17 October 15 · Opportunities
Writers are invited to submit plays for the 2016 Arundel Festival Theatre Trail. The Arundel Festival Theatre Trail, conceived and presented by Drip Action Theatre Company, is now in its sixteenth year. It performs at the end of August, on each of the Festival’s eight days, eight
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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; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
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CRITERION New Writing is a ground-breaking education program offered by The Criterion Theatre Trust – a series of script development workshops taking place on stage at the Cri. It is free to apply and take part. The workshops are led by Greg Mosse. About the programme: For a new
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C21 has announced The Drama Series Script Competition, produced in association with leading independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) and Creative England through their recently launched venture, designed to find the next big thing in international drama. They are looking for o
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New: Playwriting 17 October 2015, 10.30am-5pm Cornerstorne Arts, Didcot, Oxon Aspiring playwrights will be guided through the process of writing a simple one-act play in this day-long workshop. Emphasis will be on writing from the heart and expressing what is unique to you. Learn
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The Company, in association with the Steyning Festival, is looking for 6 unperformed plays (maximum length 40 mins) from playwrights in the South East (incl. London) for the Steyning Festival Theatre Trails 2016. The plays will be performed by professional actors as rehearsed rea
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This Writers’ groups in South London but for everyone is now meeting twice a month. Locations and Dates: At The Cat’s Back in leafy Putney at 2pm on the third Saturday of each month. The pub is a short walk from East Putney and Putney Bridge (District Line) or Wandsworth Town ove
Read with a free account →09 October 15 · 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; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
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Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY is proud to announce the return of its International 10-minute Play Festival in March 2016. The festival will run March 16-21 and will consist of 5-6, fully produced 10-minute plays, performed in repertory fashion. They are seeking submissi
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55 Kings Contemporary Theatre Productions Ltd. are a Cambridge based professional theatre company, established in 2014. 55 Kings was founded to create a new wave in original contemporary theatre in the Cambridge theatre scene. All their productions are written, crafted and produc
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From 11-30 January 2016, Camden People’s Theatre presents Whose London Is It Anyway?, a festival of theatre, performance and discussion exploring the changing face of our capital city. In the run-up to the May 2016 mayoral election, this unique event explores London’s housing cri
Read with a free account →02 October 15 · Writing Workshops
Playwrights are invited to apply for a place on the 2015 Autumn season of writing workshops based at the Jack Studio Theatre. Workshops are led by the theatre’s Literary Manager and playwright, David Bottomley. The Jack Writers’ Workshop is a dynamic hub for emerging contemporary
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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; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
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A brand new Halloween Sitcom Trials, will take place in Manchester on October 25th 2015 at the Kings Arms, Salford and they are looking for scripts. They want sitcom scripts that they can perform in the tried and tested Trials format (a 10 minute sitcom ending in a cliffhanger wi
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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; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
Read with a free account →24 September 15 · Writing Workshops
From 1 October 2015, Euphoric Ink will be running The Inkubator introductory playwriting workshops every Thursday evening for 10 weeks in a central London location. The Inkubator sessions will last for 2.5 hours covering a range of techniques and themes throughout the programme,
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Sci Fest LA is currently accepting submissions for its 2016 event/ Co-founded by veteran Los Angeles theatre producers, Michael Blaha and Lee Costello and actor, David Dean Bottrell, SCI-FEST LA: The Los Angeles Science Fiction One-Act Play Festival debuted to a sold-out house at
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For a limited time only, this opportunity will be re-opening submissions for Illuminate Fest 2016. Illuminate is a vibrant arts festival taking place at New Wimbledon Studio in May 2016. What to submit: They are looking for performance of all styles and genres and at all stages o
Read with a free account →22 September 15 · Education / Writing Workshops
London Playwriting Lab Autumn Session From 7 October – 24 November 2015 London Playwriting Lab (note: not affiliated with London Playwrights’ Blog) is looking for eight writers with full length play ideas for their Autumn 2015 programme at the White Hart Brew Pub, 1 Mile End Road
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The Lumen is now accepting submissions for its second issue (Summer 2016) on the theme of ‘Trauma’. Contributors are welcome to interpret this theme in any way they wish along the lines of any discipline. They also welcome reviews of books or other artistic work that deals with a
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The Royal Society of Literature is accepting applications for Brookleaze Grants for Writers. The purpose of these grants is to buy time for novelists, short-story writers, poets or playwrights with pieces of work in hand. The Council of the RSL, who will be responsible for awardi
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Londonville Lit returns after its Summer break to The Montage Gallery in Forest Hill, London. The next event will be Sunday 27th September at 3pm. Free entry. Poets, fiction writers and playwrights are welcome to read. How to apply: Email londonvillelit@gmail.com to book a slot.
Read with a free account →21 September 15 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
Commonword’s Women in the Spotlight are delighted to announce a partnership with Arvon. In March 2016 we will be holding a week long residential, performance poetry and script-writing course at the Hurst in Shropshire (http://www.arvon.org/centres/the-hurst/). The course is for w
Read with a free account →18 September 15 · 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; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
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