People of Theatre
is open for pitches!
A bit more about the magazine:
People of Theatre isn’t your typical theatre mag. It’s radical, independent, and fiercely community-rooted. No boring reviews. No celebrity interviews. No industry fluff.
It’s a space for thoughtful, radical perspectives — at a time when mainstream narratives fall short and social media wears us down.
Each issue brings together artists, writers, and scholars who are rewriting the rules. Thinkers and rebels using theatre to explore class, race, queerness, power, joy, grief, and more. Bold, thoughtful work that cuts deep.
If that speaks to you, I’d love you to be part of it. See details about the open call below.
And if you’d like to order a free copy of the summer issue, just use the button below — you’ll only need to cover postage.
Open Call for Writers, Artists & Scholars for the Autumn print issue of People of Theatre
Pitches are now open for the Autumn print issue of People of Theatre.
I’m looking for new writing and artistic contributions that cut deeper than the headlines and offer fresh, surprising perspectives on the world we share.
The magazine is a space for slower work: essays, creative writing, stories, experiments, fragments, and formats that resist the quick churn of the news cycle. Pieces that that challenge, illuminate, unsettle and connect.
The main lens is theatre, dance, hip-hop dance theatre, performance art, and other forms of live performance. Ideally, your writing and work begins with performance and expands outward into the urgent questions of our time:
politics (British and international), class, race, gender, sexuality, queerness, intimacy, mental health, ecology, climate change, intergenerational exchange, intercultural perspectives, activism, faith, spirituality, history, history of theatre & performance, decolonisation, and more.
There is also room for contributions that don’t directly reference performance (including independent films and documentaries). These might be rooted in lived experience, radical perspectives, or other original angles that still resonate with the magazine’s spirit of cultural and political imagination.
This is an opportunity for both emerging and established writers, artists, and scholars to showcase their work — a platform where new voices find their first exposure and experienced voices can take bold new risks.
Please note: this is NOT a call for theatre reviewers.
Formats welcomed:
Writing: essays & long-form writing; features (often connected to a show); narrative nonfiction; guest columns (more personal, reflective pieces).
Creative Writing: play scripts (excerpts), short fiction, poetry, rap lyrics, multidisciplinary writing and more.
Visual art, photography, illustration: visual work that addresses the themes of the magazine. For illustrators, this can include personal work as well as commissions to illustrate other contributions.
Hybrid & experimental work: pieces that cross forms or resist categorisation.
Multidisciplinary work: contributions that mix mediums, disciplines and perspectives across all of the above.
Contributor fees: All contributions are paid between £100–£250 per piece, with variation reflecting the type and scale of the work.
Deadline: 12 September 2025
How to submit: Send a pitch with a short bio via the form below.
If this call speaks to you, I’d love to hear from you.
Giuliano xx
Submit your pitch here
Interested in writing for the magazine? Fill out some info and we will be in touch once the submission period closes! We can't wait to hear from you!