Thank you for your interest. Submissions are now closed.

What Is Deptford Scratch?

Scratch nights are a platform for emerging artists to develop new work. Here, writers have an opportunity to see their work performed by actors in front of a live audience in a low-pressure environment whilst it is still in development.

We are currently looking for writers to take part in our second scratch night following the success of the first, which took place in July.

What We Are Looking For?

• Pieces of theatre with a maximum duration of 10 minutes.

• These can be self-contained or extracts of something you are working on.

• Unfortunately, we will not be able to give feedback but will let you know either way whether your piece has been selected.

•  If selected, we hold a pitch night attended by actors from which you can cast your piece. In working this way, we hope to encourage new connections within the industry.

• You will be expected to cast and direct yourself. However, if you would like support with this it’s worth mentioning at the pitch event as you may find someone who is interested in a role other than performing.

• We cannot accept submissions without a script but this does not need to be a final draft. Please upload this below as a PDF. If you cannot submit a PDF please email us.

How to Apply

Please fill in the form below and submit your script/ extract.

You will notice we do have some demographic questions. These will not play any role in our decision but are simply there for us to ensure we are reaching as many people as possible and to assess how we may improve this in the future. However, if you do not wish to answer these simply select prefer not to say.

The deadline for submissions is Sunday 6th October.

We can’t wait to hear from you!!

If you have any questions, please email [email protected]