Landmark Theatre – Theatre for One: This Ireland

Are there any budding playwrights reading this? I’m sure there are one or two. If you’ve ever considered sharing your wisdom with the world around you, this is as good a place to start as any.

Hot on the heels of announcing a new version of Krapp’s Last Tapes, starring none other than Stephen Rea, Landmark Theatre has another exciting event in store. If you’re an emerging playwright, it’s a chance to work with some of the best in the business, such as Marina Carr, Stacey Gregg, Emmet Kirwan, Louise Lowe, Mark O’Rowe and Enda Walsh.

Full details can be found below and on the Landmark Theatre website here.

In June 2024, twelve plays – six from the original writers and six from the public call-out – will be presented together, over the course of ten days from 15 – 23 June. Each lasting five minutes, the plays will be performed for ten hours each day.

Got an idea for a play no longer than 5 minutes?

This may be your chance to have it produced by one of Ireland’s leading theatre companies, Landmark Productions, in partnership with the renowned Octopus Theatricals (NY) Open call for submissions – send in your idea today.

Landmark Productions and Octopus Theatricals in association with Cork Midsummer Festival and Cork Opera House  invite submissions for emerging playwrights, seeking short plays to be produced as part of  Theatre for One: This Ireland at Cork Midsummer Festival in June 2024

Each of the selected playwrights will receive one-to-one mentorship from one of Ireland’s leading playwrights, whose Theatre for One plays were performed at Cork Midsummer Festival in 2019 – namely Marina Carr, Stacey Gregg, Emmet Kirwan, Louise Lowe, Mark O’Rowe and Enda Walsh.

Applicants should submit the following:

• the idea for a short 5-minute play
• A description of the character it features
• The first three lines of the play