Get involved with shows at Howard Theatre, Downing College:
Hi! I'm Kaitlin, a 2nd year English student at Lucy Cav, and I'm really excited to be opening for a director for 'Ghost', a one-act extract from my play being performed at Downing's Festival of New Writing.
Contact kp632@cam.ac.uk before 21st Feb 2026 00:00 for more details.
Hi, I'm Esme and I'm looking for a director for my script BILL THE INTERN. A corporate-meets-medieval comedy, imagining a world where the Round Table is taking on its second ever pair of interns. If you’ve spent a summer losing the battle to three monitors of Excel, and nursing a lukewarm coffee under surgical lighting, this is the play for you.
Contact et536@cam.ac.uk before 21st Feb 2026 00:00 for more details.
Hiya I'm Blake (she/they) a Third Year and soon graduating Christonian. Color Motion is looking for an enthusiastic director for its first-ever performance at the Downing Festival of New Writing! If you want to unleash your creativity in a Parisian family-comedy, speak about friendship and art, get in touch with Blake (writer and Parisian herself!).
Contact sh2282@cam.ac.uk before 21st Feb 2026 00:00 for more details.
Noa is a short, 20 minute piece about doom-scrolling, mental health, and existentialism. How do we know what’s real? And how do we prove what’s not? You can find the script attached here - it’s a simple set with only two actors, so I’m really looking for a director willing to take risks and be creative with it.
Contact zj296@cam.ac.uk before 21st Feb 2026 00:00 for more details.
I am Sapphy, (a finalist in English and lover of rhymes and tall-tales) and I am super excited that my silly satire folk-play is coming to the Downing Festival of New Writing.
Contact sw2112@cam.ac.uk before 21st Feb 2026 00:00 for more details.
Hi, I’m Sarah, and I am seeking a director for my short play “Magic Buttons” which will have its premier at The Festival of New Writing at the Howard Theatre on the evening of March 12th.
Contact sem235@cam.ac.uk before 21st Feb 2026 00:00 for more details.
I am Clara (she/her) and I am excited to bring “Abuela” to life! The play explores queer coming-of-age and complex family relationships within a contemporary Latin American context. If any of this interests you, please consider applying!
Contact cem215@cam.ac.uk before 11th Feb 2026 00:00 for more details.
Hi, I’m Brian, and I’m opening applications for a director for my one-act play The Colour of Water, which has been selected for staging at the Cambridge New Writing Festival this year, taking place at Howard Theatre at Downing on March 12–14.
Contact bja37@cam.ac.uk before 21st Feb 2026 00:00 for more details.
