Company
Bristol Old Vic
What can you receive?
Free training
Link
https://bristololdvic.org.uk
Deadline
9 September 2024
Applications for our Early Career Writers Programme are now open!
We are happy to announce that we are officially open for applications for our Early Career Writers Programme 2024 – 2025.
We want to encourage and support early career writers to take bold next steps with their practice. As part of our literary programme, we will be inviting a group of early career playwrights to take part in a new free programme hosted by Bristol Old Vic and lead by industry professionals, scheduled across several weeks from November 2024 to May 2025.
Our key intentions for this programme are:
- To build meaningful relationships between BOV and the participating writers, making them feel like they are members of our BOV community, not just visitors
- Give space and time for flexibility to the needs of the group over the course
- Give space and time to experience the joy of creating a play
- Create a submission and feedback loop that closely resembles what participants might encounter professionally with a theatre literary department, a test run for their future.
- Placing emphasis on seeing work (at BOV and elsewhere) to keep conversations about liveness and audience alive throughout
- We want to facilitate a joyful space where writers bond with their peers and trust themselves, each other & their lead writer to create and share brave new work.
Practically, how will it work?
- Four writers selected in the first year
- Selected writers will be based in the South West
- Light touch application process: tell us a bit about yourself and share a bit of your writing.
- Will be lead in the first year by local playwright Ross Willis (Wolfie, Wonder Boy)
- There will be no age limit on participation – you just need to be ‘early’ in your practice
- 8 – 12 sessions programmed across a commitment of 6 months, designed to fit around/outside of existing work commitments
- A focus on training and skills development through writing workshops early in the programme
- Opportunity to develop and share your writing for the stage with your cohort, lead writer and the BOV Literary team for feedback
- Bursaries & stipends will be available to participants to navigate barriers to attendance
- Writers will be able to access space to work in, invitations to press nights, free tickets to Bristol Old Vic shows as well as discounts in our bar and kitchen throughout the programme
Key dates:
- Applications open: Thu 15 Aug
- Deadline for submissions: 10am Mon 9 Sep
- We will aim to respond to everyone on or before: Fri 27 Sep
- Programme takes place: November 2024 – May 2025
