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Pentabus to Open Applications for 2027 Jerwood Writer in Residence
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2026

Pentabus is seeking an emerging playwright for its 2027 Jerwood Writer in Residence programme, offering a £12,000 bursary and up to a year at its base in Ludlow, South Shropshire, supported by the Jerwood Foundation.

BADGERS, BLAZE FM and More Set for Bristol Old Vic Weston Studio Autumn Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 22, 2026

Bristol Old Vic has revealed its autumn season for The Weston Studio, featuring new writing and productions spanning theatre, music, dance and interactive performance from across the UK.

PapaTango Reveals New Format for Innovative Writing Prize
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 4, 2026

At a time when cuts to playwriting are impacting ever harder, Papatango is launching a major remodelling of their industry-leading Papatango New Writing Prize to respond to the growing need to foster and support new writing. 

Sid Sagar Named First Ever Jerwood Writer In Residence At Pentabus
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2025

Pentabus has named writer and performer Sid Sagar as the new 2025 Jerwood Writer in Residence at Pentabus. Recruitment for the 2026 Writer in Residence continues.

Applications Open For 10th Pentabus Writer-in-Residence
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2025

This £12,000 bursary supports a playwright in the early stage of their career, providing them the opportunity to spend between 6 months and a year writing at Pentabus in Ludlow.

Papatango Launches Papatango Playwrights' Studio
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2025

Papatango has announced the launch of the Papatango Playwrights' Studio, an ambitious and inclusive new programme designed to support emerging writers across the UK. Learn more here!

Pentabus Announce New Associate Artists
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2025

Artists are actor and writer Katie Elin-Salt (Celebrated Virgins), writer Sophie Ellerby (LIT), actor and director Naeem Hayat (Nora: A Doll's House), and writer Tom Powell (The Silence and the Noise).

Liv Hennessy Appointed Jerwood Writer-in-Residence at Pentabus theatre
by Stephi Wild - Dec 10, 2024

Liv Hennessy is the first ever Jerwood Writer-in-Residence at Pentabus theatre. She will take up the year long residency from January 2025. Learn more about her here!

Hannah Doran Wins 16th Annual Papatango New Writing Prize With THE MEAT KINGS! (INC.) OF BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
by Stephi Wild - Oct 15, 2024

Papatango has announced that Hannah Doran has won the 16th annual Papatango New Writing Prize for her play The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights, from 1,589 entries – a record number for the Prize, meaning it continues to be the biggest annual playwriting scheme in the UK.

Papatango New Writing Prize Shortlist Revealed
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2024

Papatango has announced the shortlisted writers for their 2024 New Writing Prize. Learn more about the shortlist here!

Next Generation Of Rural Artists Release ArtFlicks
by Stephi Wild - Sep 17, 2024

Leading rural touring theatre company Pentabus and Hereford-based production company Rural Media are releasing Pentabus National Young Writers ArtFlicks projects. Six young writers, the next generation of rural writing talent, have been mentored and supported by both organisations to each create three 90 second films that will be released across the Art Flicks TikTok Channel.

Pentabus Reveals New Head of Engagement and Administrator
by Stephi Wild - Aug 13, 2024

Pentabus has announced the appointment of Joanna Freeman (pictured) as Head of Engagement and Nicola Simcock as Administrator. They join the company in August, working on Pentabus' 50th anniversary season. They join a female-led team at Pentabus.

Pentabus Reveals New Board Members, Including Shakespeare's Globe Artistic Director Michelle Terry
by Stephi Wild - Jun 11, 2024

Pentabus has announced a new Chair of the Board, Nuala O'Kane, and six new board members.

Pentabus Reveals New Jerwood Foundation Writer in Residence Bursary and Applications Open
by Stephi Wild - Jun 6, 2024

Pentabus has announced Jerwood Foundation support for the 2025 Pentabus Writer in Residence Bursary, and the opening of applications.

Full Cast Set For SOME DEMON at the Arcola Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2024

Papatango has announced the full cast for the world première of the 2023 Prize-winning play Some Demon by Laura Waldren – a play focusing on the relationships fostered and fractured when a group of strangers are thrown together in an eating disorder unit.

ASYLUM Arts Announces 2024 Programme Including A UK Tour Of Papatango Prize Winner's Show SURFACING
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2024

ASYLUM Arts has announced 2024 program featuring UK Tour of Papatango Prize Winner's show Surfacing. Dive into the latest from this neurodivergent-led theatre company.

Vital Xposure Reveals Stephen Bailey as New Artistic Lead
by Stephi Wild - Feb 2, 2024

Leading national and international disabled-led theatre company Vital Xposure has announced the appointment of award-winning neurodivergent director and producer, Stephen Bailey as its new Artistic Lead.

Papatango Reveals 2024 New Writing Prize and Partnership with Park Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 17, 2024

Papatango has announced that their 2024 New Writing Prize will open for submissions at noon on Wednesday 17 January, until noon on Monday 11 March. Plus, this year's winning play, Some Demon by Laura Waldren, will transfer to Bristol Old Vic from 9 to 13 July.

Laura Waldren Wins 15th Annual Papatango New Writing Prize
by Stephi Wild - Oct 5, 2023

Papatango has announced that Laura Waldren has won the 15th annual Papatango New Writing Prize for her first full-length play Some Demon, from 1,468 entries. Learn more about Waldren and her play here!

Review: THE SILENCE AND THE NOISE, Streaming
by Louise Penn - Apr 18, 2023

Raw, brutal, twisted, and full of rich wordplay, this play makes its political points and highlights a relationship which uses regret, mistakes, and teasing to hide what is really happening at its core. It is less the star-crossed young lovers of Shakespeare than the smack-stained children of a modern wasteland.