Up Next Festival 2025
Wednesday 11th December — Saturday 11th January
Up Next is back!
This year Up Next will be returning to its bread and butter with a single weekend of non-stop performance of new work and events. Applications are now closed so keep your eyes peeled for the full line up very soon!
Up Next Festival’s identity and energy thrives on a wide variety of work from a wide variety of artists. Work in previous festivals has ranged from side-splittingly funny cabaret acts to heart-felt testimonial pieces, to groundbreaking interactive light installation pieces that took the audience on an apocalyptic journey. There is no limit to the work or specification to Up Next, that’s what makes it so unique and special so if you feel like you have an idea, at any stage of development, we want to hear from you. Work can be from any art form or any stage of development, you can perform a script in hand reading, present a short extract or a first try at sharing a piece.
If successful you will receive:
- Mentoring from the Unity team and Artistic Director, Eli Randle.
- Rehearsal space to develop your work.
- Group sessions on funding, marketing, touring and producing.
- Technical support from Unity’s team to bring your work to life.
- A performance slot at the festival to try out new work in whatever form suits your pieces stage of development.
Key dates for you to know
Applications Open: Wednesday 11th December 2024
Applications Close: Sunday 11th January 2025
The festival dates: Thursday 6th– Saturday 8th March 2025
