SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
Sunday 4th October

We are now accepting submissions for our next 10 x 10 Minute Play Event.

Established in 2010, over 150 plays have been staged at the Cork Arts Theatre as part of this very popular event. Now it’s your turn to submit and, hopefully, have your play staged during our performance week in December.

Important points to note when submitting:

• Plays should be no more than 10 minutes in duration and should have a simple setting (minimal props and furniture). Other than that, we are open to plays of all genres – comedy, tragedy, farce, fantasy, horror…
• The 10 minute maximum duration is important, so, if you’re unsure of how long your play runs, the easiest way to gauge it is to do a live reading. This is always a useful exercise as it can also bring to light any issues with dialogue or plot. A rough guide is 7 or 8 pages of double-spaced dialogue.
• As per previous years, all submissions will be read by our panel of readers and a shortlist of 15 plays selected. Our panel of directors will then choose the final 10 plays to be staged.
• We can only accept one play from each author.

Plays must be submitted no later than Sunday 4th October and should be sent as a Word document or PDF to: theatre@corkartstheatre.com with the subject line 10×10 Submission 2026. Please do not submit plays to any other Cork Arts Theatre email address.

Please note too that the 10×10 Minute Play Event is a fund-raising event for the Cork Arts Theatre and, as such, we are not in a position to pay royalties should your play be chosen for performance.

The performances of the selected plays will run from Tuesday 1st to Saturday 5th December, 2026.

If you have any other questions please email: theatre@corkartstheatre.com

We look forward to receiving your entries. Happy writing!