UNLIMTED & Norfolk & Norwich Festival

UNLIMITED are partnering with Norfolk & Norwich Festival to offer a £25,000 award for a new theatre, music, dance and/or performance work that centres children and young people, either made for or co-created with them. The award supports a disabled artist based in East Anglia or the South East of England to develop a mid-scale piece for premiere at Norfolk & Norwich Festival.

Is this for you?

You must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:

• Professional disabled artists, or disabled artists leading the creation of work within disabled-led companies
• Based in East Anglia (Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, or Peterborough) preferred; artists based in the South East of England are welcome if able to travel
• Aged 18 and over
• Not in full-time education

Criteria

Your work must meet all of the following criteria:

Unlimited

• High quality
• Disabled-led
• Innovative and ambitious
• Potential for the work to tour or be exhibited beyond its initial presentation
• Clear consideration of the work’s audiences, suitable venues and future exhibition or touring opportunities
• Artist has a track record of creating work and reaching audiences
• The work can be completed within a 16-month timeframe

Norfolk & Norwich Festival

• Theatre, music, dance and/or performance that centres children and young people, either made for or co-created with them
• Mid-scale (suitable for audiences of 100–300)
• Has already undergone a research and development process
• For commission to premiere at Norfolk & Norwich Festival in May 2028
• Based in East Anglia (Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, or Peterborough) preferred; artists based in the South East of England are welcome if able to travel