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Paperwork Theatre’s Teacup Commission is a micro fund for local theatre makers, to support new creative ideas- Applications for Round 9 are open now.
The fund is made by creatives for creatives, to help get early stage ideas off the ground. All that we ask is that you donate the price of a cuppa, and every time the cup reaches £200, local theatre makers can pitch to win it for their project.
We’re delivering this round in partnership with Shakespeare North Playhouse- who have kindly doubled the total to £400.
Send us your idea and you could win it towards your next project. It could be used towards paying yourself or a collaborator, buying a bit of kit, or hiring a space. As long as the project is considered ‘theatre‘, it’s totally up to you.
Join us on Tuesday 16th December 6-7.30pm at Shakespeare North Playhouse for our Teacup Commission & a Freelancer’s Christmas Social, where successful applicants will pitch their ideas to a live audience who will vote for the winner.
To be eligible
⁃ You are based in the North-West
⁃ You’re a theatre maker, you might be an actor, designer, director, working as a freelancer, part of a company or collective. (community and student projects are not applicable)
⁃ You are developing a new idea for theatre this could be across any art form, from playwriting to puppetry, street theatre to solo shows.
⁃ You have not been in receipt of a Teacup commission within the last 12 months.
How to apply
Click below to fill in the short form and upload a 1 minute pitch of you talking about your project by 5pm Friday 5th December.
Successful applicants will be invited to a live pitch event on 16th December at Shakespeare North Playhouse
Now collecting for round 10! Donate the price of a cuppa below to boost local theatre projects:
Previous winners include: Afloat Theatre, Flood Theatre, One Big Dance, Wunderous Funderstorm, Nana Funk, Dora & Jonathan, Ginni Manning.
Play Dates are a series of skills development workshops, masterclasses and meet ups for North West artists to play, network and collaborate. The following workshops will take place at Liverpool Arts Bar Studios on Hope Street.
We’ve just finished a fully booked Summer Series, and will be announcing our Autumn series soon. Keep an eye on our website and socials for updates.
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