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07 September 16 · 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: Bread & Roses Playwriting Award 2016 Description:
Read with a free account →07 September 16 · Opportunities
Theatre Clwyd is open for applications to the Daniel Owen Writing Competition. A shortlist of chosen works will be performed at the awards night of the Daniel Owen festival by professional actors. The winning writer will receive a cash prize and an award. To mark 100 years since
Read with a free account →05 September 16 · Opportunities
Entries are now open for the Channel 4 screenwriting course 2017. The purpose of the course is to offer 12 writers new to television drama an insight into how the industry works and to provide a “dry-run” of what it can be like to write under a television drama commission, specif
Read with a free account →03 September 16 · Education / Writing Workshops
Playpens are 100-minute sessions of one-on-one professional feedback with David Lane for your writing. The sessions will be conducted over Skype or phone and there will be follow-up guidance. The sessions will be held between October – December 2016. In addition if you book befor
Read this article →02 September 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 →02 September 16 · Offers
Emerging artists and companies are invited to apply for up to two weeks of free rehearsal or workshop space between October 2016 – January 2017. During the last year The Old Vic has connected with over 1,000 artists by giving 3,000 hours of free rehearsal space at The Old Vic Wor
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How to Begin: Playwriting with Ryan Craig at National Theatre 16 September – 25 November The National Theatre is offering a ten-week workshop series on starting to write a play, led by playwright Ryan Craig (Our Class, The Holy Rosenbergs). To begin any play, we have to ask ourse
Read this article →01 September 16 · Funding and Bursaries / Opportunities
The Van Eyck invites artists, designers, photographers, architects, landscape architects, curators, writers, and thinkers to apply for a residency at the Jan van Eyck Academie for 6 up to 12 months. The Van Eyck is an international multiform organization for fine art, design, and
Read with a free account →31 August 16 · Opportunities
Young Everyman Playhouse is open for applications to join their two year writers programme. In this programme you will: Learn the fundamentals of playwriting such as character, structure and narrative Work with professional playwrights and theatre practitioners Read and discuss p
Read with a free account →31 August 16 · Opportunities
Page to Stage are inviting writers to submit a NEW 10-minute scripts (or excerpt of a longer script) to be rehearsed by actors and directors, then shared and given feedback by an industry panel. The next Page to Stage is on Wednesday 21 September at The Horse & Stables, London SE
Read with a free account →26 August 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 →26 August 16 · Education / Original Content
The autumn workshops are here! Whether you’re curious about how to format a script, want to craft killer dialogue, or want to improve your hit rate when sending out shot plays, we’ve got something for you. We’ll also be offering two free workshops as a thank you to all the fantas
Read this article →26 August 16 · Opportunities
Brave New Word is currently accepting submissions for its next event on 18 September 2016 on the theme of ‘Break-Up Britain’. Brave New Word is a platform and community for writers, actors and directors to showcase, discuss and experiment with new work. They are especially inclus
Read with a free account →25 August 16 · Funding and Bursaries / Opportunities
Submissions are now open for Live Theatre’s £2,000 Live Lab Bursary to develop a new piece of theatre. Live Theatre, Newcastle is the home of new theatre in the North East and Live Lab is the creative space that allows it to flourish. It offers a platform and support to writers,
Read with a free account →24 August 16 · Opportunities
Actor Awareness is seeking script submissions for their next scratch night on the theme of ‘Identity’ on 19 September 2016. This project is heavily supported by Spotlight and this is a paid opportunity for the writers/ directors and actors. (They do not say what the budget is in
Read with a free account →24 August 16 · Opportunities
The timetable is currently being developed for the next Studio Salford Development Week (Mon 26th Sept – Sun 2nd Oct). Development Week is filled to the brim with rehearsed readings, workshops and networking opportunities. Expect script-in-hand performances of new work hot off th
Read with a free account →23 August 16 · Writing Workshops
Shutterblast Productions is currently preparing to deliver writing and theatre workshops on the topic of violence against women in entertainment. They will be held at the Pleasance Theatre, London. Cost: The workshops are free and travel bursaries are on offer. Dates: Wednesday 2
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Play Submissions Helper has just published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in September 2016. 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 peruse
Read with a free account →22 August 16 · Education / Writing Workshops
Comedy Writing Skills 3 September to 8 October (6 weeks) Saturdays from 1pm-4pm Camden Comedy Club Using practical exercises, discussion and real life examples- Meryl O’Rourke will help you find YOUR funny and hand you the tools to be a productive joke writer. The course will cov
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Submissions are sought for the MT Pockets 10 Minute Play Festival celebrating playwrights–emerging and professional– and culminating in a bare bones production of the top 6 to 8 submissions. What to submit: Limit of TWO entries per playwright. be unpublished, with 3 or less produ
Read with a free account →22 August 16 · Education / Original Content
What makes a scene? How can a scene be broken down in to its’ microstructure? And how can mapping out the scenes of your play help you in the writing process? In this 2 hour intensive workshop with playwright, Kimberley Andrews, you will work together as a group to break down sce
Read this article →19 August 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 →19 August 16 · Opportunities
The Space is looking for proposals for the One Festival, a showcase of solo performances. Now in its 5th year, the One Festival has become an annual highlight at the Isle of Dogs theatre. The festival will run from 11th – 22nd January 2017 at the Space. You don’t need to have a p
Read with a free account →18 August 16 · Education / Writing Workshops
Theatre Making/Writing Workshop inspired by ‘People Power’ Thursday 27 October 2016 from 18:00 to 19:30 Hackney Museum – 1 Reading Lane, London, E8 1GQ Join actor and playwright Yolanda Mercy for a theatre making workshop at Hackney Museum exploring past events that inspired a wh
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