• In case you missed it: we have announced our new season including new works Love, Liverpool Live with Nathan Powell and Chloê Moss and My White Best Friend North in collaboration with Manchester RX. Whilst the dates are subject to change, we can’t wait to tell you more about these exciting shows.

• Our buildings will remain closed to all but essential internal activity such as stage maintenance and finance during this lockdown. Some staff will also remain or return to part time furlough to ensure that we can be here when then lockdown lifts, so please do bear with us if we are not as quick as we’d like on getting back to you on emails.

• Metal have reframed their annual programme of Artists in Residence to create a programme of remote residencies, aiming to support the creatives in Liverpool, Peterborough and Southend-on-Sea. There are 6 residences available per month offering £1,000 fee plus in-kind support. Apply here Upcoming Deadlines: 18 January (February residency), 15 February (March Residency)

• Cast Theatre Doncaster are seeking a Young Writers Club Lead Playwright to create and lead workshops for their Young Writer’s Club (£1,650 all in fee) with a supporting role for an  emerging playwright (£850). Deadline for both roles: 20 January

• The Backup Hardship Fund Round 3 are now open for grants of up to £1,000 supporting backstage artists and technicians. Deadline: 25 January

• Luma Creations’ new online training programme "Reconnecting Futures" starts on the 2 February for unemployed learners (18+), Tuesday and Thursdays 10 – 12pm. The course will include financial management, project planning and confidence building. Contact max@lumacreations or call 07718 001 472 to register. Deadline: 25 January

• The Stage is teaming up with the National Youth Theatre (14 -25) of Great Britain to offer three full scholarships on its intake course worth £5,000 each. More details here. Deadline: 31 January

• The Papatango New writing Prize is now open. Three winners will each receive £2,000 and have their script produced as an audio play. These three plays will then tour the UK in free listening stations, including to the Everyman & Playhouse. Entry requirements and application form here. Deadline: 7 February.

• The latest round of ACE’s Developing your Creative Practice grants (DYCP) opened on 11 January 2021. You can apply for between £2,000 - £10,000 to create new work. Deadline:12pm 18 February

• The Beverley Puppet Festival are seeking to commission a puppet or stop motion artist to create a short film using stories and anecdotes about the town of Beverley collected from residents past and present. The full project fee is £2,500. More info here. Deadline: 28 February

• Chiswick Playhouse are currently running an open call for productions for their main programme. These should be plays or musicals within the guidelines of their artistic policy with a full script. o submit a production please get in touch with producer Wayne via email on wayne@chiswickplayhouse.co.uk who will supply the artistic policy and technical specification and further instructions. Deadline: Open

• Young Storyhouse are currently recruiting across Young leaders (14 -17 and 18 -25) and Young Readers book club (14 -25). Sessions and free and currently on Zoom. Apply here via the online forms. Deadline: Open call

• ReAction Performing Arts in Oldham are currently seeking drama teachers to deliver workshops via Zoom. Please send your CV and hourly rate to reactionperformingarts@gmail.com Deadline: Open call

• Producer Dais Hale is offering two free guidance sessions on Tuesday 19 January and Wednesday 20 January to take you through applying for DYCP. Sign up Here

• The brilliant Action Transport Theatre have expanded their free drama drop in sessions (via Zoom) trough to March for 12 to 17 year olds. Full dates here

• The Liverpool Tool library is now open. For a suggested annual donation of £20, you can borrow a wide range of tools on a weekly basis to complete those lockdown creative projects