In Good Company, in partnership with Middle Child, is offering a £7,286 paid commission for a Midlands-based playwright to develop a new studio-scale play for production and future touring.

The selected writer will create a new scripted play of up to 70 minutes with a cast of up to four. The commission includes dramaturgical and writing mentorship from Middle Child, alongside development support from In Good Company.

The finished work will be produced by Middle Child and premiered in Hull and Derby in spring 2028, with additional touring supported across a network of Midlands partner venues.

This is a commission with full creative freedom, within the above parameters.

The opportunity is open to writers aged 18+ who are based in or have a strong connection to the Midlands, and who have at least one professionally presented theatre work.

Applications are particularly encouraged from writers who are D/deaf, disabled, from racially marginalised backgrounds, working class, LGBTQ+, or other underrepresented groups in the theatre industry.