• Our two Cabaret shows Everyman & Friends (10 – 12 Dec) and The Everyman Christmas Cabaret (17 – 24 Dec) are now on sale. Things will be a little different as we welcome you safely into our spaces, here’s a little guide as to what expect.

• We will be taking part in Venues North’s North West meeting on the 3 Dec at 4pm as part of a region update for freelancers and artists, Venues North are organising a series of these virtual meetings for venues and freelancers to open up a dialogue of support between artists and venues. The event is free and you can register for tickets here.

• Open Hire is a new initiative set up by Josh Roche and Derek Bond. It is about opening up the approach of hiring freelancers, and making it a more fair and transparent process. It is asking theatres to sign up to the Open Hire guidelines, and make this a new way of working. You can find out about the scheme here and sign up to find out about jobs here.

• The Everyman & Playhouse YEP writers deadline is extended until Mon 23 Nov at midday. View the application here.

• Applications for the Stage Write Playwright Development programme are now open. With two meetings a month over a nine month period, this programme from Liverpool’s Royal Court Stage Write team aims to develop your writing skills and guide you towards developing exciting new work for production. It is free and open to anyone living or studying in Merseyside. Applicants are asked to submit a ten page sample of writing for theatre. For more information you can email stagewrite@royalcourtliverpool.com or visit the website here. Application deadline: Mon 30 Nov 2020.

• Applications are now open for The Yard’s Live Labs. 6 artists will each receive a bursary of £1200 to support them taking part in the programme. They will also receive a £500 fee for a week of research and development in April, alongside free rehearsal space, a budget of £1000 for collaborators, and the opportunity to share their ideas on The Yard’s stage. The programme also includes 3 weeks of teaching from world renowned director Katie Mitchell, followed by weekly masterclasses from some of the  UK’s most brilliant theatre practitioners, leaders and artists. Deadline 30 Nov.

• Nouveau Riche have opened their first ever submissions window, aimed specifically at Writers of Colour with work ready to produce. They are looking for full length plays and plays with music (no traditional musicals) running at 60 minutes or more. Deadline: Friday 18 Dec. More info here.

• Upstart Theatre are offering six artists or companies a seed commission of £1,000 to go towards the making of a new, 30-minute, in development piece of playable theatre or performance, on the theme of ‘We Demand a Better Future’. Each commissioned show will be performed three times at DARE Festival 5, and each commissioned artist/company will attend three artist development sessions (with a small fee), expert mentoring, and support from Upstart Theatre’s Artistic Director and Producer. Deadline: 2 Dec. Application form and more info here.

• The Actors’ Children’s Trust is a charity set to help those who are both actors and parents. Supplying grants to cover such expenses as childcare, support within education and to allow parents to visit their children more frequently when working long distant jobs or tours. They also offer advice and support and can signpost to other funding. To find out more about this charity and how it may be able to help you, you can follow the link here.

• Fabulous local company Paperwork are bringing their dark fairy-tale TWISTED to Norris Green Park, Liverpool 1 Nov - 5 Dec. It's Free to play on your mobile device, uses data. Rated PG. To join the Quest, visit their site here.

• You have limited time remaining to be haunted... Headlong’s Ghost Caller by local writer Luke Barnes is still available and free to experience for a limited time. To speak with the Ghost Caller, text HELLO to 07401 33681 (if you dare).

• There is some incredible work currently available online either free of Pay What You Can as part of ongoing #LoveTheatreDay celebrations. These include Tabby Lamb’s Since U Been Gone, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s Emilia and The National Theatre’s Death of England.