Applications Now Open For PULSE Festival Ipswich 2018

The New Wolsey Theatre's PULSE Festival Ipswich is now open for applications for 2018! Working with their Festival Directors China Plate, the festival will run from Thu 31 May to Sat 9 June.

PULSE Festival Ipswich is a part curated, part open application 10 day festival focusing on new and innovative approaches, offering a bright and inspiring snapshot of contemporary theatre and performance.

The festival provides a platform for the development and presentation of new work by regional, British and International Artists, and aims to nurture artistic ambition and excellence across a range of art forms. The 2018 PULSE Festival Ipswich will present work across a variety of genres, from theatre to dance and everything in between, in various forms from tour-ready work to rehearsed readings, and works at an advanced stage of development. The festival programme will be a mixture of work sourced through this open call application process and invited work.

Now in its 18th year, PULSE Festival Ipswich has presented new work from a host of local and International Artists and companies including Gecko, Talking Birds, Lucy Ellinson, Made in China, Caroline Horton, Victoria Melody, Chris Goode, Mark Thomas, Daniel Bye, Chris Thorpe, Action Hero, Ursula Martinez, Bryony Kimmings, Two Destination Language, Greg Wohead, Analogue, Wendy Houstoun, Babakas, New Art Club, GaggleBabble, Christopher Brett Bailey, Paines Plough, Rowan James and Tim Crouch

Submissions are now open for companies and creatives to submit their work. To find out more about the festival and to view the comprehensive guide for submissions and questions, click here.