Turn Point is a new London based theatre company. Creating stories about who we are, what we can achieve and who we want to be. Tickle & Scratch is a free weekly online scratchnight to help actors, writers & theatre makers connect and perform during the pandemic.

Founded by musical theatre specialist Adam Lenson and based on extensive research and study about development methodologies, we create new musicals using an artist-driven approach. This places the voices and ideas of composers, lyricists and writers at the centre of our projects. We are especially interested in innovative and contemporary work that challenges people’s preconceptions of what a musical should sound like, look like and be about.

BBC Writersroom works with writers at every stage of their career. We discover, develop and champion new and experienced writing talent across the whole of the UK. We’re based in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast.

EmpowerHer*Voice is a community-based platform for all people of marginalised genders worldwide to spotlight their innovative and far-reaching vision and foreground their unique and everyday lived experiences. We are a space of collaborative and productive dialogue, a space dedicated to the voice and the story it has to tell. Our platform brings together artists, creatives, activists, and academics or just curious people all engaged in a common mission: to share and cultivate novel ideas with the potential to reshape our shared reality. Our community revolves around the exchange of knowledge...

Universal stories, told simply. Ragged Foils works across audio and theatre producing work with excellent storytelling and community at the core. Much like Shakespeare’s players, we work with small budgets and what we have at our disposal to engage, inspire, and play.

About The UnDisposables. WHAT We are a Theatre Collective, established in order to bring a refreshing wave of opportunity to new and emerging creative professionals. All our work is based on positivity and supporting each other to create art without limits. WHO We are a collection of individuals who currently have our heads down planning new and exciting ideas. In the coming months, we will be formally introducing you to each member of the collective to give you a clearer idea of who we are and what we’re here to create. WHY We are here because we feel the industry is often too cold and...

The Writers' Hour is a virtual writing sprint held each weekday morning. Free for all to attend. Grab a hot drink and get some writing done with us. Join the next Writers' Hour. London AM Monday-Friday 8-9 am GMT US Eastern AM Monday-Friday 8-9am EST US Pacific AM Monday-Friday 8-9am PST

Camden Youth Theatre is completely free to attend and introduces young people aged 13-19, who live or go to school in Camden, to the skills they need to make their own inventive new theatre. CYT work with top professional theatre-makers, creating new shows and performing at two of London’s best studio theatres: here at Camden People’s Theatre and New Diorama Theatre. Our mission is to support young and emerging artists making inventive new theatre – particularly about issues that matter to people right now.

Pleasance is a registered charity and for over 30 years we have provided a valuable platform and launch pad for a huge collection of artists, both at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Pleasance Islington. We have also supported a great many individuals in associated creative, administrative and technical roles within the arts. Fringe Futures Festival is a brand new festival of LIVE work-in-progress shows from leading independent performance makers. Taking place in North and South London across May and June, Fringe Futures Festival is an innovative collaboration between the Pleasance &...

Pleasance is a registered charity and for over 30 years we have provided a valuable platform and launch pad for a huge collection of artists, both at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Pleasance Islington. We have also supported a great many individuals in associated creative, administrative and technical roles within the arts.

INCUBATE gives playwrights the opportunity to identify, for themselves, what form of support they need in order to develop their practice and to progress their work on a new concept or script. In partnership with COMMON, the Pleasance Theatre (Islington) will provide vital support to four working-class playwrights through giving them the time, money and space needed to explore a new concept / script, and to identify for themselves what support they need to do it.

Looking for a chance to bring your play from page to stage? Want to see new writing at its freshest? Reading Week connects playwrights and audiences, giving writers the opportunity to hear their scripts brought to life in a rehearsed reading and gain valuable feedback. Join us at Pleasance Islington for a week-long festival of new plays, with a different one every night - you could be sitting beside the next Sarah Kane or Tom Stoppard!