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Casting lists are now full. If you have been given an audition time, read more here and find audition side files.  

INK’s Online Christmas Charity Auction Raises Over £4,000! A huge thank you to everyone who participated in INK’s spectacular online Christmas Charity Auction! We are thrilled to share that the event raised just over £4,000, …

1000 Script entries for INK Festival 2025 have been submitted  … we need your help!  We will be reading scripts at: The Coop, Saxons Way, Halesworth IP19 8LU Just near the Rifle Hall Free parking …

We’re thrilled to share that INK’s latest collaborative project is officially underway! Our first in-person workshop sessions took place on November 2nd and 3rd at The Cut in Halesworth, marking the beginning of an inspiring …

Over the next three years, in partnership with Criterion New Writing, 24 INK scriptwriters will receive free mentorship from experienced tutors and the opportunity of having work showcased on a West End stage. This is …

4 online and in-person workshops have launched See more information and how to apply click here – or check out the Workshops 2024 dropdown at www.inkfestival.org

Submission of content is free, and we welcome scripts from writers of all ages, all levels of experience, regardless of background, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, race, religion, or sexual orientation.    For more details : https://inkfestival.org/submssions-2025/   …

Ross Tomlinson  a first time writer, who wrote  Lolita Boy for INK 2024  directed by David Frias-Robles won the Bill Cashmore Award for a young writer showing exceptional promise.  Kindly supported by Sasha Bates, Bill’s …

A huge thank you to all who came and supported this years festival. It was a great success with a record number of new short plays (selected from more than 1000 submissions), performed in an …

Theatre bosses have criticised the diminishing amount of funding available for the arts The INK festival in Halesworth, Suffolk, held a panel discussion on the state of the sector. Julia Sowerbutts, the festival’s artistic director, …