02 June 21 · Opportunities
Sky Comedy REP Writers programme is now open for entries. This is a really exciting paid opportunity for new writers from across the U.K to develop their craft with mentors such as Simon Blackwell, Meera Syal, Guz Khan and Danny Brocklehurst. Dame Julie Walters is the schemes Pat
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The Screen & Story Film Festival, to be held between 15 and 25 September 2021 announces its first screenwriting contest to sit alongside their expanded programme. This is an opportunity to discover, promote and celebrate the work of international writers as well as to create and
Read with a free account →28 May 21 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Thornhill Theatre Space is seeking submissions for their 2nd Annual Award Winning World-Wide Fringe Festival. FESTIVAL DATE: August 2021 No Submission Fee Coming off an award winning world wide virtual fringe in 2020, TTS is seeking submissions for their second world wide virtual
Read with a free account →27 May 21 · Opportunities
Apple Cart Arts have an exciting Q&A coming up as part of SEEDS 21 on 22nd June when they’ll be joined by playwright & writer Vinay Patel Find out more & register your interest here https://applecartarts.com/in_the_theatre.php?id=2843.. Date: 22 June 2021 Source: Playwriting UK F
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Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in June 2021. 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 wh
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Sustainability First is a think tank and charity that promotes practical ways to improve environmental, social and economic wellbeing in public utilities such as energy, water and communications. As part of our new programme of work, Together for a Fair Climate Future, we are del
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pplications are now invited for funding. When submitting an application please ensure you detail how funding you are seeking can be used under the constraints of the current HM Govt Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for the sector. Funding is available for Performing Arts – achievi
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Visible Fictions have created Working Title, an exciting new project which will award 5 artists/creatives, space, time and money to be bold, innovative and to stretch their artistic ambitions. Their aim is to allow the selected individuals time to dream, to talk, to experiment an
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Live Theatre are now launching an open call for ten-minute short plays that reflect the contemporary lived experience in the North East right now. From this open call they will select seven plays and award a commission of £1000 to each of the seven successful writers or theatre a
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China Plate are looking for submissions from theatre makers based in the Midlands to develop new work and showcase your ideas to audiences and industry at the First Bite online micro-festival in September 2021. This opportunity will provide 10 artists/companies from the region wi
Read with a free account →26 May 21 · Opportunities
Tamasha are seeking two dynamic, professional playwrights to tutor/facilitate the next cohort of their flagship new writers’ programme, Tamasha Playwrights. They will be taking over from outgoing Artistic Director Fin Kennedy, under whose tutelage the course has become a fixture
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Swamp Motel’s Room 21 Off the back of a very difficult year for live theatre, Swamp Motel are looking to support creative talent in the theatre and entertainment industries through our new commission programme, Room 21. We’re looking for an original script or creative idea to ada
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Little Red Riding Hood Every Christmas, Nottingham Playhouse produces a family show aimed at younger children. We are very proud of this work, which is a core part of our Christmas programming and has been building a reputation year on year. For 2021/22, we are producing Little R
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Supported by Genesis Foundation’s Kickstart Fund, Box of Tricks is on the look out for three new Associate Artists – a Lighting Designer, a Sound Designer and a Movement Director – to join their creative team on a year-long attachment as they explore how they champion offstage ta
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Learn with London Playwrights is a series of podcast style lectures, resources, and workshops covering all things theatre related! Whether you’ve never studied theatre, want to brush up on your Brecht, or just want to learn something new, Learn with London Playwrights is for ever
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The Young Vic Directors Program is conducting research into innovative digital works created in the last year due to theatres closing from the pandemic. While led by Young Vic Genesis Fellow and Associate Director Jennifer Tang, this research is being collated by directors Chloe
Read with a free account →21 May 21 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →19 May 21 · Opportunities
Deafinitely Theatre has launched a second round of the Deaf Freelancers Bursary, a special project to support deaf or hard of hearing freelance theatre practitioners and performers during the Covid-19 pandemic. They are able to offer an additional six bursaries of £1,000 to suppo
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SHOUT is the festival of queer arts and culture for Birmingham and the West Midlands. It aims to amplify the voices of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer people and communities from across our city and region, and start new conversations and tell new stories about LGBT+ life
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Spread the Word are seeking to commission two Black and South Asian writers or poets and one visual artist to be part of the Runaways project. The commission will involve: Working with the lead artists (Momtaza Mehri, Gboyega Odubanjo and Olivia Twist) and academics (Professor Si
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Are you a creative writer and director? Can you help us to deliver engaging performances? As part of our work to refurbish the RSC’s Costume Workshop, The National Heritage Lottery Fund has supported us to deliver a programme of outreach work called THREADS. Our THREADS engagemen
Read with a free account →19 May 21 · Opportunities
Learn with London Playwrights is a series of podcast style lectures, resources, and workshops covering all things theatre related! Whether you’ve never studied theatre, want to brush up on your Brecht, or just want to learn something new, Learn with London Playwrights is for ever
Read with a free account →18 May 21 · Opportunities / Pick of the Week
Each week we look through our pile of writing opportunities to pick out one we think is particularly worth your time. It could be an innovative brief, great prize money, a high-profile company, or just plain fun. This week’s pick: Learn with London Playwrights: Angels in America
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