Thu 10 Sep 2020

Hi Everyone and Welcome our latest New Works Newsletter,

We hope you’re keeping well and safe, particularly in a world that is slowly coming back to life. We’ve been supporting more off site performances with A Lovely Word (watch the stream here) and Unusual Arts Sourcing Company. And have loved seeing some of the Without Walls commissions happening around the city.

In this email we have our usual updates, round up of some opportunities and some what’s on notices. 

Remember you can email us at newworks@everymanplayhouse.com with your own updates to include, or with any questions you have for us.

Thank you and we hope to see you soon!

Frank (New Works Associate) & Ashlie (Programmer)

• Following announcements regarding social distancing and the uncertainty with regards when we can fill our auditoriums again, we have to make the difficult decision to postpone this year’s Everyman Rock ‘n’ Roll panto Robin Hood. You can read our full statement HERE.

• We have announced four Liverpool artists to receive small grants for local creative community projects. Our Theatre for Good scheme was created to support freelancers and help to continue creating work and cultural projects during Covid-19. Find out more about artists Gaia Ahuja, Ellis Howard, Andrew McKay and Paislie Reid HERE.

• You may have seen reports from the Culture Secretary around reaching Stage Five of the culture reopening plans by Christmas. This was announced this week and, although we are cautiously optimistic, these plans won’t be confirmed until November. By which time we hope to have confirmed some exciting Christmas plans that will be Covid secure.

• Our four fantastic Freelance Taskforce reps have put together some useful mental health and wellbeing resources for freelancers. You can find these HERE on our website. George Francis, Brodie Arthur, Natasha Patel and Grace Goulding have finished their time representing E&P and working on supporting Liverpool freelancers. We want to give huge thanks to the team for their hard work. Freelancers are vital for the cultural ecology of the city, and we will be taking the important discussions forward to improve representation and support.

• Jerwood Arts and FACT have three digital residencies to offer emerging artists and curators. Residencies offer a £4,000 fee, per diems and expenses to come to Liverpool to present final pieces. More information HERE.

• ARC Stockton are commissioning artists to take part in a festival to celebrate Diwali. The opportunity offers £5,000 for creation and delivery in Stockton-on-Tees or digitally. The deadline for ideas is Mon 14 Sep and you can view the opportunity HERE.

• Black Ballad, a digital lifestyle magazine for Black womxn, are looking for contributors based in the North West. Paid opportunities are available, particularly in sports writing. More information HERE.

• Applications for our 20/21 Playwrights' Programme are currently open. The programme invites writers in Merseyside to explore the fundamentals of playwriting through a series of fortnightly workshops led by the New Works team, visiting writers, directors and other practitioners. You can apply on our website by completing a short (two question!) application form and sending us a sample script of no more than 10 pages to newworks@everymanplayhouse.com. Check out our website for more information.

• Green Carnation are looking for writers to respond to the theme ‘Faith & Sexuality’ for their QUEER ALL ABOUT IT short film commissions. The deadline for submissions is Fri 18 Sep and you can find more information HERE.

• Liverpool Theatre Festival will be taking place at St Luke’s Bombed Out Church from Fri 11 – Sat 19 Sep. There are 12 productions over 9 days, with music, cabaret, family theatre and more. See the line up and get tickets HERE.

• BlackFest Spoken Word and Poetry Night on 23 Sep features an electric line-up of emerging and established poets and spoken word artists, as they uncover pieces on BLM, Covid-19 and political issues that explores how disproportionately Black and brown communities have been affected during this pandemic. See the line up and get tickets HERE.

• We are very excited to be presenting Romantics Anonymous by Wise Children at the end of this month. There’s more information on our website HERE and we’ll be hosting a Zoom post-show discussion after the performance.