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05 June 20 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Want to support LPB? Become a member! 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
Read with a free account →04 June 20 · 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: Podcast with Winsome Pinnock and the reasons why
Read with a free account →04 June 20 · Opportunities
There could not be a more apt time to shine a spotlight on the stories written by Italian author, poet and scholar Giovanni Boccaccio, whose work is thought to be among the classics from Italy which influenced Shakespeare in his writing. Known as The Decameron the 14th century st
Read with a free account →04 June 20 · Opportunities
Get an insight into the directorial process of Mike Leigh, as he joins Run At It Shouting for a Q&A, Live on Zoom! Saturday, 13th June, 3 – 4pm {UK}. Check out their other episodes and sign up here. Source: PLAYWRITING UK Facebook
Read with a free account →04 June 20 · Opportunities
Saw It Here First Productions are aiming to put on another show early next year to raise money for charity. (This all depends on the situation regarding the re-opening of theatres.) But for now they are calling all playwrights to submit their short plays! If you’re interested in
Read with a free account →04 June 20 · Resources
Part of the Main has launched its June workshop series, featuring a number of workshops that might interest playwrights. This includes ‘What is Dramaturgy?’ and ‘Making Work Online, and Making Online Work’ led by Jo Tyabji, and a series of workshops led by Aisling Caffrey guiding
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An Online Workshop (1 hour a day for 5 days) for those interested in writing Comedy for Television, Radio and Theatre. Have you always wanted to write Comedy? Do you have an idea for a Sitcom but don’t know where to start? Have you started a Sitcom script but don’t know how to fi
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This year Theatre Adhoc have partnered with Congress Theatre, Cwmbran to make this possible in all of the uncertainty of current time! It’s true what they say: better together! Submit a 20-30 minute socially distanced playlet on the theme of “Creative Minds in Isolation” by 12pm
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Liam Ashmead Darrel Draper and Laura Shoebottom are working together on #LifeLogues, a series of monologues based on lived experiences and untold stories. The opportunity is unpaid as we will be raising money for several charities throughout the series. If you would like to get i
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‘Until these issues of systemic racism are properly dealt with then the play will remain relevant.’ Writer and academic Winsome Pinnock on the reasons why her play Leave Taking continues to be revived and touch people more than thirty years after its premiere. This clip is taken
Read this article →04 June 20 · Opportunities
Submissions are open for the 2020 Graduate Rep Season ‘Acting Out’ organised by Adam Morley Acting Out aims to provide a creative platform to 2020 graduate artists whose final year performances and showcases have been affected by Covid-19. The scheme is also open to 2019 graduate
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The Mercury Theatre in Colchester and Josef Weinberger Ltd have joined forces once again to nurture and grow the very best writing talent from the East of England in their exciting new playwriting development programme. Over the next 9 months, Mercury Playwrights in association w
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The Manchester Performing Arts Group are currently looking for stage plays and musicals ready for a rehearsed reading. Due to the Covid19 situation they are not in a position to confirm when readings will take place. They are presuming it could be some months, but in the meantime
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Actors Awareness have had a combined 300+ people booked in for their previous 2 Actor Awareness Q&A’s so far. Already people have been buzzing about how insightful they have been. Over this lockdown period they want you to gain access to industry role models you wouldn’t normally
Read this article →04 June 20 · Resources
Stage Door Live: Episode 8 #AccessAndInclusion Stage Door Live is a live webcast from TheatreMaker.ie made by theatre makers in Ireland for theatremakers and fellow lovers of live performance. Each week, Host Amy Kid delivers the news in Irish Theatre, Ireland’s top theatremakers
Read this article →03 June 20 · Opportunities / Resources
In light of George Floyd’s recent killing in Minneapolis, and the ongoing universal racial inequality, Sharp Scratches wanted to shine a light during these dark times – with work from new BAME writers. Written a Monologue that you’d love to see performed by an actor? Or perhaps w
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The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2021 playwriting competition. The winning play will be selected by the current judge, Paula Vogel. The winner of this annual competition will be awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of their manuscript b
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Lippy Kid are a theatre collective from Manchester. They are working on a new project of theatre in isolation and are looking for duologues that they will film. Scripts must be no more than 15 pages. All you need to do is send over a short biography a character list a full synops
Read with a free account →29 May 20 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Want to support LPB? Become a member! 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
Read with a free account →29 May 20 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
We were planning on running this workshop in London in June, but as this has been postponed, we we will now be running an online version of it via Zoom! The in person version will still take place, hopefully in October, depending on the Covid-19 guidelines. The Zoom version will
Read with a free account →29 May 20 · 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: LPW Zoom Workshop – An Introduction to Musical Th
Read with a free account →28 May 20 · Opportunities
Just Some Theatre’s Forward Dialogue initiative invites writers of any experience to submit their unperformed and original scripts for developmental online readings with actors and directors. They ask all applicants to submit a full (unperformed) theatre script. Their team will t
Read with a free account →28 May 20 · Events
Black Lives Black Words International Project was created to give the community voice, and so they are proud to announce their low-cost playwriting workshop in character development. Open to all interested. Taking place Saturday, May 30th, 12pm Central Time Space is limited, so s
Read this article →28 May 20 · Opportunities
The Brighton Scratch Night is at the Rialto for ONE NIGHT ONLY this year. Six extracts, one play receiving a fully produced run at Brighton Fringe 2021 and always an absolutely cracking night, here are the 2020 guidelines: • Scripts can be on ANY subject (PDFs), from ANYONE – Alt
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