Royal Court Theatre and Jerwood
Free to Apply
Closing: 23rd January 2026
Open-access national fund awarding six annual grants of £4,000-£6,000 each to support UK-wide theatres and producers commissioning ambitious new plays. Grants are based on joint proposals between a producing venue or company (the Producing Partner) and a playwright for a new play intended for future production. The scheme aims to support ambitious, risky, adventurous and challenging new plays that will thrill and surprise audiences, push forward conversations in society and the artform, and represent a cost or risk that otherwise wouldn’t be possible at commissioning stage.
Open to applications from major national stages to independent venues and smaller companies, from community-based practice to commercial propositions. Grants paid directly to Producing Partner with letter of agreement required by 31st March 2026. Successful commissions and all rights belong entirely to the Producing Partner and Playwright.