Directors' Application Form

Play Submissions Form - Season 2026-2027

Please submit this form by midnight on 30th September 2025. Entries made after this date will not be accepted. For any issues, please contact productions@cops.org.uk.

You can submit more than one play on this form if you wish (up to 3).

Staging - Please note that there is a limit to how many in-the-round/thrust productions we can fit into each season.

Your details

First Name

Last Name

Email

Your Availability

Please note that the running order of the season is extremely important and therefore giving us the widest possible choice of dates could increase your chances of selection. It is also vital that you inform us if your availability changes, as if we offer you a slot, and you cannot accept it, it is likely that we will not be able to offer an alternative.

Please tick which dates you can do. Please tick all that apply:

Your Availability LIST

Yes, I can direct in the Sept/Oct slot Yes, I can direct in the Nov/Dec slot Yes, I can direct in the Feb/Mar slot Yes, I can direct in the April slot and am prepared to be entered for Theatre Week* Yes, I can direct in the May/Jun slot

* it is not usual for an in the round play to be considered for Theatre Week as this is a proscenium arch festival

Play 1 - PREFERENCE

Play 1 Title

Play 1 Author

Play Translator

Play 1 Rights Holder

Play 1 Staging Preferences

I only want to direct the play in the standard proscenium arch I only want to direct the play in-the-round/thrust arrangement I would prefer to direct this play in-the-round/thrust but am prepared to direct it in proscenium arch mode

Add SECOND choice play.

Add SECOND choice play

Play 2 - SECOND choice

Play 2 Title

Play 2 Author

Play 2 Translator

Play 2 Rights Holder

Play 2 Staging Preferences

I only want to direct the play in the standard proscenium arch I only want to direct the play in-the-round/thrust arrangement I would prefer to direct this play in-the-round/thrust but am prepared to direct it in proscenium arch mode

Add THIRD choice play.

Add THIRD choice play

Play - THIRD choice

Play 3 Title

Play 3 Author

Play 3 Translator

Play 3 Rights Holder

Play 3 Staging Preferences

I only want to direct the play in the standard proscenium arch I only want to direct the play in-the-round/thrust arrangement I would prefer to direct this play in-the-round/thrust but am prepared to direct it in proscenium arch mode

Directors' Application Form

Play Submissions Form - Season 2026-2027

Your details

Your Availability

Play 1 - PREFERENCE

Play 2 - SECOND choice

Play - THIRD choice

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