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14 July 20 · Opportunities
Scriptwriters & Co’s next virtual Networking and Scratch Night will take place online at 7.00pm on Tuesday 4 August 2020. Their submissions window is now open to writers anywhere in the world. This month they’re looking for complete 10-minute plays, screenplays or radio plays (no
Read with a free account →02 July 20 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in May 2020. As usual, we’ve already picked and posted the ones we’ve found most relevant (most of these are based in the US), but you can click through to peruse the who
Read with a free account →04 June 20 · Opportunities
Saw It Here First Productions are aiming to put on another show early next year to raise money for charity. (This all depends on the situation regarding the re-opening of theatres.) But for now they are calling all playwrights to submit their short plays! If you’re interested in
Read with a free account →03 June 20 · Opportunities
The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2021 playwriting competition. The winning play will be selected by the current judge, Paula Vogel. The winner of this annual competition will be awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of their manuscript b
Read with a free account →26 May 20 · Opportunities
Entries are now open for writers to submit a short play of no more than 10 minutes in length on the theme of THE ROAD NOT TAKEN for the Chesil Theatre’s TakeTen fesitval. Ten plays will be selected from all the submissions and the PRIZE for the winning ten plays is that they will
Read with a free account →19 May 20 · Opportunities
JustOut Theatre pride themselves on promoting new writing up North that challenges and inspires. As they are currently unable to put on their regular scratch nights due to Covid-19, they are moving their celebration of new writing online… From June 3rd onwards, they will be relea
Read with a free account →18 May 20 · Opportunities
Middle Child are once again inviting script submissions as they look to form relationships with new writers over the next few years. They are keen to meet writers who have an interest in the socio-political function of theatre and who are interested in making work which reaches b
Read with a free account →14 May 20 · Opportunities
Submissions are open for 2020 Graduate Rep Season organised by Adam Morley Seeking new 20 minute PLAYS, MUSICALS and pieces of PHYSICAL THEATRE for casts of up to twelve performers, these will be performed by 2020 graduate actors across the country. Pieces can be self contained o
Read with a free account →12 May 20 · Opportunities
Mixing It Up Productions is looking for plays for their 2020 spring playwrights’ competition. They encourage playwrights to take this opportunity to showcase their work to professionals in the theatre industry by entering. Submission is FREE. You can submit your play by going to
Read with a free account →12 May 20 · Opportunities
Write Protect is looking for proven script consultants who would like to work on paid submissions from the www.writeprotect.co.uk website. Please get in touch via email from the site. Source: UK PLAYWRITING Facebook
Read with a free account →06 May 20 · Opportunities / Original Content
We received a huge amount of fantastic entries for the lockdown edition of Play Club 2020 in response to Shelagh Delaney’s Taste of Honey which has led to a longer than anticipated shortlisting process! Because of the high number and high quality of submissions, we’ve decided to
Read with a free account →30 April 20 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in May 2020. As usual, we’ve already picked and posted the ones we’ve found most relevant (most of these are based in the US), but you can click through to peruse the who
Read with a free account →29 April 20 · Opportunities
Up ‘Ere Productions have setup a new online play reading group, ‘The Breakfast Club’ and are hosting a reading of a new play each day at 11am. The project is open to anybody, anywhere and are currently still open for submissions. If any writers are working on something that they
Read with a free account →27 April 20 · Opportunities
Concord Theatricals are accepting unsolicited submissions. What sort of submissions do they consider?They accept plays and musicals. Only scripts for performance on stage; please do not send them screenplays or novels. They are happy to read work from agented and unagented playwr
Read with a free account →08 April 20 · Opportunities
Submissions are now open for ‘And, We’re Back’ a scratch night celebrating the fringe theatre community and supporting the reopening of the Bread and Roses Theatre after covid-19. Date still to be confirmed. They are seeking submissions from writers with short plays no more than
Read with a free account →07 April 20 · Opportunities
10 Minutes To… is a short play project where writers submit plays that respond to a specific theme. The current theme is Call Home. Writers can respond to this theme in any way they see fit. A selection of these plays are chosen to be produced. Due to the Coronavirus the schedule
Read with a free account →30 March 20 · Opportunities
Are You A Playwright Needing A Reading Of Your Script? Well the Quarantined Theatre Company is looking to add some original scripts to their upcoming season! How to apply: If you have any finished one act or full length plays or musicals submit them to our email QuarantinedTheatr
Read with a free account →26 March 20 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in April 2020. As usual, we’ve already picked and posted the ones we’ve found most relevant (most of these are based in the US), but you can click through to peruse the w
Read with a free account →26 March 20 · Opportunities
The Manchester Performing Arts Group are currently looking for stage plays and musicals ready for a rehearsed reading. Due to the Covid19 situation they are not in a position to confirm when readings will take place. They are presuming it could be some months, but in the meantime
Read with a free account →24 March 20 · Digital Resources
As promised in our latest update, we’ll be opening up for rolling submissions from our members – if you’re not a member yet, find out more about joining for just £3.63 here! Why? One of our (many!) plans for the year was to use our member meetups to showcase the work of our membe
Read this article →24 March 20 · Opportunities
Uproar Theatre is looking for 15 minute radio plays for their project Some Noise. Originally a scratch night, Uproar are keen to still produce a showcase of new writing, just in a different format! Writers must have a strong connection to the East of England (Suffolk, Norfolk, Ca
Read with a free account →19 March 20 · Opportunities
The Dramatists Guild are now accepting submissions for a new virtual DG Footlights available to dramatists living in the United Kingdom. This opportunity is free, and anyone who has written a play or musical for the stage may submit their work. Virtual Footlights reading dates ar
Read with a free account →18 March 20 · Opportunities
AboutFACE Theatre hold an annual new writing festival in Dublin each year. Four plays are selected for the rehearsed readings which take place at Smock Alley and the Civic Theatre in November. The festival is open to all Irish residents, and people of Irish descent who are living
Read with a free account →17 March 20 · Opportunities
Following the success of their inaugural new writing initiative Voices In The Dark 2018, they are now accepting submissions for Voices in The Dark 2020 #TakeTwo. After a nationwide call-out, Voices in the Dark 2020 will feature a selection of 6 short plays from emerging writers t
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