The Playhouse Company is currently devising its artistic plans for 2005/6 and would like to invite arts practitioners to submit for consideration proposals for productions in the areas of dance, drama and music.

Proposals must be for productions of a standard ready to be staged in one of the following categories:

- Schools programme – education and development productions geared for schools audiences.

- South African Women’s Arts Festival – contributions by women

- Hip Kulcha –focusing on the artistic expressions of youth

- New Stages – new productions highlighting the best of our artistic and cultural heritage.

Successful applicants will be given appropriate use of Playhouse Company’s rehearsal and performance venues. Further ‘in-kind’ benefits will include technical, administrative and in-house marketing back up for these productions.

Application forms are available from the office of the Playhouse Company’s Artistic Director, First Floor, 29 Acutt Street, Durban. Deadline for submissions is October 19, 2004. For further information call 031 369 9461/56/ 67.