After hugely successful collaborations since 2020, we are delighted to be working again with Playwrights’ Studio Scotland, offering two disabled playwrights support in the creation of their ideas.

Deadline for applications: 5pm, Monday 25th November 2024  

We’ve listened to aspiring disabled playwrights telling us they need support to establish themselves within the sector – a sector that needs more diverse writers within it. As a result, we’ve made some changes to the Disabled Playwright Support Programme that will enable us to help more writers reach the next level with their writing. The programme will now see two disabled playwrights per year receive focused support to develop a new idea over the course of six months. The programme is designed for ideas that haven’t yet made it to first draft stage. Each writer will receive a bursary to support their writing time, three sessions with an experienced theatre artist to develop their work, and a day long workshop with professional actors and a director, as well as the opportunity to interact with their peers through Case Study Sessions and networking opportunities.

The Disabled Playwright Support Programme is a professional development opportunity for a disabled* playwright living in Scotland, with a commitment to writing for theatre.