Northern Broadsides and Arvon invite writers from across the North of England to submit a winter’s tale (between 2,000 - 3,000 words). The author of the winning story will receive a prize of £750 and it will be recorded by a professional actor, distributed via the...

Halifax’s Northern Broadsides Theatre Company has invited the Calderdale community to take part in creative workshops leading up to the grand finale of Iron People: a community project for CultureDale inspired by Ted Hughes’ The Iron Man and The Iron Woman. Iron...

Our playwriting programme brings together young people from towns across the North of England, in collaboration with Barnsley Civic, The Customs House (South Shields) and Blackpool Grand Theatre. Our cohort of young writers have been meeting online in writing...

We believe that every child has the right to experience and enjoy our country’s world-leading theatre which is why we are proud to support SOLT & UK Theatre’s #TheatreForEveryChild campaign. We think that every child has the right to go to the theatre, to...

In March, we visited Shakespeare North Playhouse for a few days of Research and Development to explore potential titles for future tours. The theatre, situated in the heart of Prescot, is a Shakespearean era playhouse, based on the Cockpit-in-court theatre which...

Northern Broadsides have had 6 places become available for our creative writing residency in Hebden Bridge as part of our Life in a Northern Town playwriting programme. We are making these places available to young people living in Calderdale aged 14 - 17. The...

We are inviting people from Calderdale to join workshops in poetry and acting as part of our community project, Iron People, inspired by Ted Hughes’ The Iron Man and The Iron Woman stories. This announcement comes after Calderdale Council announced Northern...

Four leading theatre companies in the North have announced a unique collaboration to support young people to develop their playwriting skills. The project will focus on reaching young people in places that have often been overlooked, inspiring them to explore and...