Open to Ideas Callout: Summer 2024

Do you have an idea you want to explore? We are offering three R&D residencies to support Scottish theatremakers to test out new ideas. 

We don’t expect you to hold a sharing at the end of the week (though you can if you want to) and we aren’t promising to programme the work in the future. Instead, it’s a genuine offer for you to experiment, explore and get an idea up on its feet. 

We’re excited by ideas that have something to say about contemporary Scotland, new musicals, devised work, family work, and total theatre stuff with big heart and low tech. We’re less interested in script development, adaptations or remounts of existing texts, abstract academics and magic shows. 

Here’s what we can offer: 

• Five days of rehearsal space in The Studio, Edinburgh 
• Two days of technical support if you need it 
• £2000 in seed funding 
• A session with our Head of Creative Engagement to talk about your idea and how it might develop in the future  

Here are the dates we have available: 

• Mon 29 April – Fri 3 May 
• Mon 3 – Fri 7 June 
• Mon 1 - Fri 4 July 

Eligibility criteria 

• You must be based in Scotland 
• You must have worked on at least one professional production previously. This can include Fringe performances but not university productions or amateur dramatics. 
• You must not be in receipt of RFO funding from Creative Scotland. 
• You must be available during your selected residency period 
• You must be applying for a new project that has not already been commissioned, produced or coproduced, or staged by another organisation 

We will be ringfencing one of these residencies for someone based in Edinburgh and the Lothians. We’ll also be aiming to support theatremakers at different stages in their career so are interested in applications from both new and more experienced applicants. 

How to apply

• Complete the form below with written answers or a video application. 
• Deadline to apply: Sunday 24 March 2024 at 11:30pm.
• If you would like to download a dyslexia-friendly version of the form you can do so here. 
• We will let you know whether you are successful or not on Thursday 28 March. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch at engage@capitaltheatres.com