๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ2๐’๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง 2026 ๐›๐ฒ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ

Artemis Performance Arts invites writers to submit original one-act plays for an exciting opportunity to have their work produced live on stage.

We are seeking bold, imaginative scripts inspired by the theme:

โ‹† ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ง

Submissions must fall into one of the following categories:

โ‹† ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ฒ
โ‹† ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ

Writers should clearly indicate the category of their submission. Artemis Performance Arts reserves the right to reassign category where appropriate.

Two winning scripts will be selected:

โ‹† ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ฒ
โ‹† ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ

The winning plays will be professionally produced by Artemis Performance Arts as ๐š ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ 2026 at the ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž, ๐–๐ข๐ฆ๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž, ๐ƒ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ, ๐”๐Š.

Artemis Performance Arts will carry all production costs.

๐’๐ฎ๐›๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ:
โ‹† One-act stage play
โ‹† Running time: 40โ€“60 ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ (approx - 45-60 pages)
โ‹† Theme: ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ง
โ‹† Proper script format
โ‹† A4 with page numbers
โ‹† Font: ๐€๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‘๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ง

๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐…๐ž๐ž:
โ‹† ยฃ25 per submission
โ‹† Writers may submit multiple entries.

๐„๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
โ‹† Open worldwide.

๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ž: Artemis Performance Arts does not cover travel, accommodation, or associated expenses.

๐€๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ
Artemis Performance Arts is a community-based theatre company dedicated to producing imaginative, inclusive and transformative live performance.

Awards & Prizes

๐“๐ฐ๐จ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐:

โ‹† ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ฒ ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ
โ‹† ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ

Each winning script will be professionally produced by Artemis Performance Arts as part of ๐š ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ 2026 at the Allendale Community Centre, Wimborne.

Artemis Performance Arts will carry all production costs.

๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ž:
This is a production-only opportunity (no cash prize)
Writers retain copyright of their work
Winners grant Artemis Performance Arts the right to stage and promote the winning scripts

Rules & Terms

Rules & Terms

1- Script2Stage Competition 2026 is open to writers worldwide.

2- All submissions must be original stage plays written in English.

3- Scripts must be one-act plays with an intended running time of 40โ€“60 minutes.

4- The required theme is Halloween. Writers may interpret this theme creatively.

5- Submissions must fall into one of the following categories:
โ‹† ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ฒ
โ‹† ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ

Writers should clearly indicate the category of their submission. Artemis Performance Arts reserves the right to reassign category where appropriate.

6- There will be two winners:
โ‹† ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ฒ ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ
โ‹† ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ

7- Scripts must be submitted in proper script format:
A4 pages
Page numbers included
Font: Arial or Times New Roman

8- All submissions must be made digitally via FilmFreeway. Email or postal submissions will not be accepted.

9- Entry fee is ยฃ25 per submission. Entry fees are non-refundable. Concessions available for Students and Filmfreeway Gold Members.

10- Multiple submissions are permitted. Each entry must be submitted and paid for separately.

11- The submission deadline is 19th July 2026.

12- Writers retain full copyright of their work.

13- By entering, writers grant Artemis Performance Arts the right, if selected as a winner, to:
โ‹† produce the script
โ‹† promote the work as part of the November 2026 production.

14- Artemis Performance Arts will carry all production costs. No cash prize is offered.

15- Artemis Performance Arts does not provide travel, accommodation, or related expenses.

16- Winners will be announced at the 17th August 2026.

17- Submissions will be judged by a panel of internal and external judges.

18- The judgesโ€™ decision is final.

19- Artemis Performance Arts reserves the right not to select a winner in any category if entries do not meet the required standard.

20- By submitting, entrants agree to all Rules & Terms.