Futures Festival - Winter 2025

Futures Festival - Winter 2025 Application

A festival of work-in-progress shows from leading independent performance makers, presented by the Pleasance & curated by their associate artists.
Each week of Futures Festival will be curated by one of the Pleasance's London associate artists or companies around a specific theme. These are:

The Future Is Digital presented by Worklight Theatre (w/c 24th November)

A week of shows confronting the impact of AI on art, privacy, and democracy. Artists will explore themes of technology, authenticity, community, and what it means to be human in a rapidly shifting digital age.

The Future Is Fabricated presented by Maybe You Like It (w/c 1st December)

A week of performance exploring invention, deception, and the art of spinning a good yarn. These works ask why we lie, what makes us believe, and who gets hurt when truth is bent, blurred, or broken.

As part of the week you get:
- 2 performances and 100% of the box office revenue for the show
- Technician provided by the Pleasance
Futures Festival takes place in our Studio and each night you can expect to perform alongside the other curated shows in your given week. Unfortunately this space is not wheelchair accessible. Shows must be a maximum of 60 minutes in length and there is a 30 minute shared turnaround between each show, with this in mind your show needs to be easily strikable with a compact set.

The deadline for submissions is 10:00 on Monday 13th Octiber

If you have any questions, please get in touch with us on ella@pleasance.co.uk
Basic Information
Name*

First NameLast Name
Email*
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Phone Number*
Project Title*
Artist/Company Name*
Which weeks would you like to be considered for? You can select more than one but provided your work fits that week's theme*

The Future Is DIGITALThe Future Is FABRICATED
By filling out this form you agree to sharing your contact information with the associate artists programming the festival*

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How would you like to apply*

Written ApplicationAudio/Video Application

Written Application
Give us a brief overview of the type of work you make as an artist/company?*
Suggested 125 words max
Tell us about the project you would like to develop as part of Futures Festival?*
Suggested 125 words max
What do you aim to get out of participating in Futures Festival?*
Suggested 100 words max
At what stage of development is your piece?*
Suggested 100 words max
How does your project speak to the theme(s) of the week(s) that you have selected?*
Suggested 75 words max per theme

Video/Audio Application
This is your chance to tell us about the project you want to develop as part of Futures Festival.

Your video/audio application should cover the following as its basic structure:
- Give us a brief overview of the type of work you make as an artist/company?
- Tell us about the project you would like to develop as part of Futures Festival?
- What do you aim to get out of participating in Futures Festival?
- How does your project speak to the theme(s) of the week(s) that you have selected?
Please keep your video or audio submission to a maximum of 5 minutes in length.

Due to file sizes, unfortunately you are unable to upload video and audio files directly to this form. Once complete, please upload any video materials to an online platform and provide the link below in the relavant sections.

For video applications we recommend uploading as an unlisted link to YouTube or Vimeo, for audio applications we recommend uploading as an unlisted link to SoundCloud. Unfortunately, due to their time limited nature, we are unable to accept WeTranfer (or similar) links.
Submission link*

Supplementary Information

This is your opportunity to upload any supporting documents. This can be scripts, exerts, vision boards, links, packs, etc.
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Futures Festival - Winter 2025 Application

Basic Information

Written Application

Video/Audio Application

Supplementary Information