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Markets for New Writing (M-Z)
Man in the Moon
392 King's Road
Chelsea
LondonSW3 5UZ
Tel.: 0171 351 5701
Email: manmoon@netcomuk.co.uk
Interested in first-time writers. Scripts, not synopses.
NTC Touring Theatre Company
The Playhouse
Bondgate Without
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1PQ
Tel.: 01665 602586
Scripts unlikely to be produced, but writers whose work appeals may
be commissioned. Maximum cast: five.
New Victoria Theatre
Etruria Road
Newcastle under Lyme
Staffs
ST5 0JG
Tel.: 01782 717954
Send synopsis.
Northcott Theatre
Stocker Road
Exeter
Devon
EX4 4QB
Tel.: 01392 256182
Prefers to commission but may take an option on an unsolicited piece.
Northern Stage
Newcastle Playhouse
Barras Bridge
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
NE1 7RH
Tel.: 0191 232 3366
Contact Ed Robson (associate director) before submitting.
Nuffield Theatre
University Road
Southampton
Hants
S)17 1TR
Tel.: 01703 315500
Good market: prefers to see scripts from new writers. Takes a long time!
Orange Tree Theatre
1 Clarence Street
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 2SA
Tel.: 0181 940 0141
Email: orangetree@enterprise.net
Send synopsis and up to 20 pages of sample. New plays by unknown writers
performed extremely rarely.
Out of Joint
7 Thane Works
Thane Villas
London N7 7PH
Email: ojo@outofjoint.demon.co.uk
A major new writing company. Send script.
Paines Plough
4th Floor
43 Aldwych
London WC2B 4DA
Tel.: 0171 240 4533
Email: paines.plough@dial.pipex.com
Another major new writing company: courses, workshops, free reading service, writers' surgeries.
Questors Theatre
12 Mattock Lane
Ealing
London W5 5BQ
Tel.: 0181 567 0011
Email: production@questors.org.uk
One of the UK's leading amateur theatres. Occasionally submitted scripts are produced or have rehearsed readings.
Red Ladder TC
3 St Peter's Buildings
York Street
Leeds
West Yorks
LS9 8AJ
Email: red-ladder@geo2.poptel.org.uk
Will look at scripts but prefer to enter into dialogue with writers for the 14-25 age range.
Red Shift TC
9 The Leathermarket
Weston Street
London SE1 3ER
Tel.: 0171 378 9787
CV and treatments or synopses. Prefer to develop a relationship with writers and commission.
Ridiculusmus
10F Owen O'Cork Mill
Beersbridge Road
Belfast BT5 5DX
Tel.: 01232 460630
Email: Ridiculusmus@altavista.net
Scripts welcome but no political drama.
Royal Court
Sloane Square
London SW1
New writing theatre par excellence.
Royal Exchange TC
St Ann's Square
Manchester
M2 7DH
Tel.: 0161 833 9333
Will read submitted scripts but they are unlikely to be produced. Do commission.
Royal National Theatre
South Bank
London SE1 9PX
Tel.: 0171 452 3333
Only the most talented new writers have any chance of success here. Will read scripts.
Royal Shakespeare Company
Literary Office
Barbican Centre
London EC2Y 8BQ
Tel.: 0171 382 2303
Work only from established writers. Actively contacts writers and offers commissions. Will read translations of classic foreign works.
Royal Theatre, Northampton
Guildhall Road
Northampton
NN1 1EA
Tel.: 01604 638343
Will read scripts - but will take a long time.
7:84 TC Scotland
333 Woodlands Road
Glasgow
G3 6NG
Tel.: 0141 334 6686
Committed to new writing - summer schools and the 7:84 Writers' Group - willing to look at scripts.
Sherman TC
Senghennydd Road
Cardiff
CF2 4YE
Tel.: 01222 396844
Mainly interested in new Welsh writers and writers based in Wales.
Show of Strength
Hebron House
Sion Road
Bedminster
Bristol
BS3 3BD
Tel.: 0117 9021356
Fairly young audience. Interested in new writing, preferably from Bristol and the south west. One new play and three rehearsed readings per season.
Snap People's Theatre
Unit A
2 The Causeway
Bishop's Stortford
Herts.
CM23 2EJ
Tel.: 01279 836200
Numerous audiences: 5-7, 7-11, 11-14, 15-21, 21-30+. Make an appointment to discuss ideas.
Soho TC
21 Dean Street
London W1V 6NE
Tel.: 0171 287 5060
Email: mail@sohotheatre.com
Dedicated to new writing - script reading, workshops, courses, rehearsed readings.
Sphinx TC
25 Short Street
London SE1 8LJ
Tel.: 0171 401 9993
Synopses and ideas - women writers only.
The Steam Industry
Finborough Theatre
118 Finborough Road
London SW10 9ED
Tel.: 0171 244 7439
Scripts very welcome. New writers encouaged by workshops and play-readings.
Swan Theatre, Worcester
The Moors
Worcester
WR1 3EF
Te;.: 01905 726969
Has a writers' group: does not want unsolicited scripts.
Talawa TC
Great Sutton Street
London EC1V 0DN
Tel.: 0171 251 6644
Email: hq@talawa.com
Black writers only. Has a script development project.
Theatre Absolute
61 Corporation Street
Coventry
Tel.: 01203 257380
Keen to work with writers.
Theatre Archipelago
2 Hill Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3JZ
Tel.: 0131 624 4040
Do not accept unsolicited ms, although interested in new writing.
Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Royal Parade
Plymouth
Devon
PL1 2TR
Tel.: 01752 668282
Interested in seeing scripts.
Theatre Royal Stratford East
Gerry raffles Square
London E15 1BN
Tel.: 0181 534 7374
Keen to see finished scripts, including musicals.
Theatre Royal, Windsor
Windsor
Berks.
SL4 1PS
Tel.: 01753 863444
New scripts for thrillers, comedy and farce.
Theatre Workshop Edinburgh
Hamilton Place
Edinburgh
EH3 5AX
Tel.: 0131 225 7942
Keen on new writing - commissions, but does not read unsolicited scripts.
Tiebreak Touring Theatre
Heartsease High School
Marryat Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR7 9DF
Tel.: 01603 435209
Email: tie.break@virgin.net
Children and young people. Keen on new writing with small casts. Scripts welcome.
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Cambridge Street
Edinburgh
EH1 2ED
Tel.: 0131 228 3223
No scripts. Contact Literary Director by phone or letter.
Tricycle Theatre
Kilburn High Road
Kilburn
London NW6 7JR
Interested in new writing, especially from women and ethnic minorities.
Warehouse Theatre, Croydon
Dingwall Road
Croydon
CR0 2NF
Tel.: 0181 681 1257
Email: warehouse@dircon.co.uk
A new writing theatre but it is best to enter plays for their International Playwriting Festival.
West Yorkshire Playhouse
Playhouse Square
Leeds
LS2 7UP
Tel.: 0113 2137800
Always phone or write first. Does readings and workshops.
Whirligig Theatre
14 Belvedere Drive
Wimbledon
London SW19 7BY
Tel.: 0181 947 1732
Aims at primary school-aged chidren and family groups.
White Bear Theatre Club
138 Kennington Park Road
London SE11 4DJ
Tel.: 0171 793 9193
New work for 20-35 year olds. Scripts welcome. Readings.
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