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22 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: Verity Bargate Award 2017 launched (£7000 prize)
Read with a free account →21 March 17 · Opportunities
RE:act wants to bring together emerging writers/theatre makers, directors and actors wanting to create a new short piece of musical theatre. RE:act says: “Written or devised in 24 hours, and performed at The Other Palace these short new musicals will be a perfect companion for th
Read with a free account →21 March 17 · Opportunities
Aged 14 –25 & interested in playwriting? The Royal Court is looking for a song-length play inspired by your favourite track. It will be considered for performance at The Play List, an evening of readings and performances curated by the Royal Court’s Youth Board. The Play List wil
Read with a free account →21 March 17 · Opportunities
The Verity Bargate Award has recently been launched, so get your scripts ready to go before the 5 July deadline. The winner receives £7000 in respect of an exclusive option for Soho Theatre to produce the play. The award was established in 1982 to honour Soho Theatre’s co-founder
Read with a free account →21 March 17 · Opportunities
Submissions are now open to the Lost Theatre’s 33rd Annual One Act Festival from Monday 29 May to Saturday 3 June 2017. The winning show will receive £400. Also, an author, selected by the festival committee, will have the chance to get a piece of their work work-shopped and then
Read with a free account →21 March 17 · Opportunities
Studio Players, Kentucky’s oldest community-involved theatre, located in Lexington, has announced their 4th annual 10-Minute Play Festival, to be performed in August 2017. Winning entrants will get a full production of their scripts and video recording and presentation of their s
Read with a free account →21 March 17 · Opportunities
From 12 September to 1 October 2017, Camden People’s Theatre (CPT) presents Come As You Are: three weeks of adventurous performance addressing attitudes towards and understanding of gender. They are seeking: Full productions exploring themes directly relevant to the festival In-d
Read with a free account →21 March 17 · Opportunities
KDC Theatre, an active amateur group in the centre of London, is looking for short pieces for a week-long production in a fringe theatre in June. KDC says: “We are looking to choose 12 pieces around the theme ‘What keeps me awake’, that are no longer than 4 sides of A4, and need
Read with a free account →17 March 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →16 March 17 · Opportunities
The Hidden Theatre Company wants writers for its second Scratched night on Monday 10 April 2017 at The Water Rats, Kings Cross, London. Your work could be performed as a rehearsed reading by directors and actors then read in an informal setting. You will get feedback off the crea
Read with a free account →16 March 17 · Writing Workshops
There are two FREE writing workshops taking place this April in the Almeida bar. Workshop with Rachel De-lahay – Tuesday 11 April 2017 at 4.30pm: Take part in a writing workshop led by award winning playwright Rachel De-lahay. Rachel’s most recent play, Circles, for which she won
Read this article →16 March 17 · Opportunities
Berkery Casting is looking for playwrights for a London profit-share fringe theatre with a call out for a present day play set in UK or Northern Europe. Berkery is looking for a play with a strong female (mid 20’s) lead with potential for 3 other actors. The ideal length is under
Read with a free account →16 March 17 · Opportunities
Blue Elephant Theatre is seeking submissions for its’ Trunkated Scratch Night on 19 April 2017. They are looking for 10 minute extracts of works-in-progress that you would like to try out in front of an audience. Blue Elephant says: “We’re interested in all sorts of theatrical wo
Read with a free account →16 March 17 · Opportunities
Calling all writers. The next Page to Stage is on Wednesday 12 April at The Horse & Stables, London, SE1 7RW – and they would like to hear from you! You are invited to submit a new 10-minute theatre script (or excerpt of a longer script) to be rehearsed by actors and directors, t
Read with a free account →13 March 17 · Opportunities
In spring 2018, the year of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One, Kali will present a high profile season of staged readings in London. New plays by South Asian women will be presented on the theme of women’s experiences or untold stories from war or conflict across
Read with a free account →10 March 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →09 March 17 · Opportunities
Bafta Rocliffe is offering a showcase for TV comedy as the top prize in its new writing competition for 2017. Three writers will receive the showcase at Bafta’s London HQ with professional actors and directors, industry introductions, access to bespoke masterclasses, an in depth
Read with a free account →08 March 17 · Opportunities
The Mercury Playwriting Prize at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester, is open for submissions with the chance to win a £2,000 prize and a year-long attachment to the theatre. The prize is held in association with The University Of Essex. The Mercury says: “The Mercury Theatre is prou
Read with a free account →06 March 17 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper has just published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in March 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 →06 March 17 · Opportunities
Sky Blue Theatre Company is open for submissions for The British Theatre Challenge for Schools – a national competition designed to encourage children at KS2 and KS3 in creative writing for performance. What you get: The winning play will be performed by professional actors along
Read with a free account →03 March 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Want to help support LPB without spending any extra cash? Check out our ‘Gifts & Gear’ series and do your Amazon shopping via our links! Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). O
Read with a free account →27 February 17 · Opportunities
While not strictly for playwrights this may be of interest to all you creatives out there… The London Short Film Festival is looking for submissions as it returns for it’s 15th anniversary from 5-14 January 2018. LSFF says it accepts both UK and international submissions “present
Read with a free account →27 February 17 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
The Bruntwood Prize – the biggest playwriting competition in the UK – has announced its 2017 live online workshop programme, which should help you get your scripts ready before the June deadline. Bruntwood says: “We’re pleased to announce our 2017 live online workshop programme,
Read with a free account →27 February 17 · Opportunities
Secret Hour Theatre are looking for 15 minute duologues and monologues for Secrets, a new writing night taking place at the Camden Fringe 2017. The duologues/monologues must respond to the theme: Secrets. Secrets will showcase four unique pieces of new writing. Each piece should
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