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1 August 2026
INK Festival is offering a free series of adult scriptwriting workshops this autumn, led by acclaimed playwright, scriptwriter and theatre director Rob John. Writing a Short Play is a practical, hands-on course designed to help writers develop the skills needed to create a…
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1 August 2026
Theme for 2026 Horror The Prize A £10,000 cash award, a rehearsed reading of the winning play, and mentorship opportunities with members of the judging panel. What to Submit Writers should submit a full-length horror play (approximately 70–120 minutes). The play must be:…
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3 August 2026
Summerseat Players, a volunteer-led theatre company based at Theatre Royal Ramsbottom. We’ve just launched submissions for our inaugural New Writing Festival, taking place in July 2027, and wondered whether this might be relevant to writers, artists or theatre-makers in your…
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Performances 7 to 30 August 2026, deadline not specified
New comedy scripts. Top Fringe performers. One live audience. Monkey Barrel 2 11:00 AM 40 Minutes 7–30 August (Not 29) Back for Year 3 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Table Reads is where brand new comedy writing gets put in front of a live audience before commissioners get…
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August 31, 2026
Are you ready to pack a massive punch into a tiny dramatic space? Mini Plays Review is officially open for submissions for our upcoming issue! We also kindly request all authors and playwrights to share this call within your literary circles, writing groups, and creative…
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1st September 2026
We’re excited to launch a new Climate Playwriting Prize in partnership with our friends at the Shakespeare’s Globe and Fern Culture, championing playwrights who engage with the nature and climate crisis and uncovering the most exciting new works in this space. With this prize…
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Window 1 closes 3 August 2026; Window 2 closes 5 October 2026
A Play, a Pie and a Pint run two yearly open submission windows – two opportunities for them to read new work, both by writers who are new to PPP and by writers who have written for them before. Window 1 is for Emerging Playwrights (Open 25th of May 2026 to 3rd of August 2026)…
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Dates ongoing, booking link active
Monday evening creative writing workshops at The Old Nursery (N15 4GZ), with award winning playwright A relaxed and fun evening of creative writing exercises and prompts, with award winning playwright Fran Bushe. These workshops are designed to build confidence, learn new…
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Current London Playwrights projects, workshops and resources for emerging playwrights.
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The Young Person’s Playwriting Network is an initiative developed by Emily White in collaboration with London Playwrights with the goal of connecting young writers. All playwrights under the age of 25 are welcome to join the community; please join the WhatsApp group and follow us on Instagram to connect with other writers, share work, and find out about opportunities.
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London Playwrights started life as a blog in 2013, with the aim of bringing together the latest opportunities, best resources, and good advice in one place to help build and support a community of emerging playwrights.
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