The Union Theatre, in association with Off Main Stage, are looking for plays for their inaugural
double-night of shorts. As part of the Union Theatre’s in-house productions, the shorts (drama and
musicals) will be performed by professional actors in London and directed by industry professionals,
on February 24 th and 25th .
After the performances, the audience will be given a QR code to offer feedback for the writers.
The Union Theatre is in Southwark. It is a 65 seater venue.
The theatre will provide the directors, actors and technicians so that the performances are of a high
standard.
All the writer needs to do is submit their work and let the theatre take care of the rest!
To submit:
It can be a whole play/musical or a scene/excerpt form a full piece of work
Plays/musicals must be 10-20 minutes in duration
Writers must be over the age of 18
The play must be your own work
You must only submit one piece of work
This is an unpaid opportunity.
The writer will receive a complimentary ticket, however, this is a ticketed event as this will pay for
the technicians for the tech run and performances, as well as the staffing and running costs of the
theatre.
To submit your work, please email the script to offmainstage@gmail.com, with the subject as “Union
Theatre Script Submission”. Please make sure your full name is on the script or email.
The deadline to submit your work is December 25 th , 12pm.
Find out more about the event here: https://uniontheatre.biz/show/union-shorts/
For more information, follow us at Offmainstage on Instagram. We will announce the selected
scripts via email and do an announcement on Instagram.
Deadline: 25 December 2025
Source: direct contact