We are looking to create a new production which is:
- Accessible, entertaining and engaging for 3-7 year olds
- Festive
- Relevant to our County Durham audience
- Interactive
- High quality and ambitious
You may be:
- A playwright
- A composer
- A writer/composer duo
- A writer and composer
We welcome applications from all of the above. You can apply individually or as part of a duo. Please make this clear in your application.
The Director will also be recruited via an open callout.
Our Christmas show will have a cast of 2 professional performers and a simple beautiful set.
We expect the show to have a running time of approximately 50 minutes and have a clear marketing message for schools and families.
Fee
The contract offered will be in line with the ITC Theatre Writers’ Commissioning Agreement for a play of under 70 minutes, currently a minimum fee of £6,110, split between the writer and composer as appropriate.
Key Dates
Deadline to apply 12 noon on Wednesday 19 February 2025.
All applicants will be contacted by Friday 21 February 2025.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an informal online discussion the week beginning 24 February 2025.
The deadline for the first draft of the script will be late May 2025.
The rehearsal draft (including songs) deadline will be at the start of September 2025.
Rehearsals will take place at Gala Durham from 17 November 2025.
The production will take place 2 – 24 December 2025.
Deadline: 19 February 2025
Source: Arts Jobs