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Live Theatre | The North East Playwriting Award

Deadline: 5pm on Friday 31st October 2025

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Applications are now open for , open to all writers over the age of 16 who are from, living or working in the North East of England.

Playwrights of all levels, new to established, are invited to submit their plays between Fri 1 Aug 2025 until 5pm on Fri 31 Oct 2025.

They accept full-length original plays, not sketches, screenplays or adaptations. If a full play has not yet been written, treatments will be considered provided they offer a clear sense of

a) full story outline with characters

b) a description of the play’s world and style and

c) sample scene from the proposed play

The winning play will receive a full commission with a view to a production on Live Theatre’s stage.

In addition there will be a special Young Person’s Award (aged 16 - 25 years) selected from the main submissions offering a package of R&D support.

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