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14 December 16 · Opportunities
The Owl and the Cat Theatre, one of Melbourne’s leading independent theatres is looking for new edgy works to produce as part of its 2017 season. Plays should explore contemporary issues. Payment: Successful playwrights will receive AUD$100 Website: www.owlandcat.com.au What to s
Read with a free account →13 December 16 · Jobs / Opportunities
The National Theatre of Scotland is currently recruiting for a Literary Manager. This is a 12 month fixed term post that reports to the Director of Artistic Development. The Literary Manager will work together with the Artistic Director and Director of Artistic Development to hel
Read with a free account →13 December 16 · Opportunities
Eurodram is currently running a competition, seeking English translations of contemporary European plays. Eurodram is a European theatre translation network covering European, Mediterranean and Central Asian languages. The network is organised into roughly 30 language-based commi
Read with a free account →12 December 16 · Opportunities
The 2017 Papatango New Writing Prize is now open for submissions. Entry to the Prize is anonymous. The competition is open to anyone resident in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland only. There is no age limit. What you get: The winner will receive a four week productio
Read with a free account →12 December 16 · Opportunities
The eleventh King’s Shorts Festival of Ten Minute Plays, will be hosted by King’s Theatre in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada on June 16, 17 and 18, 2017. Eligibility: The Festival is open to all writers and playwrights worldwide, even if you have never written a play before.
Read with a free account →09 December 16 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week & featured posts; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Even
Read with a free account →08 December 16 · Opportunities
Actor Awareness, which fights for equality, diversity and working class artists, is taking submissions for its first scratch night of 2017 in February. The theme is “Working Class” and the interpretation is down to you. It will be part of the Actor Awareness partnership with Spot
Read with a free account →08 December 16 · Opportunities
London’s first Pub Theatre Festival is aiming to create a launch pad for the voices of tomorrow. Theatrefullstop has teamed up with the Etcetera Theatre and Lion and Unicorn Theatre to present the festival in April 2017. The aim is to encourage drama school and university student
Read with a free account →06 December 16 · Inspiration / Resources
The British Library’s Discovering Literature website will launch in March 2017, providing a chance to read the original drafts of trailblazing playwrights for free online – and perhaps get inspired. Manuscripts from JB Priestley, Joan Littlewood and Shelagh Delaney will be publis
Read this article →02 December 16 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week & featured posts; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Even
Read with a free account →01 December 16 · Opportunities
Essential Drama has been set up to connect secondary schools, higher education and theatre professionals. Phil Cleaves from Essential Drama writes on Facebook’s Playwriting UK : “Are you looking to get over 2016 by making theatre in unconventional spaces? Come and present your wo
Read with a free account →30 November 16 · Opportunities / Pick of the Week
Want to help support LPB this holiday season? Check out our gift guide and do your Amazon shopping via our links! 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 mon
Read with a free account →30 November 16 · Opportunities
BBC Writersroom’s regular window for unsolicited scripts is open between 10am on Friday 9th December 2016 and 5pm on Monday 9th January 2017 for Drama scripts (TV, film, radio, stage or online). What to submit: Writers will be asked to submit: 1 drama script of at least 30 minute
Read with a free account →29 November 16 · Opportunities
Call out for artists who use words. Are you a playwright? Poet? Musician? Comedian? Or do you use words in brilliant ways? RAW – Reality As Written – plays Hackney Picturehouse 12th January. They are offering ten minute slots and 25 minutes to the headliner. How to apply: Send yo
Read with a free account →29 November 16 · Opportunities
The Jerwood/Arvon Mentoring Programme is once again open for applications from writers who attended an Arvon course or retreat in 2015 or 2016. Now in its eighth year, the programme is run in partnership with Jerwood Charitable Foundation, and will take on twelve talented, emergi
Read with a free account →29 November 16 · Opportunities
Fizzy Sherbet is looking for short plays by women writers to be presented in a rehearsed reading at Hackney Attic, London on 24th January 2017. The event will be directed by Lily McLeish. How to apply: please send plays to fizzysherbet@post.com, quoting title and your name in the
Read with a free account →29 November 16 · Opportunities
Optik and director Barry Edwards are running a new theatre writing event at the 2017 Richmond upon Thames Festival. They plan to feature three to four unperformed original scripts in a fully rehearsed staged reading with professional cast. In their own words: “The setting will be
Read with a free account →28 November 16 · Opportunities
FROM PAGE TO STAGE is a festival of new musical theatre dedicated to showcasing un-produced work and work in development to an audience to garner feedback and create new opportunities for the artistes involved. The fifth annual FROM PAGE TO STAGE festival has been invited to Andr
Read with a free account →28 November 16 · Opportunities
After last year’s success, Oxford’s new fringe festival Offbeat is heading into its second year. Taking place in June 2017, this fringe festival will feature theatre, dance, comedy, music and spoken word never before seen in Oxfordshire. Encouraging both upcoming and established
Read with a free account →25 November 16 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week & featured posts; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Even
Read with a free account →24 November 16 · Opportunities
Writer and producer Angela Keating is planning to produce an evening of 4-5 short plays in mid 2017. Rehearsals will be in central London so please ensure (if you want to be involved) you can travel there. Additionally: “You must be open to the director possibly having a differen
Read with a free account →23 November 16 · Events
Script Jam 2: Script Jammier Sunday 27 November 2016 at 4pm Monty’s Bar & Lounge, 149 Brick Lane, Shoreditch Film Pie presents Script Jam 2: an evening of performances of new and work-in-progress scripts for the stage or screen. Characters and stories that exist only on paper, br
Read this article →23 November 16 · Opportunities
Didsbury Arts Festival (DAF) is multi arts festival taking place across Didsbury biennially which celebrates creativity and community. Since 2009 the festival has been bringing the town to life with a rich programme of creativity spanning 10 days. DAF is a volunteer led festival
Read with a free account →23 November 16 · Gifts & Gear / Original Content
It’s true, writers can be difficult people to buy gifts for. What should you get for that person who is forever hunched over their laptop and if you get it wrong, will your mishap be immortalised in the lines of their next play? Well, with the festive season fast approaching, we
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