New Writing
Your Work on Our Stage
Do you write?
The Dilys Guite Players (DGP) aim to give all people something positive to do and encourage them to develop new skills and interests. We believe that talent is all around but opportunity is often not. So we pride ourselves on offering unique benefits that many theatres often don’t, and give more expansive approaches to theatre that inspires our community to value themselves, to think big and to believe in succeeding.
We invite talented writers or individuals to submit their wonderful entries, which we can then build our festivals around, and provide a fantastic opportunity for people to see your work performed on stage.
New Writing Festival
Our New Writing Festival is performed annually. We welcome pieces that:
Are no longer than 20 minutes in length (one A4 page is roughly one minute of stage time)
Have no more than five characters in the piece
Have no set changes
Use minimal props
We are open to writing from all subject matters however, where possible, suitability for all audiences is preferred.
To submit your work, please see the note below.
Write On!
Our Write On! festival is a series of one act plays, which is performed annually. We ask that each piece submitted:
Be a one act play
Be approx 50 minutes in length but no more than 75 mins (one A4 page is roughly one minute of stage time)
Contain suggested set and lighting requirements
Have no more than twelve characters in the piece (unless parts can be doubled up)
We welcome writing from all subject matters however, where possible, suitability for all audiences is preferred.
To submit your work, please see the note below.
How do I send you my work?
Guidelines and Important Notes
We accept submissions throughout the year and each time we begin to plan a festival, we look at all the new working we’ve received plus those we weren’t able to perform in the past. Click here to through the guidelines before entering a piece. When you’re ready, email it to us at the address shown on the guidelines page.