Young Writers' Workshop 2027

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Closes

November 20, 2026

Effort

About 2 hours

Cost to apply

Free

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What it is

The Young Writers' Workshop is an opportunity for 6 young playwrights in the East of England to receive support, development and mentoring. Menagerie Theatre Company, a new writing theatre company based at Cambridge Junction, invites young playwrights to write a new one-act play with input from experienced playwrights and the Menagerie artistic team of Patrick Morris and Paul Bourne.

Who it is for

Young playwrights aged 18-30 based in the East of England.

Open to artists in United Kingdom.

The call says: “Source page restricts to East of England”

UK artists

Where

United Kingdom

When

November 20, 2026

Programme dates not listed

What you get

Support, development and mentoring to write a new one-act play, with input from experienced playwrights including the Menagerie artistic team.

What you need to apply

Letter of introduction about yourself and your work
Example of your work
CV or biography

How long it takes

About 2 hours

Medium application. Estimated from the 3 items this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

Free

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Go to the application

https://www.menagerie.uk.com/writer-development