Developing ideas and making connections as part of the Climate Playwriting Prize.

If you have a passion for telling stories about climate and nature on stage, why not sign up for our exciting workshop for writers interested in finding out more about, and potentially submitting a play for, the Climate Playwriting Prize?

These sessions are an opportunity to think creatively and critically about how theatre can respond to the defining challenge of our time, exploring how climate stories can become compelling drama.

The workshop will be led by an experienced writer, director or dramaturg, and will include practical exploration of how to write your climate play, a wider discussion about the kinds of climate stories we need now, and a conversation with a relevant environmental expert, who will share their own story of change.

Whether you’re already developing an idea or just beginning to think about writing about the climate, these workshops are a space to test ideas, ask questions, and connect with other writers. Some professional writing experience is required (click here for the full eligibility criteria) but you don’t need prior knowledge of climate science – just curiosity, imagination, and a desire to tell powerful stories.

The Climate Playwriting Prize is a partnership between Shakespeare’s Globe, Climate Spring and Fern Culture, in association with Chicester Festival Theatre, Exeter Northcott Theatre, Leeds Playhouse, Lyric Theatre Belfast, Mercury Theatre Colchester, New Earth, Pentabus and tiata fahodzi.