New Writing

“Tamasha’s commitment to new writing is fundamental in ensuring that we continue to hear new and exciting voices from every corner of the Asian community”
Ayub Khan Din, writer of East is East

New writing continues to form the bedrock of Tamasha’s work, and we commission new and experienced writers throughout the year.  We support the development of new writers in the following ways:

Development Commissions

These bursaries provide writers with the resources to work closely with Tamasha’s creative team in order to develop a new idea into a first draft.

Tamasha New Writing

Part of Tamasha Developing Artists, this intensive two-week course introduces participants to a variety of writing and research techniques.

Three of the eight participants from the 2007 course - Satinder Kaur Chohan, Avaes Mohammed and Raman Mundair - went on to receive Development Commissions to develop their writing further. A fourth, Emteaz Hussain, was offered a full commission as a direct result of her participation: we will be producing her debut play Sweet Cider in the Autumn. The next course will take place from 3 - 17 September 2008 at RADA in central London. View details >

How to Submit a Script

We will consider scripts for possible development or production, which are consistent with the Company's mission. 

Writers new to the Company are advised to make contact with the Artistic Directors either by phone or email before sending in any material.  We will only accept hard copies of complete scripts - not excerpts or synopses - and we do not accept television, film or radio scripts.  We will return all scripts, providing a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage is enclosed.