We are now open to expressions of interest from Directors of any experience who would like to Direct one of the chosen Live Writes scripts for performance on Tuesday 21 April 2026.

Below we have provided the Title, Writer and Synopsis of each script for you to get a feel for the stories. We are inviting you to select the script(s) that you would most like to direct and give us a very brief explanation of why you would like to direct them.

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* 1. I confirm that I am currently based in the North East of England

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* 2. Full Name

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* 3. Email address

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* 4. Which script would you be interested in Directing?

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* 5. In keeping with our mission to unearth, nurture and champion the creative talent of our region, we are accepting expressions of interest from all levels of experience.

Please can you give us a few brief sentences letting us know what experience you have as a Director (if any) or experience working in other theatre roles, including why you would like to direct the piece(s) selected above.

This may also be used to gauge whether the offer of a paid shadow directing role might be best served to gain experience as opposed to directing a piece solo.

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* 6. If you are successful in your application, we will need a short bio that you are happy for us to use on the freesheet for the performance.
Please feel free to provide here.

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* 7. If you are successful in your application, we will need a headshot or photo of yourself that you are happy for us to use on our social media, website and freesheet for the performance.
Please feel free to provide here.

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* 8. We'd love to shout about the amazing creatives working with us. Please provide any handles if you would like us to tag you in our posts.

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* 9. Access Requirements:

Is there anything we can do to make this process more accessible for you to gain the most you can from the project? (Attending rehearsals, our correspondence with you, script formatting, etc.)

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* 10. Equal Opportunities information

We would be grateful if you could complete the below Equality Monitoring information to help us better understand our artistic community.

The information you supply will be kept confidentially and will not be used as part of the selection process. It will only be used to provide an overall profile analysis of our organisation, the opportunities we provide and the creatives we engage with.

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* 11. Ethnicity

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* 12. Age

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* 13. Disability status

Do you identify as a deaf or disabled person, or have a long term health condition?

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* 14. Gender identity

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* 15. Gender assumed to be at birth

Is your gender identity different to that which it was assumed to be at birth?

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* 16. Please tick the description which best describes your sexual orientation:

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* 17. Socio-Economic Background

This is to help us better understand access to arts and culture, and what barriers there may be.

What was the occupation of the main/highest income earner in your household when you were 14? This includes unemployed, retired or unknown if applicable.

Please leave blank if you would prefer not to say.

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