Brighton Fringe 2020 Michael Graney Bursary

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Thanks for applying for Brighton Fringe 2020 Michael Graney Bursary. The bursary is run by Cast Iron Theatre. If you have any queries please do contact us: cast_iron@outlook.com

*Please note that the winner of the bursary will NOT have their work produced by Cast Iron Theatre - the prize is payment of the Brighton Fringe registration fee only. All other production elements will be the responsibility of the winner and / or their own production company.

Michael Graney Bursary

An individual writer, company or collective will have their Brighton Fringe 2020 registration fee paid.

The bursary exists to celebrate the memory of Brighton writer and creative Michael Graney who was passionate about writing, the arts and science-fiction.

Applications will open on 14 October 2019. To apply please complete the application form no later than 10pm on 24 November 2019. Applications submitted after this time will not be considered.

Criteria:

This is a bursary with a focus on writing and story.

In order to be considered for this bursary your play must be categorised as theatre or storytelling. The play may have dance, physical theatre and / or musical elements but these must be scripted. Work aimed at adults or children is welcome.

Applicants must submit plays for consideration that:

Have a Science-fiction theme or reference (fantasy / speculative fiction / magical fiction and other such sub-genres welcome)

Have hope and / or kindness at their core - Dystopian fiction is fine; characters can experience great challenges and things may not end well, though something about the narrative must have a measure of kindness, hope, redemption or possibility.

Applicants must:

Be residents of Brighton & Hove, London or the South East.
Submit complete, written plays and not proposals or treatments - we welcome new writing but it does not have to be. Plays can be currently touring or be previously staged work.
Selection Process:

The bursary winner will be selected by a panel of readers with Brighton-based company Cast Iron Theatre.

The schedule is as follows:

Applications open: 14 October 2019

Deadline for applications: 10pm on 24 November 2019

Bursary winner announced: 20 December 2019

Title of the work *

Name(s) of writer *

Company Name (if any)

Company contact name (if different from writer)

Email of company / writer *

Town / city of residence (we don't need your full address). *

Writer or company must be based in Brighton & Hove, London or South East

Short synopsis describing work *

This doesn't have to be a long 'selling' synopsis - just a short couple of sentences telling us what the story is about.

Link to your work *

Please provide a link to your full PLAY/ WORK via a file sharing site such as Good Drive, Dropbox, WeTransfer or OneDrive. Work must be in WORD or PDF format - Please include writer name and title of the work in the body of the work.

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