Submit your script before 24th September 2022 to be considered for INK Festival 2023 where we will be producing and performing more than 50 of the successful entries.
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CRITERIA FOR SUBMISSIONS – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Open to anyone resident in the UK and Ireland, and to UK and Irish nationals living abroad.
Entries must be new writing or never professionally performed in the UK
Ideally scripts should not require more than 4 actors. (Actors could always play multiple roles).
Entries submitted online. No paper entries
Entries should be 12-point text and include page numbers, a title page, and character list
Please include a short synopsis of no more than 50 words
Send scripts in Word format (not a PDF)
You may submit only one script per category
LINK TO SUBMISSION PORTAL WILL IS LIVE
Submission deadline: Midnight Saturday 24th September 2022
A short play of up to 20 minutes on any topic which could utilise technology to create a wow factor.
ENVIRONMENTAL PLAY – “RISING WATERS”
A short play of up to 20 minutes on the 1953 Great Flood and/or future floods.
PHYSICAL PLAY – “RUN WILD”
A short play of up to 20 minutes, which should include an opportunity for physical theatre.
YOUTH PLAY (Writer must be 18 & UNDER) – “A.I”
A short play of up to 10 minutes about artificial intelligence for no more than 3 actors.
RADIO PLAY
A radio play of 44 minutes (approx. 8500 words) on any topic. Please submit just a few sample pages of the completed script and 250 words about the play and yourself as a writer.
RADIO COMEDY
A radio comedy of up to 20 minutes.
MUSICAL
A short play of up to 45 minutes including songs. Please submit a few sample pages of the completed script and attach 3 selected songs as an MP3 file.