New Material Night is an evening at the theatre dedicated to showcasing and interrogating new work. Performers are invited to present up to 20min of a piece in development, with a number of possible outcomes. Whether it's to gauge feedback from your peers or audience, or to invite someone to see new work with the hope of gainful employment, the space is yours for the night.

In addition, we're incentivising performers and audiences with a fresh new take on New Material Night. Here's how it goes down: 

A judges panel (made up of industry professionals) as well as the audience gets to vote as to whether they would like to see more of your piece. The winner on the night gets to bring the next segment of their work back to New Material Night for a second round. The first piece to reach a full length version (60min), will be given the opportunity to stage their work for a full run at POPArt on an adjusted door deal... 

Each new material night, we present two 10min comedy sets, two 20min theatre pieces and one piece of mixed material.