Criterion New Writing, which is free of charge to participants, has grown from strength to strength. Since 2015, when the programme was launched, over 100 playwrights have completed the course with a number of showcased plays now in commercial development.
Applications for Criterion New Writing 2025 are now closed.
Applicants will be contacted in due course
Applications for Criterion New Writing 2026 will open on the 1st September 2025
Each CNW group will welcome six writers to the stage of the Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly Circus for a sequence of six highly focused story and script development sessions. Actors will be present in weeks 3,4,5 and 6 to read and work with the writers.
The course is free to join and the Criterion Theatre Trust will pay travel expenses of up to £20 per session on presentation of valid receipts.
Criterion New Writing Showcases 2024
This year, our showcases will take place on Fridays 25th October, 8th November and 22nd November at 14.00.
The showcases are free to attend and no pre-booking is required.
FRIDAY 25TH OCTOBER 2024 - SCRIPTS BY MAX KOLARU AND RACHEL BELLMAN
FRIDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 2024 - SCRIPTS BY KIT SINCLAIR AND JULIE TSANG
FRIDAY 22ND NOVEMBER 2024 - SCRIPTS BY TOM POWELL AND SARAH MILTON
If you have any questions regarding the CNW programme, please contact Fiona Callaghan: [email protected]