for you. If you have any further questions, simply submit this form and feel free to check in with us once we get in touch or send us an email at defectorscomedy@gmail.com and one of the team will get back to you!

MONOLOGUES wanted for RAISE THE VIBRATION at BREAD & ROSES THEATRE

We’re looking for monologues or spoken word pieces by women (cis & trans), nb or gender fluid performers or writers to help us Raise the Vibration!
Raise the Vibration has replaced our annual Vagina Monologues event in-line with vday.org so we can foreground new voices in the conversation around ending violence against women (cisgender and transgender), those who hold fluid identities, nonbinary people, girls and the planet.
Submissions can form any part of your experience around sexual, physical, racial, economic, political, socio-cultural, ideological and climate crisis violence.
How to submit:
Writers: submit in writing or audio to be cast by Bread & Roses team
Writer/performers: submit via video submission (you performing your piece)

Work must be no longer than 10 minutes and is limited to one submission per person.
This is an artistic rising and all participation is voluntary as per V-DAY.org rules and guidelines, all proceeds to @refugecharity
Find out more and apply HERE

CANAL CAFE THEATRE has some last-minute slots in their December programme!

Our 7:30pm slot is available from Mon 2nd - Tue 10th December (excl Thurs 5th), perfect for anything from a heartfelt festive drama to a one-off Christmas Cabaret!   For information email Jess, with a little information about your show to mail@canalcafetheatre.com

LION AND UNICORN is programming for 2025

Further information can be found here

INVITATION TO THEATRE PRODUCERS 

Audrey Thayer is often hosting/producing readings by playwrights of all kinds at Drayton Arms.  If you're interested in attending more readings/WIPs drop an email to enquiry@thedraytonarmstheatre.co.uk

SUBMISSIONS FOR WRITE CLUB AT THE HOPE OPEN 

Write Club is a new writing festival to take place at the award winning venue in early 2025

Laurel Marks and Toby Hampton, the new Joint Artistic Directors of The Hope Theatre, are excited to announce WRITE CLUB, a new writing festival which will take place at the multi-award winning venue from 7 January to 1 February 2025.

This Festival of new work will highlight bold new stories with BIG ideas and is open to anyone with a piece of writing just waiting for that debut performance or a theatre maker with a new idea. Pieces can be any length between forty five to sixty minutes with no limit on cast size. The only criteria is that the piece should not have been previously professionally staged for more than two performances.

Writers and theatre makers looking to stage their work as part of the WRITE CLUB Festival can apply via email to writeclub.hopetheatre@gmail.com attaching the script or outline treatment (if a devised or work in progress piece) and include a brief cover email letting The Hope know a little bit more about themselves and why they’d like to stage the piece at The Hope. Submission deadline is 3 November 2024.

Up to thirty shows will be selected by The Hope Theatre’s Literary Team and each show successfully selected for the Festival will be given a run of two to four shows. In addition, each writer will be given support from the venue and invited to regular socials with other companies involved in the festival.

For more information on the Festival and how to apply contact writeclub.hopetheatre@gmail.com