14 November 13 · Jobs / Opportunities
Edinburgh University’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and the Traverse Theatre are delighted to announce their continued partnership in a Creative Fellowship to be based within the University, and are currently inviting applications. IASH and the Traverse will commi
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Get your scripts ready – the next submissions window at The Bush opens in less than two weeks! Their Autumn/Winter submission window will be open from 21st November 2013 and closes at 5pm on 20th December 2013. In an interesting twist, the Bush is only looking for proposals for d
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Channel 4 has announced the winners of the Channel 4 Playwrights Scheme, who will receive £7,000 and a year’s attachment to a theatre to support the development of a new play. The winners are: Clara Brennan – Soho Theatre Zodwa Nyoni – West Yorkshire Playhouse Simon Longman – Pen
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BushGreen has two upcoming book sales at the Bush Theatre as part of its RADAR Festival. All playtexts in the sale are £2 (or why not take a gamble on a Book Bag with 5 secret playtexts for £5?). Dates: Thursday 14 November from 5-7pm Saturday 16 November from 11am-5pm Tuesday 19
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Our weekly round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Almost Random Theatre seeking short plays (entry fee) – Deadline: 10 November 2013 ‘Retreats’ Playwriting Competition from Almost Random Theatre
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DVM Theatre host monthly scratch night, SCRATCH, and are now seeking submissions for their January and February performances. SCRATCH is open to artists from all disciplines, including theatre and primarily showcases work-in-progress performances. There is also the opportunity fo
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The Bush Theatre seeks a number of critically minded, enthusiastic and opinionated BushGreen Readers to aid with their winter script submission process. This post will play a key role in evaluating the unsolicited scripts submitted by new writers and identifying potentially inter
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Theatre503 will be holding Writers Nights’ for its upcoming production of Mucky Kid on 12 & 13 November 2103. Theatre 503 Writer’s Nights are a great night out – they give writers the opportunity to: See the show at a discounted rate; Meet and talk to the lovely team at Theatre50
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Broken Glass Theatre Co are excited to announce the return of Short Fuse on 10 January 2014 at the Camden Head. A free platform for the work of young and new theatre practitioners, Short Fuse is now looking for proposals for complete performances, or extracts from new works, of a
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Theatre Company nabokov is now open for submissions for the third part of their WikiTheatre Project, where three different writers will write 5 minute pieces of a 15 minute script. How it works: Writers read and respond to the previous section, then can submit their own 5-minute
Read with a free account →01 November 13 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Our weekly round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Last minute opportunities from Play Submissions Helper – Deadline: 1 November 2013 Papercut Theatre running a workshop for emerging writers (fee)
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To celebrate their 25th anniversary, Nick Hern Books are teaming up with theatres to offer the chance of winning a pair of tickets to some of the shows they are involved in plus a copy of the play script. This month, they are giving away a pair of tickets to Unscorched by Luke Ow
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TV Production company Kudos and the Bush Theatre have revealed the 12 writers selected for their drama development programme which is now in its second year. You can read the full article and see a list of selected writers in the Stage. Source: @Playwriting_UK
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Vertical Line Theatre will be hosting ‘Creating Lines’, a writing platform and networking event on Monday 11th November at Greenwich Theatre Café workshop space. “Come meet some more directors, dramaturges and actors or just come along to see some amazing artists do what they do
Read this article →25 October 13 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Our weekly round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Theatre Renegade accepting submissions for showcase at the Bush – Deadline: 25 October at 5pm Tower Theatre Company accepting submissions for new
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The Company, in association with the Steyning Festival, is looking for 6 unperformed plays (maximum length 45 mins) from playwrights in the South East (incl London) for the Steyning Festival Theatre Trails 2014. The plays will be performed by professional actors as rehearsed read
Read with a free account →25 October 13 · Opportunities
To celebrate the unique relationship between the theatre and broadcast industries BBC writersroom is once again running Writersroom 10 – which invests in writers and new theatre writing. 10 writers will receive a seed-commission of £1,000. Note: You must be nominated by a theatre
Read with a free account →23 October 13 · Offers / Ticket Deals
Theatre503 has a special offer of £8.50 tickets for its current programming. Offer available until 26 October, use the promo code ‘HOTBED’ when booking. Shows Tues – Sat 7.45pm. Book Online or on 020 7978 7040 Selected from the outstanding 2013 Cambridge Festival of New Writing,
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Write Now 5, an annual new writing event, is an essential element of the Jack Studio Theatre. The month-long festivals are created from submissions of previously unperformed plays from emerging or established writers, who live, work or study in south east London. The selection of
Read with a free account →18 October 13 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Our weekly round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). The One Festival at the Space accepting submissions of monologues – Deadline: 18 October 2013 Lost Theatre accepting submissions of 5 minute play
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The 2014 Sundance Theatre Lab will be held July 7-27, 2014 at the Sundance Resort. The Sundance Institute Theatre Lab, the centerpiece of the Theatre Program, is a three-week play development retreat designed to support the creation of new work by playwrights, directors, composer
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Theatre Exchange Birmingham is looking for new writing for inclusion at Theatre Exchange on Monday 18th November. This is an open brief however the piece must be intended for Theatre. The event will be held at The Old Joint Stock Pub and Theatre, Birmingham, UK. What to submit: P
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The Courtyard, Herefordshire’s Centre for The Arts, is seeking to work with an exceptional script writer for an intergeneration project involving the Senior Youth Theatre, approximately 25 members aged 16 – 20, and older people living in Herefordshire. This project is in collabor
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Today it was announced that Rufus Norris has be selected as the new Artistic Director of the National Theatre. As reported in The Stage, Norris will take on the role in April 2015. If you’re interested in learning more about Norris’s previous work, The Stage has also posted a bio
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