Young, Gifted & Black 2026 | Call Out
Black Southwark Artists – This One’s for You!
Are you a Southwark-based artist with a story to tell? Theatre Peckham is inviting submissions for Canada Water Theatre, as part of our bold and brilliant Young, Gifted & Black season taking place in our 40th Anniversary year.
We’re offering a limited number of two-night performance runs, and we’re looking for work that speaks to identity, creativity, and culture.
#TP40
Your Stage. Your Story. Your Theatre Peckham.
Who can apply?
We’re championing local voices. To be eligible, at least one of your Writer, Director or Producer, must live in Southwark.
About the Season
Young, Gifted & Black is our annual celebration of Young* Black** British Brilliance, a platform for powerful, personal and political work that reflects the richness of Black British life and culture. While the season highlights Black talent, we know identity takes many forms. If your work connects with the heart of this season, we encourage you to apply, and tell us why.
* We define Young as those under the age of 30
** We define Black as people of Black Caribbean, Black African, Afro-Latinx, Afro-Arab and African-American heritage. This also includes people of mixed-Black heritage.
Details below
Day 1: Dry rehearsal: 10am-6pm
Day 2: Tech rehearsal: 11am-5pm & evening performance
Day 3: Performance & Get Out
Slots available:
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | |
| Slot 1 | Thursday 1st Oct 10am-6pm: Dry rehearsal | Friday 2nd Oct 11am-5pm: Tech 7:30pm: Performance | Saturday 3rd Oct 6:30pm: Performance Get out post-show |
| Slot 2 | Wednesday 7th Oct 10am-6pm: Dry rehearsal | Thursday 8th Oct 11am-5pm: Tech 7:30pm: Performance | Friday 9th Oct 7:30pm: Performance Get out post-show |
| Slot 3 | Friday 9th Oct 10am-6pm: Dry rehearsal | Saturday 10th Oct 10am-4pm: Tech 6:30pm: Performance | Sunday 11th Oct 5pm: Performance Get out post-show |
| Slot 4 | Wednesday 14th Oct 10am-6pm: Dry rehearsal | Thursday 15th Oct 11am-5pm: Tech 7:30pm: Performance | Friday 16th Oct 7:30pm: Performance Get out post-show |
| Slot 5 | Tuesday 27th Oct 10am-6pm: Dry rehearsal | Wednesday 28th Oct 11am-5pm: Tech 7:30pm: Performance | Thursday 29th Oct 7:30pm: Performance Get out post-show |
(5 slots available)
Financial Model
£75 marketing contra (upfront cost)
£70 guarantee per performance to Theatre Peckham (to be deducted from the box office settlement)
Sliding scale box office split as per below (based on a full capacity of 150)
TICKET SALES / % BOX OFFICE SPLIT
If your average audience capacity is:
90% or above – 70% the Producer / 30% the Company
75% or above – 60% the Producer / 40% the Company
74% or below – 50% the Producer / 50% the Company
Ticket sales:
Standard – £15
Concessions – £12.50
Peckham Local – £7.50
Tech Support
1 x in-kind 8-hour dry rehearsal and 1 x in-kind 6-hour technical rehearsal. We may be able to provide some additional dry rehearsal time outside of this, in-kind, but this is subject to availability.
You will be provided with a Duty Technician for technical support and throughout the entire technical rehearsal and all performances.
How to apply?
Fill out this form by 10am on 3rd July. We will aim to let you know the outcome by 10th July and will start the process from there for completing all other paperwork and gathering the marketing materials to go on-sale on 2nd September.