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01 July 19 · Opportunities
Founding Fall Theatre are looking for stand alone scenes/short plays of eight pages for their next ‘Free Fall’ event, taking place on Saturday 27th July at Draper Hall Theatre in Elephant and Castle, south London. Their last event here in December was a sold out success. From thi
Read with a free account →27 June 19 · Opportunities
Writer submissions are open for the Director’s Club Showcase ‘The Faces of One Day’ on Monday 29th July at Southwark Playhouse. Submit 5-7 minute monologues, duologues, or short plays with a maximum of 4 characters which explore the concept that all the characters in the play are
Read with a free account →11 June 19 · Opportunities
WRITE-OFF! is an annual showcase of the best new writing talent from Solihull and Birmingham. Five new short plays by up and coming local writers. Spanning several genres, there’s plenty to enjoy for all tastes and all ages. Audience vote for the best written play and the corresp
Read with a free account →11 June 19 · Uncategorized
On a monthly basis, theatre-makers from across the North West are invited to present short extracts of new work and the audience get a chance to offer their thoughts on how these exciting new ideas might develop. Got something to scratch? Come try out new work in their monthly Sc
Read this article →11 June 19 · Opportunities
Aktualise Theatre Company are currently accepting plays for their monthly play reading series. What they are looking for: they are seeking plays which are either 1- 1.5 hours in length, or 2-2.5 hours. How to apply: email them at aktualisetheatre@gmail.com Email – aktualisetheatr
Read with a free account →03 June 19 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines June 2019. 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 to peruse the whole
Read with a free account →28 May 19 · Opportunities
Pint-Sized are currently taking submissions for short plays and extracts for a week-long festival at Bunker Theatre in October. . What you get: a £150.00 fee, the opportunity to be mentored by the likes of Simon Stephens, Timberlake Wertenbaker and Lolita Chakrabarti, and a showc
Read with a free account →21 May 19 · Opportunities
Read all the details here: Tiny Theatre Submissions Deadline: none posted Source: @Playwriting_UK
Read with a free account →21 May 19 · Opportunities
As part of their 90th birthday celebrations, The Questors Theatre is seeking submissions for our student playwriting competition 2019. Do you have ideas whizzing around your head that you’d love to put to pen and paper? Are you itching to see your stories come to life? Or perhaps
Read with a free account →20 May 19 · Opportunities
The International Moving Image Society is seeking script submissions for their Table Read on the 29th June at the Etcetera Theatre above the Oxford Arms) in Camden, London. The event will feature a table read of short screenplays and extracts, and give a voice to your characters.
Read with a free account →07 May 19 · Opportunities
The submissions window for the 2019 international ten-minute play festival produced by Raze The Space in Los Angeles is now open. It’s free to enter, there’s a $250 first-place prize and eight winning plays are selected for performance. This year’s theme is LOST AND FOUND. Who ca
Read with a free account →30 April 19 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines May 2019. 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 to peruse the whole
Read with a free account →29 April 19 · Uncategorized
Little Wonder Radio Plays are an anglophone full cast audio drama production company based in Paris. Little Wonder is an Artist’s Collective, a group of professionally trained writers, actors, director, musicians, editors and artists who, amongst other things, come together to pr
Read this article →29 April 19 · Opportunities
Writers are invited to submit their scripts for the fifth season of the ArtsEd Original Screenplay Project their open submission system for receiving BA Acting Screenplays. Each year, ArtsEd holds open submissions for original screenplays to be performed by graduating BA Actors,
Read with a free account →29 April 19 · Education / Original Content
The latest instalment of our members’ content is our online course, The Submissions Checklist, and it’s now live. (If you’re not a member yet, sign up here for the price of a coffee!) About the Course: so you’ve finished your play and plan to submit it to a theatre, a producer or
Read this article →07 April 19 · Opportunities
Described as ‘Tinder for Playwrights’, Stitchin’ Fiction is a rehearsed reading performance platform, where creatives are invited to come, stretch their skills, and challenge themselves in an informal workshop setting. Writers will work with the actor(s) and one of our Resident D
Read with a free account →01 April 19 · Opportunities
Submissions for Flux Theatre’s EMERGE 4 are now open. The night takes place at the Bunker Theatre UK on June 17th 2019. What they are looking for: either an excerpt or a short play (25 mins max in length). Entry is free. How to apply: read the full EMERGE guidelines here Deadline
Read with a free account →27 March 19 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines April 2019. 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 to peruse the whol
Read with a free account →27 March 19 · Opportunities
The 2019 Prize for Literature will be awarded for an original and previously unpublished playscript for theatre, radio or television no more than 15 minutes in length. The first stage though is the submission of a one-page treatment between 500-800 words. 12 of these submissions
Read with a free account →27 March 19 · Opportunities
Metamorph Theatre is looking for new artists to write or devise for its upcoming night ‘Picked and Mixed Plays’. This is an opportunity for writers/emerging artists to showcase their work. Their previous two nights of short shows have been at the Arcola Theatre main house. Seven
Read with a free account →27 March 19 · 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: The Upsetters seeking submissions from writers of
Read with a free account →20 March 19 · Opportunities
You are invited to submit a NEW 10-15 minute script (or excerpt) to be performed as a directed rehearsed reading in front of an industry panel and audience. Scripts should have 2-4 characters, and be suitable for performance as a rehearsed reading in a small playing area with lim
Read with a free account →20 March 19 · Opportunities
Looking for a chance to bring your play from page to stage? From @PleasanceFuture READING WEEK submissions are now open! This opportunity will connect playwrights & audiences, giving writers the opportunity to hear their scripts brought to life @ThePleasance How to apply: find ou
Read with a free account →15 March 19 · Opportunities
The Space are looking for early drafts of one act or full length plays, accepting work that hasn’t been previously read (to an audience), workshopped or performed. They are open for submissions until 28th March and we will select a number of plays for readings taking place in Jul
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