Counterminers and King’s Head Theatre Artists’ Club present As Yet UnScene, a new initiative dedicated to the long-term support of new writing and early-career directors and actors. For a small fee, writers are able to send in their scripts, get feedback, and potentially put on readings and stagings of their plays at King’s Head Theatre. And directors and actors have the chance to help bring the work to life. Here’s how it all works:

Scene 1: On The Page 

You send us a section of a play you are working on which is 10-12 pages in length. The piece must not have been performed elsewhere and should not last longer than 15 minutes. Once you send your script in, we’ll offer feedback and we’ll select 5 scripts every month for…

Scene 2: At The Table 

The selected pieces of new writing will be workshopped and then presented as part of a series of rehearsed readings at King’s Head Theatre. These workshopping and reading days will be held once every month so if your script doesn’t get picked the first time, you have the chance to redraft and resubmit. We’ll open submissions for actors and directors and assign them to each script. Here, each company will present the scripts at the table in front of one another, followed by a group feedback session. The scripts that feel ready to grow further will then have the opportunity to move onto…

Scene 3: On Its Feet 

We stage four pieces of new writing we’ve received in one of our bi-annual showcases. We will ask writers to submit more material so that their piece lasts for around 30 minutes. We will help you put on a full production of these with tech, actors, a director and a full and excited audience.

At Counterminers, we are committed to developing the very best in new writing and early-career artists. We hope that with each script submission, reading, and showcase, we will be continually forging a growing community of creatives who support each other in their artistic development, all whilst making daring and dynamic new theatre together!