Deadline: Wednesday 16 July 2014 Paid (£10k-15k pro rata), Part Time

RIFT are looking for theatre companies who would like to produce a new 10 minute play for the inaugural Shakespeare in Shoreditch Festival 2014.

This spring RIFT commissioned 10 new plays inspired by a Shakespearean character and 21st Century Shoreditch. These 10 minute plays, written by Abi Zakarian, Brad Birch, Ali Muriel, Thomas McMullan, James Soldan and Katie Lambert, Rebecca Lenkeiwicz, Sabrina Mahfouz, Nick Coupe, Tobias Wright and Sebastian Baczkiewicz, will be produced as part of the inaugural Shakespeare in Shoreditch Festival in October 2014. RIFT are now looking for 8 theatre companies, and 1 film company to co-produce these plays.

The Festival will run from 1st - 12th October (not 6th and 7th) and performances will take place daily at 7pm with performances at 2pm on Saturday 4th and Saturday 11th. Rehearsals will be start on 15th September. There is a budget for each company to cover the cost of production and a small fee for the artists involved.

If you are a theatre company who would like to be involved, click here for more information and how to apply.