The 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Voices – Writers

Winners have now been announced

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UPDATE: We understand that some members were unable to complete stage 3 of the brief application. For those of you who reached stage 3, the brief is now open until 8pm on Thursday 23 August. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

The application process has changed this year - please click on the How To Respond tab above to find out how to apply.

This is the brief for WRITERS. If this is not your discipline then please go to:

Please read all the information and instructions before applying.

It’s here: the biggest theatre brief of the year.

The 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Voices provides 38 actors, writers, directors and producers, aged 18-30, with the opportunity to create a play for The Old Vic stage, performed in front of 1,000 friends, family and industry VIPs.

In just 24 hours, six original works are created from absolutely nothing by a group of talented emerging practitioners. And we want you to be one of them.

This riveting event has been wowing audiences for the last six years and has launched over 250 careers; securing agents, West End contracts, TV roles and commissions.

Past participants of The 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Voices have included:

Playwrights: Mike Bartlett (Chariots of Fire, Gielgud Theatre), Lucy Kirkwood (NSFW, Royal Court), Nick Payne (Electra, Gate Theatre) and Morgan Lloyd Malcolm (Belongings, Hampstead Theatre / West End, Aladdin, Lyric Hammersmith).

Actors: Iris Roberts (Duchess of Malfi, Old Vic Theatre) Charlotte Mills (Jerusalem, West End & Broadway), Nick Blakeley (Sunshine Boys, Savoy Theatre), Gethin Anthony (Game of Thrones, HBO), and Charity Wakefield (Mockingbird Lane, NBC).

Directors: Oli Rose (Associate Director, Chariots of Fire, Gielgud Theatre), Adam Lenson (Associate Director, Road Show, Menier Chocolate Factory and Ordinary Days, Trafalgar Studios), George Perrin and James Grieve (Artistic Directors, Paines Plough) Simon Evans (Resident Assistant Director, Donmar Warehouse).

Producers: Amy Letman (Associate Producer, West Yorkshire Playhouse), Jo Danvers (Assistant General Manager, Donmar Warehouse) and Emma Brünjes (General Manager, Nimax Theatres).

To find out what we’re offering, take a look at the What We’re Offering PDF.

And, before you dive in, make sure you’ve read our terms and conditions.

Before applying you must be available on the following dates:

Audition weekend: Thursday 27 OR Friday 28 September 2012

Bonding day: Thursday 18 October 2012

The 24 Hour Plays: Saturday 27 October 2012– 9.30pm onwards; Sunday 28 October – ALL DAY.

27 October 2012– 9.30PM – onwards; Sunday 28 October – ALL DAY.

To find out how to apply, click How to Respond at the top of this page.

This brief closes on Thursday 23 August at 5pm and is open to IdeasTap members aged 18 to 30. If you have any technical queries, please email info@ideastap.com. If you have any project enquiries, please email newvoices@oldvictheatre.com.

Late entries will not be accepted under any circumstances, including technical issues – so make sure you don’t leave your application to the last minute.

How to respond

The application process has changed this year. This is now a three-step application process – you must follow all three of the steps below or your application will not be eligible.

Step 1) Click Follow this brief in the left-hand column. You’ll only see this option if you’re signed in to IdeasTap.

Step 2) Fill out the online application form here. Remember, once you’ve completed the application form, your application is NOT complete. You must then return to this page and follow step 3.

Step 3) Click Apply now in the left-hand column of this page. This will take you to a page headed Submit your response – simply follow the instructions on this page and click Submit. You will only see the Apply now button if you’re logged in to IdeasTap and have completed Step 1.

Additional information:

Please make sure you have a photo on your profile page. It doesn't need to be a headshot and you won't be judged on the quality of this picture – but as with all briefs on IdeasTap you have to have a profile picture to be eligible.

You must be aged 18-30 on Sunday 28 October 2012 to be eligible. You may be asked to provide a piece of photo ID at your audition.

To complete the online application form, you will need the following information to hand, because the online application form cannot be saved mid-way through the process.

• Personal details (name, age, contact details etc)

• Record of writing-related training you’ve had since the age of 16 (formal and informal), including year of completion (or planned year of completion), provider and qualification gained.

• Record of writing experience - list up to six plays you have written that have been produced for public presentation, including year of production, title of play, producer/director and venue.

• Example of writing (max 500 words). This can be a piece that has made it to the stage or a work in progress.

• Personal statement – why you’re perfect for this project (50-100 words). Tell us about your motivations and desires, love of theatre and why you're applying. What skills and qualities make you the perfect candidate?

• Name and contact details for a referee

Late entries will not be accepted under any circumstances, including technical issues – so make sure you don’t leave your application to the last minute.

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when are they announcing the winners? The suspense is killing me

Eden , Playwright , 19/09/12 , 762 AP
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JonBousted, JamesLang, this is from OVNV Twitter yesterday: "#24hourplays shortlist for writers, directors and producers will be announced via @IdeasTap by the end of the week. Woot. #eyespeeled"

jjmcgregor , Director , 12/09/12 , 593 AP
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Think so James. I was hopin that but then someone tweeted how excited they were at being shortlisted as producer, so I think the email's have gone out...

JonBoustead , Director , 09/09/12 , 340 AP
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Hello OVNV! Are you still intending to post the shortlist on the brief? (I am assuming I have been unsuccessful as have not been contacted, but since there has been no update on here I suppose there is an outside chance the decision has not been made yet?!)
Thanks
James

JamesLang , Director , 08/09/12 , 282 AP
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We are now closed for submissions to The 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Voices 2012 – Directors – Writers – Producers brief. ALL Directors – Writers – Producers who have fully completed the online application form will receive an email confirming it has been submitted to the judging process.

Old Vic New Voices will ONLY contact those applicants who have fully completed the online application process. If you have not been contacted by Friday 24 August 7pm please refrain from contacting us directly.

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Old Vic New Voices , , 24/08/12 , 16,891 AP
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Hi,
I think I might have submitted twice to this by mistake. I got confused as to whether I'd completed the 3 step process properly - I got a confirmation email from IdeasTap but not from WuFoo, then continued to receive emails reminding me to complete the brief, so I did step 3 again. If I have submitted twice by mistake does this disqualify me?

Robynleigh , Writer , 23/08/12 , 172 AP
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Hi there

Does the writing samply have to be from a stage play, or can you use a screenplay extract?

franky84 , Writer , 22/08/12 , 1,074 AP
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Hello

We are no longer able to carry out individual checks to see if applicants have successfully completed the 3 step online application process for The 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Voices briefs.

Please refer to the HOW TO APPLY tab on the brief page to review instructions on how to complete all 3 steps of online application process.

Additionally applicants are able to check themselves using the two procedures:
1. You have received x2 confirmation emails (IdeasTap and WuFoo) within 24 hours of applying; remember to also check your spam/junk box.
2. Visit your profile page on IdeasTap and look at the activity feed. You should see ‘X has responded to The 24 Hour Plays Old Vic New Voices X Brief’

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Old Vic New Voices , , 21/08/12 , 16,891 AP
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Hello, thanks for that. I was sure I had done it and checked my email finding one that said 'thanks for submitting your pitch...' - and im on the list of responders...thats everything now, right? sorry to be a pain in the backside! :S If you've ended up inundated with applications from me...sorry!

JonBoustead , Director , 21/08/12 , 340 AP
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Nathan Gael York – Up to 12 of the total applicants who have applied to the writers brief will be invited to one of the final company auditions.

JonBoustead – I have checked our records and you have completed all 3 steps of the online application process for the Directors brief, but you have only completed steps 1 and 2 of the Writers brief. To complete the 3rd step as a writer please go back to the writers brief page and click Apply now button in the left-hand column and then follow the instructions on the page.

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