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19 May 20 · Resources
Every Monday and Friday at 10:15 AM ET or 3:15 PM BST, this Canadian dramaturg leads 15-minutes of timed writing exercises (30 sec to 5 min per prompt) to help you develop your script. It’s been ongoing for 6 weeks, and all segments are available on the Playwrights Workshop Montr
Read this article →19 May 20 · Opportunities
Three days left to submit to Subtext! Plays must be 15-25 minutes in length and written for a maximum of 4 actors. As well as having your writing performed you will receive a percentage of the box office sales. Performance dates will be confirmed when lockdown is lifted. Please e
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JustOut Theatre pride themselves on promoting new writing up North that challenges and inspires. As they are currently unable to put on their regular scratch nights due to Covid-19, they are moving their celebration of new writing online… From June 3rd onwards, they will be relea
Read with a free account →18 May 20 · Resources
Russell Lucas has challenged himself to interview 300 theatremakers over the next couple of years and has created a brand new theatre channel in order to record the study of these different paths artists take into performance making. The interviews, or ‘thoughts’ seek to unpack,
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Middle Child are once again inviting script submissions as they look to form relationships with new writers over the next few years. They are keen to meet writers who have an interest in the socio-political function of theatre and who are interested in making work which reaches b
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The Bread & Roses Theatre (Clapham, South London) is looking for 5 pieces of new writing for their next in-house page to stage new writing night The Platform. As the original project that triggered the eventual launch of The Bread & Roses Theatre, #ThePlatform has been running si
Read with a free account →18 May 20 · Resources
Each week National Writing Day will be sharing a video tutorial and highlighting some resources from their partners. Look out for new tutorials each week between now and National Writing Day on 24th June. Happy writing! This week their free weekly tutorial sees Hull-based poet an
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This is an invitation to create a piece of writing (monologue or verse) that expresses acceptance, celebration or the joy of speaking truth out loud for a Dublin Pride Virtual Event – Rainbow Poetry and Prose. Please send a 60 second MP4 video of yourself reading your writing usi
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The John Thaw Studio is an intimate black box studio with a capacity of 55, located in The Actors Centre, London. The Actors Centre is the UK’s leading professional development organisation, supporting actors and creative talent throughout their careers. The John Thaw Studio is a
Read with a free account →15 May 20 · Uncategorized
ChewBoy Productions are now accepting submissions for their final online gallery for the ‘Quarantine Collective’. In light of recent events, they are seeking any creative work that has been created in or is inspired by self isolation and quarantine to help bring creatives togethe
Read this article →15 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 →14 May 20 · Opportunities
Submissions are open for 2020 Graduate Rep Season organised by Adam Morley Seeking new 20 minute PLAYS, MUSICALS and pieces of PHYSICAL THEATRE for casts of up to twelve performers, these will be performed by 2020 graduate actors across the country. Pieces can be self contained o
Read with a free account →12 May 20 · Opportunities
Waste Not Theatre are on a mission to bring a kinky, feel-good show to London. They need you, writers! Read the brief and submit your treatment: https://bit.ly/WNTadapt Deadline: Friday 15th May 2020 Source: UK PLAYWRITING Facebook
Read with a free account →12 May 20 · Events / Resources
Tamasha Theatre Company is hosting a three-hour online workshop (via Zoom) for beginners with the aim to introduce some basic principles of dramatic storytelling, and demystify some key terms. What is the difference between Story, Plot and Narrative? Or between Objective and Moti
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BBC Writersroom is hosting a live Q&A webinar with Neil Forsyth, writer of Guilt, Eric, Ernie and Me and Bob Servant on Friday 15th May at 12.30pm for one hour. Neil was recently nominated in the Best Writer category at the Royal Television Society Awards 2020 for Guilt. Neil has
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Mixing It Up Productions is looking for plays for their 2020 spring playwrights’ competition. They encourage playwrights to take this opportunity to showcase their work to professionals in the theatre industry by entering. Submission is FREE. You can submit your play by going to
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Write Protect is looking for proven script consultants who would like to work on paid submissions from the www.writeprotect.co.uk website. Please get in touch via email from the site. Source: UK PLAYWRITING Facebook
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Monday Playreaders (professional & amateur actors) are looking for new scripts to read aloud with the playwright via Zoom every Monday evening. If you would like to get involved and have your scripts read – one Acts and full lengths – email to info@stagesdrama.co.uk Deadline: ong
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Metal Rabbit Productions want to read what you have been writing! If you want to hear your scripts read out loud over Zoom get in contact with them. ✉️: info@metalrabbitproductions.com 🖥️: https://www.metalrabbitproductions.com/ Deadline: ongoing Source: PLAYWRITING UK Facebook
Read with a free account →12 May 20 · Resources
James McDermott is offering several services to raise funds during lockdown! Such as Zoom playwriting/poetry writing classes, script reports, unique poem/monologue/scene writing especially for you. DM him on twitter for details and to discuss a fee. https://t.co/boO44LSdP3 (https
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Arts Council England have helpfully rounded up all the support from government and other sources for individuals and organisations in the cultural sector. Take a look For individuals – https://t.co/Tc3kLE1yND For Organisations – https://t.co/1O8SeegICI https://t.co/O7zbisJVkC Sou
Read this article →12 May 20 · Events
The virtual DG Footlights™ series continues, celebrating new dramatic works in progress by United Kingdom based dramatists! Find out more about the two readings below: May 20, Single Ticket by Mark Daniels May 27, Souvenir by Matt Gurr DG Footlights™ is a program, created and mod
Read this article →12 May 20 · Opportunities
Twisted Tales in Lockdown are seeking original short scripts up to 5 minutes in length that can be made into radio plays. They must be ‘twisted’ in some way and use the theme ‘isolation’. Scripts must be suitable for a maximum of 2 actors, (1 male, 1 female) and be free of copyri
Read with a free account →11 May 20 · Original Content / Play Club
Our second submission window is now officially open for #PlayClub2020! We’re looking for brand new short plays written in response to this month’s play: Lungs by Duncan Macmillan. Selected plays will be given a rehearsed reading at a special event at the end of this year. Plays m
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