22 April 15 · 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 2015 Bruntwood Prize Description: We couldn’t
Read with a free account →21 April 15 · Events
New Writing Platform on Politics and the Arts 30 April 2015, 6.30pm – 8.00pm Central Saint Martins, Granary Square Goods Way, London N1C 4AA The new MA Dramatic Writing at Drama Centre London at Central Saint Martins is delighted to announce the third event in their New Writing P
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Artists Anonymous are delighted to present Page to Stage. The next event is on Tuesday 12 May 2015 at the Horse & Stables, near Waterloo – and they’d like to hear from theatre scriptwriters! Page to Stage is a script development and networking event for London theatre-makers. The
Read with a free account →17 April 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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The Courtyard has announced that the 7th King’s Cross Award for New Writing has been launched, and entries will be accepted between now and the closing date of 30th June 2015. The Award, which is open to writers of all levels of experience resident in the UK or Republic of Irelan
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The search is on. Soho Theatre is looking for the best new writing talent from the UK and Ireland. Do you have the distinct new voice they’re looking for? ‘Give us the script we’ve never seen before. Say something, in the way that only you can.‘ Steve Marmion, Artistic Director,
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Following the success of last year’s From Page To Stage season of new Musical Theatre at the Landor Theatre, Aria Entertainment is inviting applications for a third 2015 season dedicated to showcasing new British musical work in development. From Page To Stage is dedicated to sho
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Monsters on Stage provide a unique dramatic perspective on what it means to be human in the 21st century, either through relationship, revelation, contrast or cataclysm. The thematic possibilities are endless: transformation, identity, in- or exclusion, survival, love, terror and
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From Glastonbury to Young Chorister of the Year, event programming on BBC Radio 2 is certainly eclectic and varied. Now, Britain’s most listened to radio station is looking for an official Artist-in-Residence to tell its story over the next 12 months in art. Claudia Winkleman unv
Read with a free account →14 April 15 · Writing Workshops
Live Online Workshop with Dawn Walton Tuesday 28 April from 6.00pm – 8.00pm Workshop with award-winning director Dawn Walton, Artistic Director of Eclipse Theatre Company, to explore what it means to write for actors, to give space in your writing for the drama to emerge and to q
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Hollyoaks is looking for experienced, passionate SCRIPT EDITORS and a SCRIPT ASSISTANT to bolster their award-winning editorial team. Successful candidates will ideally have experience in continuing drama but must certainly love soap and have a proven track record as a script edi
Read with a free account →10 April 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 now grouped into three sections: 1) Opportunities with Deadlines; 2) Ongoing opportunities (no deadline); and 3) Worksho
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Paint Dry Theatre is looking for short, one act plays to be performed as part of the first of many scratch events. They will match a play to an up and coming director and cast it. Plays will then be performed at the new theatre N16. They are looking for 10-20 minute plays from wr
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Little Fish Theatre is accepting scripts for their 14th Annual PICK OF THE VINE short play production to be presented in January-February 2016 in California. There will be a $50 flat fee royalty payment to playwrights per play produced. Submission Guidelines: 1. Only ONE play may
Read with a free account →03 April 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 now grouped into three sections: 1) Opportunities with Deadlines; 2) Ongoing opportunities (no deadline); and 3) Worksho
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The Young Friends of the Almeida’s Creative Board are producing a series of artistic development workshops for writers, directors and stage managers. In this series of workshops they are focusing on equipping emerging writers with the tools needed to actively pursue a career in t
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24:7 Theatre Festival is now looking for a selection of short monologues to be performed during their Big Festival Weekend (24 – 26 July), in and around The Martin Harris for Music and Drama at the University of Manchester. Each monologue will have a maximum performance length of
Read with a free account →27 March 15 · Events / Writing Workshops
Filmic Responses; Script to Screen with: Katie Lambert Wednesday 8 April 2015 from 1-5pm How does a play script become a strong film? Why do so many plays make terrible films? This workshop will look at different ways of interpreting a script into film, drawing on different style
Read this article →27 March 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 now grouped into three sections: 1) Opportunities with Deadlines; 2) Ongoing opportunities (no deadline); and 3) Worksho
Read with a free account →26 March 15 · Events / Writing Workshops
Challenging Traditional Approaches to Playwriting with: German playwright Maria Milisavljevic Saturday 4 April 2015 from 1-3pm A must attend event for writers interested in European theatre, German new writing or form challenging new work. Led by outstanding German playwright Mar
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Takeover Hangouts – Writers with: Marcelo Dos Santos, Shamser Sinha, John Hollingworth Friday 27 March 2015, 6-7pm A panel of playwrights discuss how their work is affected by the world around them and offer tips on ways to negotiate the industry. Join in person or online. Playwr
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Tamasha New Writing Masterclass with Fin Kennedy: Playwriting with teenagers Date: Saturday 18 April 2015 from 10.30am to 5pm Venue: Rich Mix, E2 6LA This one day course for those new to working with young people examines the process of co-creating plays with groups of teenagers
Read this article →25 March 15 · Opportunities
The Makeshift Broadcast is recording its next podcast in early May 2015. They’re on the hunt for emerging and established writers and directors to work on the creation of the show. The live event will take place in Glasgow in early May 2015. What to submit: Makeshift Broadcast wo
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Theatre N16, a new 50 seater space for new writing, is looking for plays for an evening of shorts in May. They have nine slots for 20-30 minute shorts, where the space and marketing will be provided free of charge. Your short script should already have a company attached to stage
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