Writers are asked to submit a short play or extract of no more than ten minutes (ten pages, double spaced) for an opportunity to see their work rehearsed and performed on stage.
Readers, directors and actors, will be of professional or semi-professional standard, to give writers the best possible experience of writing for the stage.
Writers applying should live or work within a twenty-mile radius of the Phoenix Theatre.
To apply please email Rob Allerston.
The deadline for submission is 5.30pm Friday 11 February 2022.
The Scratch Night will be held at The Phoenix Theatre on Thursday 31 March, 2022 at 7.30pm.
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19 February 2026 Blog
What's on: Music at Phoenix Arts
From classic tributes and feel-good country nights to high-energy DJ sets and festivals, the music calendar at Phoenix Arts is buzzing with live entertainment.
9 February 2026 Blog
Family Fun at Phoenix Arts
Looking for things to do with the kids? Phoenix Arts has a fantastic range of family-friendly events this season
2 February 2026 Blog
What’s On at Phoenix Arts – February
February is full of big laughs, powerful theatre, live music and cinema favourites
Upcoming events
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Wednesday 4 March 2026An Audience With Pete Mercer
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Thursday 5 March 2026Phoenix Comedy Club
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Friday 6 March 2026Counting Sheeps
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Sold outSaturday 7 March 2026Fossil Mary: The Legend of Mary Anning, the World’s Greatest Fossil Hunter
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Wednesday 11 March 2026Simon Evans is Staring at the Sun
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Thursday 12 March 2026New Writers' Scratch Night
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Friday 13 March 2026Eat The Peach 40th Anniversary Screening & Exhibition
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Saturday 14 March 2026The Man In The Moon Presents: Look Up
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Tuesday 17 March 2026Matinee Moments: The Odd Couple
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Wednesday 18 March 2026Phoenix Cinema: Dead of Winter
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Sat 21 Mar 2026 – Sun 22 Mar 2026Farnham Music and Drama present: Urinetown The Musical
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Wednesday 25 March 2026Marcus Brigstocke: Vitruvian Mango
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Wed 18 Mar 2026 – Wed 25 Mar 2026Solid Gold Fitness
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Friday 27 March 2026Every Other Mother
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Friday 27 March 2026Red
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Saturday 28 March 2026Darren Walsh: Do You Like Puns?
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Thursday 2 April 2026The Essence of Audrey
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Tuesday 7 April 2026Afternoon Cinema: The Salt Path
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Friday 10 April 2026Russell Hicks: This Time It's Personal
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Saturday 11 April 2026Robin Morgan: Storytime! (A Family Friendly Comedy Show)
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Saturday 11 April 2026Kathakali Workshop: Kathakali Drama & Mask Making
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Wednesday 15 April 2026Phoenix Cinema: Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues
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Thursday 16 April 2026General Medical Emergency Ward 10
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Saturday 18 April 2026National Theatre Live: All My Sons
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Tuesday 21 April 2026Matinee Moments: Singin' in the Rain
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Fri 24 Apr 2026 – Sat 25 Apr 2026Phoenix Cinema Event: Escape to Victory
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Friday 1 May 2026Rising Anthems DJ Night
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Saturday 2 May 2026A Night in Nashville with Snake Oil Band and Friends
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Tuesday 5 May 2026Afternoon Cinema: The Choral
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Thursday 7 May 2026Ian Stone is Looking for the Wow
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Friday 8 May 2026The Everlys and Friends
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Saturday 9 May 2026Flyaway Katie
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Friday 15 May 2026Patrick Monahan: The Good, The Pat & The Ugly
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Saturday 16 May 2026Fusing Fabrics Workshop with Margaret Beal
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Saturday 16 May 2026Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope
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Tuesday 19 May 2026Matinee Moments: The Treasure of Sierra Madre
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Wednesday 20 May 2026Phoenix Cinema: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
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Friday 22 May 2026Dragonfly Sensory Disco
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Thursday 28 May 2026National Theatre Live: Playboy of the Western World
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Friday 29 May 2026Hundred Watt Club: An Evening of Burlesque & Vaudeville
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Saturday 30 May 2026Pauline Eyre: Anyone For Tennis?
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Sunday 31 May 2026The Rising Music Festival: Battle of the Bands – Heat Two
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Tuesday 2 June 2026Afternoon Cinema: The Roses
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Fri 5 Jun 2026 – Sat 6 Jun 2026Butterfly
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Friday 12 June 2026Boxed In
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Friday 12 June 2026Genesish
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Tuesday 16 June 2026Matinee Moments: Citizen Kane
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Wednesday 17 June 2026Phoenix Cinema: Nuremberg
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Friday 19 June 2026Ben Reel: Spirit's Not Broken
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Saturday 20 June 2026Basket Weaving Workshop with Judith Needham
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Saturday 20 June 2026The Tale of the Loneliest Whale
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Thursday 25 June 2026National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
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Friday 26 June 2026Twelve Hours
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Saturday 27 June 2026Chuck Berry v Jerry Lee Lewis
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Sunday 28 June 2026The Rising Music Festival: Battle of the Bands – Final
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Wed 11 Mar 2026 – Wed 8 Jul 2026Introduction to Line Dancing
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Thu 9 Jul 2026 – Sat 11 Jul 2026The Phoenix Players present: A Few of our Favourite Things
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Saturday 1 August 2026Rising Music Festival 2026
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Saturday 15 August 2026Pumpkin Pantos presents: Alice in Wonderland
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Saturday 29 August 2026Holmes & Watson: The Curious Case of the Masked Magician
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Friday 4 September 2026Oasiz
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Thursday 10 September 2026The 80s Mixtape
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Saturday 12 September 2026Charlie Connelly's Attention All Shipping: A Celebration of the Shipping Forecast
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Friday 18 September 2026Danny Hunt: The Secret
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Saturday 19 September 2026Seventh Avenue Arts presents: Simon & Garfunkel Through the Years
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Thursday 24 September 2026Chauntecleer & Pertelotte: A Beasty Babel Fable
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Saturday 3 October 2026The Greatest Love Songs
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Friday 9 October 2026Charlie Baker: Go Get It
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Saturday 10 October 2026Crime Viral presents: Can You Catch A Serial Killer?
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Saturday 24 October 2026Oliver Meech: When Magic & Science Collide
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Friday 30 October 2026Aidan Jones: Chopin's Nocturne
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Sold outSat 13 Jun 2026 – Sat 28 Nov 2026Lesley Carver: An Evening Of Clairvoyance
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Saturday 17 April 2027Mettle