Bitter Pill Theatre – The Painkiller Project – next window opens 6 September! (£200 prize)

The Painkiller Project is a playwriting project that runs every other month from Bitter Pill Theatre with a £200 prize for each winning play.

The winning play will be produced and released on The Painkiller Podcast.

​They hope that the repetitive nature of the competition helps to make the project feel collaborative and cyclical – like theatre.

So far their plays have been performed by actors including Tamsin Greig, Miriam Margolyes, Toby Jones, Noma Dumezweni, Jason Watkins and Jessica Barden.

Guidelines

• They are looking for short plays. Scripts should be 500 – 1500 words long
• Plays should be written for 1 or 2 actors only
• There is no age limit on entrants
• They are also looking for a short (maximum 50 word) synopsis and the writer’s dream casting
• 1 Play will be selected in each window

How to Apply

Find full information and a submission form on the information page on Bitter Pill’s website

Next window: Monday 6 September (10am) until Thursday 9 September (10pm) 2021

Source: BBC Writersroom