Scratch Nights offer an evening dedicated to the development of brand-new work. A chance for artists to put early ideas in front of a live, supportive audience to see what sticks; it’s about now rather than never, it’s about the spit without the polish. Testing early ideas that may one day turn into fully formed pieces.
These informal nights bring new live work to audiences and create a supportive platform for artists to experiment, take risks, test ideas on stage, and share new work with peers and wider public.
The Lowry are now inviting contemporary *musical theatre artists, collectives or companies who are working on new ideas at the earliest stage of development to submit proposals and explore what might work onstage as part of our Scratch Nights event on Wednesday 15 November 2023.
This is an open call-out for artists based in Greater Manchester and the North West of England to apply.
Four proposals will be selected, and they are able to support performances of up to 20mins. Your proposal should be for a new idea or a work in progress piece and should not have been previously performed for a public audience.
*They believe the definition of contemporary musical theatre is broad, covering a range of styles of music and forms including gig theatre and plays with song and music. They ask that song is an integral part of the storytelling for your idea for us to consider it for this opportunity.
Find out more here.
Deadline: 7 September 2023
Source; Write A Play