Here is a list, curated by the Gate team, of artist opportunities with an international focus or reach. This is not an exhaustive list of every opportunity that exists under this remit, but a place where our artists can find inspiration or find knowledge for what is out there for internationally engaged work.
Please note, these opportunities are not affiliated with Gate.
| Opportunity | Deadline | Notes | More info |
|---|---|---|---|
Theatre - Woofing - France |
Rolling deadline | Theatre Woofing offers a one week residency in France for theatre-markers, puppeteers, clowns and improvisers. It is a space to create work through R&D and rehearsal and engage in local cultural activity while looking after the grounds by gardening and restoring work. | Read More |
Festival Travel Grants 2025 |
Closes February Annual |
The British Council offers travel bursaries to foster purposeful, international engagement by UK creative professionals. The opportunity enables a representative of an organisation/ festival to receive funding for travel to another country (Mainland China – 2025) with aims for international collaboration. | Read More |
UK/Brazil Season of Culture 2025-26 |
Closes January Annual |
The British Council in collobration with Instituto Guimarães Rosa is creating a cultural exchange between British and Brazilian cultural organisations, charities and arts practitioners. Grants of £100,000 and £50,000 are offered to produce work that explores the selected concept and thematic pillars. Projects can be delivered in various formats and displayed in Brazil, the UK … Continued | More info |
The Bruntwood Prize International Award |
Closes January Annual |
The Bruntwood Prize International Award is a £10,000 prize open to international playwrights invited to apply via the selected international partners. | Read More |
The Theatre503 International Playwriting Award |
Closes in June Annual |
The Theatre503 International Playwriting Award is for debut international playwrights who have not already produced a full length play. The award accepts plays written or translated into English. The winning playwright recieves £6,000 including an advance towards a production at Theatre503 and publication by Samuel French. | More info |
The Bread & Roses Playwriting Award |
Closes October Annual |
The Bread & Roses Playwriting Award is a competition for UK and Europe based playwrights who have written a full length theatre play that have not been previously produced or published. Plays must feature at least half of the roles written for female, non-binary or gender neutral people. | Award info |
European Theatre Convention Artists in Residence |
Closes September Annual |
The European Theatre Convention offers six placements with Member theatres across creative disciplines including directing and dramaturgy. Previous Partner countries have included- Albania, Portugal, Sweden, Germany, Slovakia and Kosovo. | Read More |
