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15/09/2026

Returning by popular demand, Rae Mainwaring’s award-winning Bright Places is a three-woman, one-woman show produced by 2021 MGCfutures Bursary recipient Courtenay Johnson about growing up in the shadow of Multiple Sclerosis.

With 90s pop, a costume box and a whole heap of glitter, Bright Places will be touring around the UK this autumn.

Book your tickets now:
https://buff.ly/FoBNjaP

20/08/2026

Choreographer Eleanor Sikorski used her bursary to spend some time at Yorkshire Dance developing Pulley Piece, an exploration of the Rube Goldberg machine through movement and scenography 🪢 🔦

She will present a work-in-progress version of this piece as part of the Choredrome series at The Place in London on Tuesday 8th September.

Find out more in the link below:
https://buff.ly/RmTT81d

18/08/2026

Internationally-acclaimed artist and writer Selina Thompson will deliver a free theatre-making workshop at Birmingham Hippodrome on Monday 21st September, which is all about having a series of commitments both aesthetic and political that ground your project.

The Compass Workshop is centred around building an artist compass: one that keeps you and your work headed in the right direction from inception to delivery, and anticipates those moments in the process where you might feel lost. Bring a notepad and something to write with! Please note this workshop is geared towards people living in the Midlands.

Book your place now in the link below:
https://buff.ly/jrMSOlk

For BESEA-identifying writers:
We have reserved spaces for members of the New Earth Theatre alumni and the BESEA community. If you are Midlands-based and interested in participating, please email [email protected] to save your space. The spaces are first come first served.

Supported by The Noël Coward Foundation.

10/08/2026

2016 MGCfutures Bursary recipient Rebecca Frecknall directs a revival of Sarah Kane’s Cleansed at the Almeida Theatre, exploring the brutality of desire and asking what happens to love when there’s nothing worth living for? 🌻

Cleansed is running until the end of the month and it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see two of British theatre’s most visionary artists come together.

You can also listen to Rebecca talk about theatre’s ability to resonate with an audience on the first episode of our podcast futures Remixed: Universal Stories. Link below:
https://buff.ly/97lwqUV

📸 Marc Brenner

05/08/2026

We just came back from seeing There’s a Tiger in the Garden at Polka Theatre, a musical theatre adaptation of Lizzy Stewart’s award-winning children’s book written and directed by 2024 Bursary recipient Emma Higham with her company Flock Theatre Makers 🐯

Using puppetry, imaginative design and music – the show follows the story of Nora as she discovers dragonflies as big as her head, plants that can eat you (and your toy giraffe) whole, a polar bear that likes fishing and maybe, just possibly, a tiger in the garden.

Book your tickets in the link below:
https://buff.ly/myx7vxq

📸 HannahWM

03/08/2026

Hot Mess is a brand-new British musical about love, hope, and the ultimate breakup, featuring set design by 2022 Bursary recipient Shankho Chaudhuri. Packed with original pop songs, the show charts the rise and fall of the greatest love story ever told between earth and humanity 🌍

After a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe last year, Hot Mess is currently running at The Other Palace until September.

Book your tickets in the link below:
https://buff.ly/Wd8T44V

📸 Pamela Raith

28/07/2026

The Edinburgh Fringe kicks off next week and it is the perfect opportunity to catch the work of our MGCfutures Bursary recipients. If you are unsure of what to see, have a look at our list, which includes everything from musicals to plays and comedy 🦄

01/07/2026

Drawing on the real histories of 14th century Muslim navigator Zheng He and 19th century pirate queen Sek Yeong, Asian Pirate Musical imagines the future in 2049. The show will run at Upstairs At The Gatehouse 28th July-2nd August, and includes collaborations with MGCfutures Bursary recipients Zhui Ning Chang, X**A, and Ghost and John.

Book your tickets in the link below:
https://buff.ly/jeAnIz1

19/06/2026

Come join Mark next Tuesday 23rd June at Graeae Theatre Company in series of practical exercises exploring signdance, which creates a narrative that is highly visual and accessible to both Deaf and hearing audiences.

Book your place now in the link below:
https://buff.ly/Me3Qtli

16/06/2026

What makes comedy increase tension rather than release it? How can magical elements complicate a story instead of simply decorating it? Why does horror make exposition feel so compelling?

Find out at Somebody Jones' dramaturgy workshop on Thursday 2nd July. Book your place now in the link below:
https://buff.ly/Me3Qtli

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