Script Submission

We regret that the Orange Tree Theatre does not accept unsolicited scripts. If you would like to send in a script please email us a short synopsis and we will advise you whether we wish to receive the whole script. Invited scripts are dealt with by our Assistant Directors in association with the Artistic Director and we aim to read and return submissions within 2-3 months.

Please email synopsis submissions to henry.bell@orangetreetheatre.co.uk.

Sadly, even with invited scripts we are unable to offer a full script reading service and will only contact writers if we feel we are able to give them particular advice or help. Unsuccessful scripts will be returned only if a SAE is provided. Our decision is final and no further correspondence will be entered into regarding rejected scripts.

The OT always presents a broad cross section of plays. New plays rub shoulders with translations, both new and established, as well as revivals and re-discoveries from many different periods and even the occasional musical. Each season of 7 or 8 plays will always have at least one new play, often more. The theatre is responsible for launching the careers of Martin Crimp and David Lewis and providing a home for James Saunders and David Cregan, as well Vaclav Havel and Michel Vinaver. If your submission is understood to have potential we can arrange to develop your play or organise a reading using our extensive database of young directors and a wide range of actors that have worked at the Orange Tree.

As we are a producing house, not a receiving house, we are not interested in projects which already have a creative team (such as actors or directors) attached to them.

Please do not send your only copy of a play. Although every care is taken with your work, we cannot be held responsible if it is lost. It is also crucial that you ensure that your address and contact details are clearly written on the script itself as well as the accompanying letter.