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From our Blog
Open call: International Radio Playwriting Competition 2023
Are you a promising writer living outside the UK? Would you like to have your story heard by the world?
Creating worlds, connecting worlds
Floating Space Theatre Company (Sri Lanka) reflects on the experience of working online with Forced Entertainment, creating Table Top Stories
'Theatre is a place that you go to with your squad'
Blogger bursary winner Ngaio Anyia looks at Lagos Theatre Festival and asks: what can UK theatre learn from Nigeria?
'There is an appetite for our stories to be told, and told authentically'
After their award-winning run of BURGERZ, Travis Alabanza passes on a recipe for trans artists touring work
Featured Projects
Artists explore cities and change at the Edinburgh festivals 2021
Join us for live and online events including dance films, city stories, showcases and the future of festivals
Discover Table Top Stories from artists in South Asia
How do you create theatre from a table at home? Watch a series of online performances made with Forced Entertainment
Meet the winners of our 27th International Radio Playwriting Competition
Writers from Kazakhstan, Ireland and Australia win the top prizes in our search for fresh international talent
Watch a beautiful new dance film this World Environment Day
Filmed on location in the urban and rural green spaces of Hong Kong, this new film from Corey Baker Dance raises awareness of the vital role of nature in all our lives
Opportunities
British Council international opportunities
Our current arts opportunities for artists, creatives, professionals and organisations
UK-China Connections through Culture
Connections through Culture is a longterm British Council programme that supports cultural collaborations between artists and arts organisations in the UK and China. Rolling deadline.
International Radio Playwriting Competition
The International Radio Playwriting Competition 2023 is open for entries. Are you a promising writer based outside the UK? Your play could be broadcast on BBC World Service.
