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14 April 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →12 April 17 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
Write a movie in ten weeks flat with the The Screen Arts Institute Knock it Out course on Monday evenings 7-10pm at the BFI Southbank, London, from 8 May-10 July 2017. The SAI says the story development & speed writing course is inspired by “whatever music does it for you; Stormz
Read with a free account →11 April 17 · Opportunities
Following the success of their previously theatre based playwriting festivals, Full Circle Theatre have decided to move the festival online to reach a wider, international, audience. Winning entries will be recorded as ‘radio’ plays and launched on their website http://www.fullci
Read with a free account →11 April 17 · Events
SKINT Theatre Festival, which called out for scripts on LPB for its Stranger Tales festival, has announced the details. SKINT returns to Bristol for 3 days this April 28-30 2017 and is inviting you to join them under The Island for what it says is a Bank Holiday weekend of micro-
Read this article →10 April 17 · Events / Opportunities
Ruislip Dramatic Society is hosting its first Scratch Night on 7 July 2017 at Uxbridge Library and is looking for 4 short 15 minute new plays, or parts of a new play on any topic by local writers. RDS says: “This is a fantastic opportunity for a writer to showcase their skills an
Read with a free account →10 April 17 · Opportunities
The search for Papatango’s 2017 Resident Playwright begins. The residency provides a £2000 seed commission, one-to-one dramaturgy, and script development workshops with professional actors to complete a brilliant new play, with an option for a full production by Papatango. Papata
Read with a free account →10 April 17 · Opportunities
The first annual Change of Art Festival will be held on Saturday, 17June 2017 at the Human Rights Action Centre performance space in Shoreditch, as part of Hope Not Hate’s Weekend of Action marking the anniversary of the murder of Jo Cox, MP. Festival organisers say: “The aim of
Read with a free account →10 April 17 · Opportunities
Second Sons, the theatre for people who don’t like theatre, are now accepting submissions from UK-based writers for their festival of new writing, Play Time, to be held on Sunday 11 June 2017 at a venue TBC. They are looking for bold, innovative pieces of theatre. The submissions
Read with a free account →07 April 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →03 April 17 · Opportunities
After a sellout debut in 2016, Emerge returns. Emerge is a new platform that gives four emerging writers, directors and a company of actors the opportunity to collaborate/showcase their work and gain feedback from an industry panel. Artists will get the chance to ask questions an
Read with a free account →03 April 17 · Opportunities
The BBC has announced it will be accepting comedy scripts from 17 April-15 May 2017. The BBC Script Room for Comedy is its system for receiving unsolicited original scripts. The BBC says: “Rather than accepting scripts year-round in a rolling system, we have distinct submission w
Read with a free account →31 March 17 · Education / Opportunities
Jennifer Farmer’s Playwriting course is from Monday 08 May-Monday 19 June at the Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate , London EC2M 4QH. About the course: Jennifer Farmer says: “Playwriting is a vibrant avenue for creative writers to explore, and this course will introduce you
Read with a free account →31 March 17 · Opportunities
Naiad Productions has announced its first Scratch Night at the Old Red Lion on 21-22 May 2017. Its Master Directors Series THE 5 Vitelloni ( Federico Fellini) is inspired by the most influential filmmakers of all time. This time it is Federico Fellini. NP is looking for 5 writers
Read with a free account →31 March 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →29 March 17 · 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: Nick Darke Award 2017 open for submissions (£6000
Read with a free account →28 March 17 · Opportunities
The 2017 Pint-Sized Plays Writing Competition is open. Organisers are looking for scripts capable of being staged in a pub with a running time of between 5 and 10 minutes, with two or three characters only and with minimal additional props. Six winning plays will be performed in
Read with a free account →28 March 17 · Opportunities
The £6,000 Nick Darke Award 2017 is now open for entries. Established in 2006 to celebrate the best writing for stage, screen and radio, the Nick Darke Writers’ Award is funded by Falmouth University’s Academy of Music and Theatre Arts, and the School of Writing & Journalism. The
Read with a free account →27 March 17 · Opportunities
Would you like £2000 to develop an outstanding, imaginative, new piece of theatre? Submissions are now open for Live Theatre’s annual Live Lab Bursary for innovative approaches to text based theatre. The bursary winner will receive £2000, dramaturgical and producing support, rese
Read with a free account →27 March 17 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper has just published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in April 2017. 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 t
Read with a free account →27 March 17 · Opportunities
Shore Scripts is seeking short scripts for its Short Film Fund competition. Shore Scripts says the contest is an opportunity to become a produce screenwriter. It will be commissioning at least one short film with a budget up to $15,000 (£12,100). Minimum budget of $6250 (£5000).
Read with a free account →27 March 17 · Events / Opportunities
The newly launched arts space Bohemian Balcony is holding a Swindon Scratch night at 7.15pm on 13 April 2017. £1 on the door. The Balcony says; “Come along to network and support creative talent in our town. “Whatever your creative discipline or current project, be brave and brin
Read with a free account →27 March 17 · Events / Opportunities
Playwrights’ Circle Monday 27 March/22 May from 7.30-9.30pm Bread & Roses Theatre The Playwrights Circle is a friendly and supportive circle in which playwrights can share their work and work-in-progress, run by The Bread & Roses Theatre on the last Monday every month. The Bread
Read with a free account →27 March 17 · Opportunities
Bread & Roses Theatre is accepting submissions for The Platform scratch night on 11-13 June 2017. All profits from The Platform are always shared between all contributing creatives, in the past this has usually worked out at £15-£30 per person depending on ticket sales. Submissio
Read with a free account →24 March 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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