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2026 Directors Call
CALLING ALL DIRECTORS
THE NORWICH PLAYERS THEATRE COMPANY COMMITTEE INVITES APPLICATIONS TO DIRECT FOR THE 2026 SEASON.
Please reply with your suggestion(s) to tony.fullwood@maddermarket.org by 15th February 2025
The NPTC committee invites anyone interested in directing a play for our 2026 season to submit their suggested titles.
The Maddermarket Articles say we will ‘provide for the production of the plays of Shakespeare, representative plays of other English classical dramatists, meritorious plays of other English dramatists or authors including modern plays, and translations of representative plays of foreign dramatists, ancient or modern.’
In addition, the NPTC Committee is keen to widen our programming so we would be particularly open to titles that encourage diversity, both in performers and audiences.
Whilst we cannot guarantee we will be able to accept your proposal, we want to cast the net as wide as we can.
Please give us the following details :
A brief resumé of your directing experience, especially in recent years
The one or two play(s) you propose directing and their publisher(s)
Why you feel it/they would suit the Maddermarket and whether intended for the main stage or the studio
Why you want to direct it/them
Brief descriptions of each play’s casting, set and technical requirements – as you see them
Tell us if there is a particular performance slot you prefer or any which are not possible. The draft 2026 schedule is as follows :
10-15 February : Studio show
18-22 March : Mainstage show linked with UEA Drama Department
22-26 April : Studio show
10-14 June: Mainstage show
14-18 or 22-26 July : Summer Mainstage show
16-20 September : Mainstage show
11-15 November : Mainstage show
18 December-3 January Mainstage Xmas Family Show
Finally, the NPTC is running a new playwriting competition this year. Entries are invited till March with performances of the winning plays and readings of runners-up in mid-July. If you are interested in being one of the directors for this competition, please contact Joe Flatt – joe.flatt@maddermarket.org.