Open Submissions Festival
A gateway for the best new work
We receive thousands more plays than we can possibly programme immediately. Now, we’re going to start sharing the very best, powering our open submissions programme as a gateway to new opportunities – including those most in contention for future programming at the Court.
From 2025, we’ll present an annual festival of staged readings, featuring those plays which our team are urgently supporting and championing in their next steps. With permission from (and payment for) submitted writers, we’ll bring together a professional team to give these plays the best platform possible.
The best news is, for writers, there’s no need for another application process. Just by submitting a play through our open submissions portal, it will immediately be in consideration for the festival, as well as for future programming and other opportunities.
Full details, dates and line-ups will be announced throughout the year.
We receive thousands more plays than we can possibly programme immediately. Now, we’re going to start sharing the very best, powering our open submissions programme as a gateway to new opportunities – including those most in contention for future programming at the Court.
From 2025, we’ll present an annual festival of staged readings, featuring those plays which our team are urgently supporting and championing in their next steps. With permission from (and payment for) submitted writers, we’ll bring together a professional team to give these plays the best platform possible.
The best news is, for writers, there’s no need for another application process. Just by submitting a play through our open submissions portal, it will immediately be in consideration for the festival, as well as for future programming and other opportunities.
Full details, dates and line-ups will be announced throughout the year.
