Applying for the 2013 Award
Applications should be emailed to info@osbttrust.com.
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 5PM, FRIDAY 16 DECEMBER, 2011.
Late applications and those other than by email will not be accepted.
If you are intending to apply for the Award please contact the OSBTT with details of any current or future work that they may see.
Eligibility
- Long-term yearly residents of the UK or Ireland (three years or more)
- Demonstrable commitment to British or Irish performing arts
- Artists from all disciplines are encouraged to apply
- Production experience (e.g., at least two or three fringe, or similar scale, productions in either the UK or Ireland)
- All proposals must have an artistic leader attached to it (e.g., director or choreographer)
Ineligibility
- Students in full-time education
- Permanent residents abroad
- Artists or companies who have already had several main-stage shows, or worked repeatedly with leading theatre venues, or are already well established artists or companies
- Companies that are or have have been regularly funded by the Arts Council
- Shows with a previous production history (excluding Research and Development work)
How to apply
Download and complete the application form in Word and return by email to info@osbttrust.com. Please send a CV of the artist leading the production.
DO NOT SEND VISUAL IMAGES OR PRESS KITS.
Late applications will not be accepted.
The Trustees regret that they cannot enter into correspondence or discussion over failed applications.
What happens next?
The OSBTT will respond to all applicants before the end of January 2012.
Selected applicants will be asked for a second submission to develop their ideas further. This submission must include: a proposed production budget, details about the Research and Development period, details of a design and production team, design ideas for the productions, a more developed proposal for the production.
Based on this submission, the panel of judges will establish a short list to interview. Interviews are likely to take place in May 2012.
After the interview, two grants of up to £2,500 for Research and Development will be awarded.
In September 2012, following the showing of the results of the R and D period, the winner will be announced. The production will take place in the Summer of 2013.
"This Award offers a very rare opportunity for a young and visionary theatre-making team to pursue and complete a project about which they are passionate. The Trust seeks out artists who are prepared to throw away the rule book in order to find the most vivid theatrical language for the stories they want to tell."
- Tom Morris, Bristol Old Vic.