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APPLICATIONS FOR 2025 CAMDEN FRINGE FESTIVAL ARE NOW OPEN
The festival runs 28 July - 24 August. Pub theatres taking part include Barons Court, Etcetera (Camden), Canal Cafe, (Little Venice), Hen and Chickens (Islington), Lion and Unicorn (Kentish Town), Rosemary Branch (border of Islington & Hackney), The Hope (Islington), and Upstairs at the Gatehouse (Highgate)
Details of how to apply can be found on the Camden Fringe website here
503STUDIO (part of THEATRE503) IS AVAILABLE FOR HIRES IN 2025
Theatre503 are delighted to announce that the 503Studio is open for hires in 2025 as an exclusive space!
The 503Studio is currently a large, single, open-plan rehearsal space that you will have exclusive access to. Once you have had a briefing from our team, you will have access to the space via a fob meaning you can choose the hours that best suit your rehearsal schedule. The 503Studio is fully wheelchair accessible and is only a 5 minute walk from Battersea Power Station (Northern Line). The space is a work-in-progress and has been prepared for meanwhile-use as the theatre fundraise to complete the final build stage for the final 503Studio.
You can find photos and a hire enquiry form on the website: https://buff.ly/3U6g5G8
50 % OFF SHOW SLOTS AND REHEARSALS AT ETCETERA THEATRE THIS JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2025
Showtimes: 7 PM & 9 PM
Rehearsals: 10 AM - 5 PM
265 Camden High St, NW1 7BU
Book now: admin@etceteratheatre.com
THE HOPE THEATRE is PROGRAMMING for Spring and Summer Seasons
Our seven-nights-a-week programme is an exciting mix of new writing, lost gems, re-polished classics and innovatively-staged musicals. We get excited by stories that are dramatic, suprising, and have something to say about the world we live in now - and we love to support ambitious theatre-makers in presenting bold and imaginative productions.
Benefits of bringing your production to the Hope Theatre include:
* Minimum guarantees against box office splits post-production with no hire charges
* A range of run lengths from 1 night to 4 weeks
* Black-box space with adaptable seating
* Reduced-price rehearsal space
* In-house technician for your get-in
* Trained front-of-house staff
* Marketing support
* Budget planning and fundraising advice
* Press guidance
Full details are on The Hope Theatre submissions page here
BRIDGE HOUSE THEATRE, PENGE, WELCOMES SUBMISSIONS FOR SPRING/SUMMER SEASON
If you have a show that you would like considered for programming then please send:
Your script - ideally as a PDF attachment. Your preferred dates and length of run. Details of your company and any creative team or actors on board. Any reviews or images of previous runs elsewhere e.g. in Edinburgh etc.
In line with our programming policy all shows must be socially conscious and demonstrate how they provide opportunities for, or representation of underrepresented groups including, but not limited to:
Working class artists
Artists from the Global Majority
Non binary or gender fluid artists
LGBTQ+ Artists
Artists from the neuro-divergent community.
Read the full guidelines here before sending in your script/treatment to submissions@thebridgehousetheatre.co.uk
CANAL CAFE in LITTLE VENICE is PROGRAMMING for February onwards
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.
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
We are very proud to announce that LONDON PUB THEATRES MAGAZINE is now an OFFIE AWARD WINNING publication
A ONEOFF Special Award (February 2024) has been awarded to London Pub Theatres Magazine and Editor Heather Jeffery for providing a vital forum for highlighting the excellent work that happens in rooms in pubs, with sensitive editing, and an acute sense of the importance of tiny fringe venues to the health and development of British Theatre