In this section you can find information, advice and guidance on over 250 companies across the UK which in some way deal with the development and production of new theatre writing including details on script submissions and literary policies.
It is important to understand the work of a company and the sort of work they are looking for before submitting work to them.
It has been calculated that there are 25,000 scripts in circulation annually in the UK - frequently copies of the same ones. Theatres want to produce the best quality new plays possible and writers must be clear that unsolicited material rarely makes it through to production. In addition to contextualising The Big Picture, in which we outline the diversity of theatre's practices and polices when it comes to relating to writers, areas also covered include:
This section gives details of a wide range of British theatre companies’ policies towards new writing. A great diversity of companies are represented, including those which programme work for specific communities, such as Black, Asian or young people. The aim is to help writers make more informed decisions about where and how to send work and approach theatre companies.
Each entry aims to include: information about commissioning policy and previous commissions; attitude to unsolicited scripts; the person to whom the work should be sent (where a number of names are given, address work to the Literary Manager); the system for reading and reporting on scripts and how long it will generally take to respond; and writer development programmes run by the companies. We have also tried to give an idea of the new writing policy and specific interests of the organisation. However, it is advantageous to explore this further yourself by seeing productions and reading reviews.
This section can be searched by company or region.
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