The Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust

Promoting innovation in theatre

Applying for the 2014 Award

Applications should be emailed to info@osbttrust.com.

Late applications and those other than by email will not be accepted.

THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 5PM, FRIDAY 14 DECEMBER, 2012.

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.

The Award is designed for artists who are at the stage in their career where they can demonstrably benefit from moving onto a fully resourced and funded production. It is there to help artists move on to the next level in their professional career.

Eligibility

Ineligibility

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 lead artist. Do not send any visual images.

The Trustees regret that they cannot enter into correspondence or discussion over failed applications.

What happens next?

The OSBTT will respond to all applicants in mid-February 2013.

Selected applicants will be asked for a second submission to develop their ideas further. This submission will 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, a panel of judges will establish a short list to interview. Interviews are likely to take place in May 2013.

After the interview, two grants of up to £2,500 for Research and Development will be awarded.

In the Autumn of 2013, 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 2014.



"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.